Interviews
Conversations with the people running operators, suppliers and regulators, on strategy, regulation and the markets they work in.
The Nordic Network group chief executive has just bought a Counter-Strike team. He is also the person willing to say that operators splashing cash on jerseys removed any incentive for esports organisations to run sustainable businesses, and that it is about to stop.
European platform providers have spent a decade failing in francophone Africa. Christophe Casanova, the former derivatives trader who runs the French platform that did not, says they arrive with the wrong mental model, and concedes that the unlicensed operators his clients compete against hold advantages no product can answer.
Betfred is closing 132 shops and blaming the Budget. Greg Knight, who runs Britain's largest independent bookmaker and sits on the Betting and Gaming Council's board, says the industry is chasing the wrong villain: a live-racing bill that has reached £70,000 a shop, and a sport that is quietly cannibalising its own funding.
The Playa has just brought one of the iGaming industry's most experienced VIP operators on board as a Strategic Advisor. The timing is no accident. With personalisation moving from competitive edge to baseline expectation, the company is positioning its new VIP Intelligence product to reshape how operators manage their most valuable players.
If you walk the floor of any major iGaming conference, you are usually drowning in a sea of cheap black polyester. Sandra Bondare, Co-Founder of Swag42, argues that this isn't just a fashion crime; it is a strategic business error.
Crossing the floor from supplier to operator is a path well-trodden in the iGaming sector, but few make the leap with as much impact, or into as complex an organisation, as Simon Westbury.
In the high-stakes arena of iGaming exhibitions, the competition for attention is fierce. Operators invest heavily in floor space, lighting, and booth construction, yet the difference between a crowded stand and an empty one often comes down to an intangible quality: the atmosphere. For over a decade, Eddie Bonello and his team at Molecular Fusion have been the architects of that atmosphere, transforming standard hospitality into a theatrical sales tool.
In a market saturated with reskins and "fast-food" slots, Anna Satori is asking for something different: more yeast. As the Founder and CEO of Omnitronix and its in-house studio Mooncake, she views game development not as manufacturing, but as "culinary storytelling."
In an industry often obsessed with digital dashboards and automated KPIs, Victoria Igbauboa stands out by championing a "street-level" philosophy. With over a decade of experience managing massive land-based retail networks before ascending to the C-suite of online gaming, she knows that behind every data point is a human being.
Stephen A. Crystal has had a milestone year. Between celebrating becoming a grandfather and exploring the glaciers of Iceland, the Founder of SCCG Management has had a moment to step back and survey the landscape.
In the affiliate world, data is often assumed to be the truth. But what happens when that data is quietly manipulated behind the scenes? John Wright, Co-Founder of StatsDrone and host of the Affiliate BI podcast, has spent years building the tools to expose these hidden losses.
It is rare to find a Chief Operating Officer in the iGaming industry who can discuss API architecture in one breath and spatial design theory in the next.