📺 Weekly News: FanDuel acquires BeyondPlay with special guest Karolina Pelc

🎙 Podcast #104 with Pierre Lindh and Ivan Montik, Founder of SOFTSWISS In this podcast Pierre takes a dive into Ivan's history and how he discovered Bitcoin in the very early days, and in turn pivoting SOFTSWISS to be the first platform to offer bitcoin payments to its partners in 2012. They also discuss the time when Ivan was interviewed by a certain Vitalik Buterin in 2012 who later went on to start Etherium, Vitalik is now one of the most famous people on planet earth. Mostly though, they ponder the big problem of the iGaming industry, the fact that regulators are slow to adopt new technologies, which holds operators back. Ivan and SOFTSWISS are trying to work with the regulators to bring crypto payments to the industry in a safe way, but he is also working on other ways to help operators adopt new technologies despite the difficult regulators. ABOUT IVAN: Ivan Montik is the founder of SOFTSWISS, BGaming, and Merkeleon. Since 2009, he has been running a number of successful projects in IT, fintech and iGaming. The strongest supporter of cryptocurrency, he was the first to introduce Bitcoin into the online entertainment industry in 2013. Ivan founded CoinsPaid and Cryptoprocessing.com, crypto payment processing solutions for e-commerce, PSP, iGaming, and streaming. The group of companies founded by Ivan employs over 1300 people worldwide. _____ This episode of the iGaming NEXT Podcast is hosted by Pierre Lindh, MD/Co-Founder at iGaming NEXT and is brought to you by: Pragmatic Solutions. – Leading iGaming platform technology. For more info, click here: http://pragmatic.solutions Sponsored by: Pragmatic Play: https://www.pragmaticplay.com Bitcasino: https://bitcasino.io/

30 Jun 202247min

🟡 Special guest- Magnus Andersson; 🟡 Evolution acquires NolimitCity at up to €340m; 🟡 FATF adds Gibraltar to AML grey-list citing ‘strategic deficiencies’; 🟡 BetBull to cease all operations on 3 July. The iGaming NEXT Weekly News roundup is a weekly live stream held every Friday at 10 AM CET across all of our social media platforms. These sessions, hosted by Pierre Lindh, Nico Jansen & Jake Evans with occasional guests present the latest news in iGaming along with a deep dive into each topic. All listeners are invited to share their opinions and ask questions, making this a great way to catch up and dig deeper into the latest iGaming news. Make sure to not miss out!

24 Jun 20221h 1min

🎙 Podcast #103 with Pierre Lindh and Sanjay Thakur, Co-Founder, CEO & CTO at Verdict MMA This episode is all about MMA. Sanjay recalls how he got interested in the sport and how he and his 3 high school friends founded Verdict MMA firstly as a side project. With investors like Ben Askren, Verdict MMA is set to increase the overall experience of MMA fans by giving them a platform to predict results and score rounds live. Sanjay talks about seeking capital for their start up during the pandemic, building a self-sufficient community and what's next for the niche company. The conversation kept drifting away by Pierre and Sanjay's shared interest in MMA as a sport where they recalled their most memorable moments in MMA fight history, what's it like to be a fighter and Pierre remembers his moments fighting. ABOUT SANJAY THAKUR: Sanjay is an engineer who is building Verdict MMA. A platform built for MMA fans and the first ever niche real-money DFS experience. Verdict MMA is a platform built for MMA fans to be able to predict results and score rounds live, increasing the overall fan experience. _____ This episode of the iGaming NEXT Podcast is hosted by Pierre Lindh, MD/Co-Founder at iGaming NEXT and is brought to you by: Pragmatic Solutions. – Leading iGaming platform technology. For more info, visit website: https://pragmatic.solutions/ Sponsored by: Pragmatic Play- https://www.pragmaticplay.com/ Bitcasino.io- https://bitcasino.io/

