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Booming Games: South Africa’s Next Chapter

Solomon, Booming Games has been supplying the South African market for several years, long before it became one of the industry's fastest-growing territories. What has changed most during that time, both in terms of the market itself and player expectations?To begin with, it's important that I emphasise that South Africa is one of the most mature regulated jurisdictions on the African continent. That's really the starting point.Booming Games has been doing business across Africa for a number of years, but prior to 2024 we weren't supplying games to South African operators because our content had not yet been tested and
Lewis Pek

Lewis Pek

Managing Director, G3 Newswire

Ed Moed, CEO Hot Paper Lantern

August 06, 2026

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8 MIN READ

Standing out in the Prediction Markets Gold Rush

Ed, recent acquisitions have highlighted just how quickly prediction markets are evolving. Beyond the headline deal values, what do they tell us about how investors and major operators now view the sector?The pace of change is extraordinary. There are obvious parallels with the years immediately after PASPA when sports betting
Max Tesla - Blask founder

August 04, 2026

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8 MIN READ

Stop looking in the Rear-View Mirror

Max, what gaps convinced you there was room for Blask?The gap wasn't subtle. iGaming is a hundred-billion-dollar industry that makes decisions like it's 2005. Operators were running on gut feel, quarterly reports, and whatever their affiliates told them. The data that did exist was locked inside a handful of large
Darren Small - Sportradar

August 04, 2026

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8 MIN READ

Cracking the World Cup Code

Darren, by the final whistle, Sportradar processed around 350 million betting tickets. What does a dataset of that scale reveal that an individual operator might not see?It gives us a much more holistic view. The 350 million tickets come from numerous jurisdictions, so we can see betting activity and different

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David Harris - ReferOn

July 30, 2026

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6 MIN READ

The Hidden Cost of Legacy Affiliate Platforms

David, many operators still rely on affiliate platforms that were built a decade or more ago. Why do so many businesses continue to accept the "it still works" mentality when it comes to affiliate technology?


Lewis Pek

Lewis Pek

Managing Director, G3 Newswire

Rising stars prepare for the Goodwood Festival

July 28, 2026

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5 MIN READ

Rising stars prepare for the Goodwood Festival

Glorious Goodwood is never just a pretty week on the Downs. It is a meeting that gives punters plenty to argue about before a horse has even reached the stalls. Draw, pace, balance, camber and the ability to travel downhill all matter here, and young horses can learn very quickly
Lewis Pek

Lewis Pek

Managing Director, G3 Newswire

The Early Advantage: BetConstructs World Cup AI Playbook

July 27, 2026

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6 MIN READ

The Early Advantage: BetConstruct’s World Cup AI Playbook

Gegham, central to your World Cup campaign was the view that operators who waited until the tournament began already lost ground. What data convinced BetConstruct that World Cup engagement needed to begin months before the first match kicks off?
Lewis Pek

Lewis Pek

Managing Director, G3 Newswire

Why AI-Native platforms could define iGaming's next decade

July 23, 2026

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6 MIN READ

Why AI-Native platforms could define iGaming’s next decade

Adam, legacy platforms are a growing concern for operators. Why have they become such a barrier to innovation and growth?
Lewis Pek

Lewis Pek

Managing Director, G3 Newswire

Valentin Raigue, Chief Product Officer.

July 22, 2026

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10 MIN READ

Honoré Gaming: Retention begins long before the final whistle

What separates operators that retain World Cup players from those that watch them disappear?Proactivity, and knowing your audience before it arrives. A World Cup is an acquisition event, not a revenue windfall, its real value comes in the months following the final whistle, or not at all. The operators who
Lewis Pek

Lewis Pek

Managing Director, G3 Newswire

DSVirtualGaming Araksi Sargsyan

July 14, 2026

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4 MIN READ

Why absolute transmission stability is critical to DS Virtual Gaming

Rather than relying on traditional computer-generated imagery (CGI), DS Virtual Gaming has established a unique market position from day one by partnering exclusively with the world's leading racing venues.
Phil Martin

Phil Martin

Editor, G3 Newswire

Steven Valentine, Chief Commercial Officer at Comtrade Gaming

July 13, 2026

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7 MIN READ

Behind every Successful Operator Partnership

Steven, business analysts are rarely the public face of a technology supplier, yet they often sit at the centre of major operator projects. Why do you believe the role is so frequently overlooked?I think it's because when a project is successful, the work of a business analyst is largely invisible.
Lewis Pek

Lewis Pek

Managing Director, G3 Newswire

Eman Pulis headshot

July 13, 2026

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6 MIN READ

Gateway to the Americas

Eman, SiGMA North America arrives at a fascinating time for the Mexican gaming market. What made this the right moment to bring the summit to Mexico City, and why do you believe the country deserves greater attention from the international industry?The timing feels right because Mexico has reached an important
Lewis Pek

Lewis Pek

Managing Director, G3 Newswire

Yoel Zuckerberg is Chief Product Officer at Soft2Bet

July 10, 2026

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5 MIN READ

The New Architecture of Gambling

The gambling industry has spent years talking about digital transformation. It is something else entirely: an ongoing architectural rebuild still being interpreted in hindsight. What is emerging is a real-time system built to retain attention and loyalty rather than capture it intermittently.
Lewis Pek

Lewis Pek

Managing Director, G3 Newswire

Josh Swerdlow, Co-Founder & CEO, ChatBet

July 08, 2026

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5 MIN READ

Forget better odds. Trust better relationships

Every generation of gaming has been shaped by a change in interface. Retail betting shops defined one era. Desktop websites created another. Mobile apps then transformed access, putting sportsbooks and casinos into every customer’s pocket. Each shift changed customer behaviour because it changed how people interacted with gaming brands.
Lewis Pek

Lewis Pek

Managing Director, G3 Newswire

Kevin Reid CEO 1X2 Network

July 03, 2026

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7 MIN READ

Built to Last: Regulation, North America and the AI Opportunity

Kevin, 1X2 Network launched in 2002. Looking back, was building a long-lasting business a conscious goal from the outset?
Lewis Pek

Lewis Pek

Managing Director, G3 Newswire

Rostyslav Likhtin, Head of Product, and Bogdan Holovnov, Head of Esports at DATA.BET

July 03, 2026

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5 MIN READ

Gen Z Betting Blueprint

DATA.BET began as an esports-focused supplier before expanding into wider sportsbook products. What lessons from esports betting are now influencing the broader betting experience?Rostyslav Likhtin: One of the key lessons from esports is speed. Users expect instant odds updates, a fast interface and the ability to place bets without unnecessary
Lewis Pek

Lewis Pek

Managing Director, G3 Newswire

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