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Building beyond the blockbuster

How important is having different game families and mechanics?
Lewis Pek

Lewis Pek

Managing Director, G3 Newswire

Greentube at 25: Finding the Next Big Hit

October 05, 2026

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14 MIN READ

Greentube at 25: Finding the Next Big Hit

As Greentube continues to celebrate 25 years in the industry, the company is looking forward as much as reflecting on the journey that established it as a major force in online gaming. At its Vienna headquarters, Head of Global Sales and Marketing Markus Antl and Opher Ben Zvi, Team Leader

September 24, 2026

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9 MIN READ

Changing the Live Casino Equation

Fourteen years spent building LeoVegas might have been enough to convince Gustaf Hagman to take an extended break from the gambling industry. It didn't work out that way. Hagman stepped away following LeoVegas' acquisition by MGM Resorts, but it was another technological shift that pulled him back. This time, rather
Beyond scale: making supplier M&A work for operators

September 22, 2026

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4 MIN READ

Beyond scale: making supplier M&A work for operators

There is no shortage of M&A activity in iGaming. Consolidation is happening across the value chain, from operators to platforms and content suppliers. From a supplier perspective, an acquisition is often seen as a quickfire route to growing their size and stature. However, these deals are worthless if they fail

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Sportradar's Nikolaus Beier

August 27, 2026

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7 MIN READ

World Cup acquisition to long-term value

Nikolaus, ahead of the World Cup we spoke about flexibility, timing and real-time activation. Looking back, what did the tournament actually deliver?
Lewis Pek

Lewis Pek

Managing Director, G3 Newswire

A Fundamental Shift: what removing ‘aim to permit’ could mean for betting shops

August 26, 2026

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9 MIN READ

A Fundamental Shift: what removing ‘aim to permit’ could mean for UK betting shops

Gareth, how significant would it be to remove the ‘aim to permit’ principle from the Gambling Act 2005?
Lewis Pek

Lewis Pek

Managing Director, G3 Newswire

Why football traffic needs more than "Odds and Offers"

August 26, 2026

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5 MIN READ

Why football traffic needs more than “Odds and Offers”

The Premier League does not begin when the first ball is kicked, not really.
Lewis Pek

Lewis Pek

Managing Director, G3 Newswire

Matt Sutton COO TrafficGuard

August 21, 2026

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9 MIN READ

TrafficGuard: The World Cup exposed the hidden cost of player acquisition

Matt, TrafficGuard estimates that more than $100m of betting advertising spend delivered no new player value during the World Cup. Was that higher than you expected?
Lewis Pek

Lewis Pek

Managing Director, G3 Newswire

Pierre Lindh

August 21, 2026

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10 MIN READ

Beyond betting: Prediction markets’ next frontier

Pierre, you’ve described this as the first-ever use of a prediction market to hedge a conference. Where did the idea come from, and how much was about reducing risk as opposed to demonstrating a real-world commercial application for prediction markets?
Lewis Pek

Lewis Pek

Managing Director, G3 Newswire

August 20, 2026

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12 MIN READ

Racing Risks Pricing out the Bookies

Greg, you’ve raised the issue of media rights as a major factor in the pressure faced by retail betting shops. How significant have increases in racing media rights become?The increases have been substantial. Five years ago, our media rights costs were approximately £40,000 per shop per year including VAT. Three
Lewis Pek

Lewis Pek

Managing Director, G3 Newswire

Beyond the baseline: Peter Lynas on raising standards at Elite Competitions

August 20, 2026

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11 MIN READ

Beyond the baseline

Peter, what convinced you that Elite Competitions - and the prize competition sector more broadly - was the right next challenge after bet365?
Lewis Pek

Lewis Pek

Managing Director, G3 Newswire

Mark-Wilson EveryMatrix

August 14, 2026

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5 MIN READ

Superstar Revolution: how the 2026 World Cup rewrote football betting

The biggest betting story of the 2026 FIFA World Cup wasn’t the record number of matches, the expanded 48-team format or even Spain lifting the trophy. It was the shift in customer behaviour.Across EveryMatrix Sports, bettors behaved differently to any previous global football tournament we’ve analysed. Traditional match betting remained
Lewis Pek

Lewis Pek

Managing Director, G3 Newswire

August 13, 2026

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7 MIN READ

The Ultimate Enduring Classic

Stefan, Classic Pools has survived for more than a century. What do you think is the single biggest reason it has remained relevant when so many betting products have come and gone?The biggest reason is that Classic Pools has always been easy to understand and enjoyable to play. Football has
Lewis Pek

Lewis Pek

Managing Director, G3 Newswire

Symplify

August 11, 2026

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10 MIN READ

From Player Data to Player Intelligence

Christopher, everyone talks about delivering a single customer view, but what does a truly unified player profile look like today, and why has it become essential for operators?Data fragmentation is one of the biggest challenges operators face. Operators often have vast amounts of player data spread across multiple platforms, making
Lewis Pek

Lewis Pek

Managing Director, G3 Newswire

Booming Games: South Africa's Next Chapter

August 06, 2026

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10 MIN READ

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
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
Lewis Pek

Lewis Pek

Managing Director, G3 Newswire

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