23 Jun 202257min

🎙 Podcast #102 with Pierre Lindh and Tim Heath, Founder of Yolo Group and General Partner of Yolo Investments Tim Heath, shares knowledge and experience gained from over two decades of experience within the igaming and emerging technologies sectors. Pierre Lindh sit down with Tim to talk about making smart investments amidst navigating a turbulent market during recent global events. Tim starts off right off the bat with a powerful statement - “Don’t invest more than you can afford to lose.” But Tim doesn’t talk just about the financial investments, but also about the time and decision making that goes into investing. Have your notepads at the ready as Tim takes us to the NEXT level of the investment world. ABOUT TIM: An early adopter of Bitcoin in 2013, Tim was founder and CEO of the Yolo Group (formerly the Coingaming Group) until 2020. The Group operates leading crypto gaming brands Bitcasino and Sportsbet.io, with the latter securing high-profile sponsorships with Premier League clubs Arsenal and Southampton. Tim specialises in transforming ideas into successful business. Since founding Yolo Investments, the venture capital firm has rapidly grown. It now holds assets in more than 50 businesses, with an AUM in excess of €350 million. A strong believer in the power of crypto to improve the lives of people around the world, he is now increasingly focused on the fintech and blockchain spaces, and where emerging technology can disrupt the traditional banking industry. _____ This episode of the iGaming NEXT Podcast is hosted by Pierre Lindh, MD/Co-Founder at iGaming NEXT and is brought to you by: Pragmatic Solutions. – Leading iGaming platform technology. For more info, click here: http://pragmatic.solutions Sponsored by: Pragmatic Play: https://www.pragmaticplay.com Bitcasino: https://bitcasino.io/

21 Jun 20221h 14min

🎙 Podcast #101 with Pierre Lindh and Ian Turnbull, EVP Betting & Gaming at DAZN Group We’ve seen the meteoric rise of DAZN Group starting from a streaming service offering coverage of Japanese J.League football to adding La Liga and quickly acquiring rights to many obscure leagues and sports not usually covered, and bringing them to mainstream attention. They very soon went from offering their services in Austria, Germany and Switzerland to being available in over 200 countries and territories, with exclusive rights to some sports, including lucrative deals with Golden Boy Promotions and UEFA Womens Champions League. In April 2022, DAZN announced its partnership with betting and gaming supplier Pragmatic group, with the aims of launching the companies own sports betting brand DAZN bet. The shockwaves heard in the boardrooms of many sportsbook brands could be felt instantly as the news burst. Ian Turnbull of DAZN joined Pierre Lindh and Nico Jensen to talk about the news and how DAZN plans to shake up the sportsbook market. _____ This episode of the iGaming NEXT Podcast is hosted by Pierre Lindh, MD/Co-Founder at iGaming NEXT is brought to you by: Pragmatic Solutions – Leading iGaming platform technology For more info, click here: http://pragmatic.solutions Sponsored by: Pragmatic Play- https://www.pragmaticplay.com/

17 Jun 202243min

🟡 Malta removed from FATF grey list; 🟡 FanDuel dominates US sportsbetting market; 🟡 Stockmarket enters bear territory - what's next for the iGaming industry?; 🟡 Unibet closing down German Sports Betting. The iGaming NEXT Weekly News roundup is a weekly live stream held every Friday at 10 AM CET across all of our social media platforms. These sessions, hosted by Pierre Lindh, Nico Jansen & Jake Evans with occasional guests present the latest news in iGaming along with a deep dive into each topic. All listeners are invited to share their opinions and ask questions, making this a great way to catch up and dig deeper into the latest iGaming news. Make sure to not miss out!

17 Jun 20221h 2min

🎙After a brief hiatus while things really ramped up with her own startup BeyondPlay, Karolina returns to podcast hosting with her guest Francesco Borgosano, CEO and Co-Founder of Huddle. Huddle have recently received investment from Las Vegas Sands. Here Karolina talks with Francesco more about that, as well as about startups and the challenges they face when searching for investment _____ This episode of the iGaming NEXT Podcast is hosted by Karolina Pelc, Founder and CEO at Beyond Play and is brought to you by: Pragmatic Solutions. – Leading iGaming platform technology. For more info, click here: http://pragmatic.solutions Sponsored by: Pragmatic Play: https://www.pragmaticplay.com Bitcasino: https://bitcasino.io

14 Jun 202240min

Swedish authorities search LeoVegas head office amid insider trading investigation Stake.com continues aggressive marketing drive Las Vegas Sands unexpected M&A strategy Kindred shares jump 10% on NL news Dan Bilzerian ousted as GGPoker ambassador 📺 Watch the Weekly News on Youtube to see the lovely faces of our hosts: https://youtu.be/8zhJ3pFQVks The iGaming NEXT Weekly News roundup is a weekly live stream held every Friday at 10 AM CET across all of our social media platforms. These sessions, hosted by Pierre Lindh, Nico Jansen & Jake Evans with occasional guests present the latest news in iGaming along with a deep dive into each topic. All listeners are invited to share their opinions and ask questions, making this a great way to catch up and dig deeper into the latest iGaming news. Make sure to not miss out!

10 Jun 20221h 1min