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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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Viktoriia Grygorenko

July 03, 2026

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4 MIN READ

Rethinking the Casino Lobby with AI

Earlier this year, The Playa surveyed 151 senior iGaming decision-makers from operators and platform providers to examine how artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are being applied across the player journey, including acquisition, segmentation, predictive analytics, bonus management, lobby personalisation and customer support.
Lewis Pek

Lewis Pek

Managing Director, G3 Newswire

Dimokratis Papadimos, Director of Account Management, ENJOY Gaming

July 03, 2026

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5 MIN READ

The growing potential of Hybrid Live

Hybrid Live is turning the traditional divide between slots and live casino into a new product opportunity. By combining familiar bonus mechanics with the credibility of a live host, the format is already attracting crossover engagement, but defining the category clearly will be essential to sustaining its growth.
Lewis Pek

Lewis Pek

Managing Director, G3 Newswire

Alex Digitain

June 23, 2026

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6 MIN READ

Beyond the Final Whistle: How Digitain is Building the Next Generation Sportsbook Experience

Alex, major football tournaments are proving grounds for new sportsbook products. What opportunities has the World Cup created for Digitain to introduce new engagement features, and what were your objectives when developing them?Our objective was to go beyond simply reflecting match outcomes and instead make the betting experience more engaging
Lewis Pek

Lewis Pek

Managing Director, G3 Newswire

Olga-Kendoo

June 19, 2026

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4 MIN READ

Inside Kendoo’s 4 Fire Rockets 

Olga, what sets 4 Fire Rockets apart from others on the market?
Lewis Pek

Lewis Pek

Managing Director, G3 Newswire

Ofir Gal Mor

June 19, 2026

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6 MIN READ

Engagement Beyond the Game

For a long time, the real-money industry operated under a fairly straightforward assumption: build enough games, put them in front of players and eventually the right audiences will find them. That worked when the market was smaller, portfolios were narrower and simply having strong content could create a meaningful advantage
Lewis Pek

Lewis Pek

Managing Director, G3 Newswire

World Gaming's Stuart Hunter and Jody Frost

June 15, 2026

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8 MIN READ

iGB L!VE – From Relocation to Consolidation

When iGB L!VE announced its move from Amsterdam to London, the decision generated considerable debate. Twelve months later, Stuart Hunter believes the rationale behind the move has been fully validated. "We had a huge opportunity in front of us," Hunter explained. "One of the biggest online gaming sectors in the
Lewis Pek

Lewis Pek

Managing Director, G3 Newswire

Sportradar's Nikolaus Beier

June 11, 2026

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9 MIN READ

iGaming growth depends on full-funnel discipline 

Nikolaus, Sportradar has reported positive uplifts in first-time deposits and registrations with SkillOnNet. What structural changes unlocked that growth? 
Lewis Pek

Lewis Pek

Managing Director, G3 Newswire

Fast-Betting ROundtable

June 03, 2026

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15 MIN READ

Small Windows, Big Impact: The Rise of Fast-Betting Content

For those who aren’t already familiar with the concept, what is meant by the term fast-betting/fast-paced content and why is it now in such in demand with operators and players?Chuck: Fast-betting content is essentially a term used to refer to any sports games or events that unfold rapidly and allow
Lewis Pek

Lewis Pek

Managing Director, G3 Newswire

Oleksandr Feshchenko, CEO, GR8Tech

June 03, 2026

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4 MIN READ

Mourinho joins GR8_TECH’s Champions Club

Oleksandr, why Mourinho and what will his role be within Champions Club beyond being a name attached to it?Because Mourinho embodies what the Champions Club stands for: preparation, discipline, tactical thinking, and the ability to keep winning under very different conditions. He fits the idea behind it because his success
Lewis Pek

Lewis Pek

Managing Director, G3 Newswire

Fraser Dunk, Jurnii

June 03, 2026

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12 MIN READ

Why iGaming Needs to Rethink Personalisation

Fraser, you’ve said that personalisation is talked about far too generically. When operators say “personalisation,” what are they usually referring to, and what are they confusing it with?I think it’s important to start by saying that personalisation is one of the most important concepts in digital product strategy, and iGaming
Lewis Pek

Lewis Pek

Managing Director, G3 Newswire

Sam Houlding,

June 03, 2026

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5 MIN READ

Racing’s Big Hurdle: Winning Over Gen Z

Horse racing's challenge with younger audiences is well documented, but Sam Houlding is keen to reframe the conversation. Rather than focusing solely on declining engagement, he points to a significant untapped opportunity. Spotlight Sports Group's latest audience research estimates racing's global fanbase at between 36 million and 48 million people,
Lewis Pek

Lewis Pek

Managing Director, G3 Newswire

Beatriz Martorello VP Legal, LatAm and Regulatory Affairs, Rush Street Interactive

June 01, 2026

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5 MIN READ

Latin America’s Regulatory Turning Point

Responsible gaming, understood as the set of principles, regulatory instruments, and public policies designed to ensure that gambling activities operate within parameters of safety, fairness, and addiction prevention, has evolved from a policy objective within the industry to a structural component of regulatory frameworks in Latin America. The rapid expansion
Lewis Pek

Lewis Pek

Managing Director, G3 Newswire

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