SBC Awards is now in its ninth year of rewarding and celebrating the very best in sports betting and gaming. The SBC Awards recognise the achievements of operators and affiliates, as well as suppliers from across all the major disciplines including payments, marketing, platform providers and data. For the first time, the SBC Awards took place at The Palau Nacional, Barcelona, a stunning venue, on Thursday 22 September 2022, co-hosted by the leading news and sports broadcaster, Kirsty Gallacher, and former Valencia, Lazio, Barcelona and Middlesbrough star, Gaizka Mendieta. The winners of the 45 operator, affiliate, supplier and payment categories were announced in front of over 800 senior sports betting and iGaming industry executives at the majestic Palau National. As always attendees enjoyed a night to remember as we ensured that there was plenty of fun and networking opportunities throughout the evening.

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Speaking at SBC Summit Barcelona, Emma Hakobyan shed some light on Pascal Gaming’s portfolio of classical games and the features that help keep players on their toes - both in the online and offline spaces. 00:00 Introduction 00:35 How Pascal Gaming games stand out from the competition 01:10 Delivering new gaming experiences with Gravity Solution 01:53 The importance of a provable fairness system 02:59 The addition of Odd Ball to the Pascal Portfolio 04:30 Pascal Gaming’s upcoming plans

Glitnor Group CEO David Flynn shared his experience of growing the firm’s affiliate business during the recent SBC Barcelona Summit, while talking more about prospects for the group in new markets. 00:00 Introduction 00:19 Hiring the right people 01:44 Plans for other new markets 02:57 Affiliate licences 03:54 Glitnor Group in Michigan 05:06 Entering North American states 05:43 Balancing regulation with workflow

William Morris, Head of Business Development at Sporting Group, walks us through some of the biggest regulatory developments taking place across the betting and gaming industry and the growing appetite for mergers and acquisitions 00:00 Introduction 00:10 Groupe FDJ ownership transition 02:11 New markets: where's the iron hot? 03:44 Why people are rethinking their strategies in 2022 05:43 Is the market able to produce challenger brands? 06:56 What's dawning on the horizon?

SharpRank CEO Chris Adams took inspiration from the financial sector and created a company to help empower bettors through transparency and trust. Now the group is turning to metrics similar to those in baseball to evaluate bettors. ---------------------- 00:00 Introduction 01:08 How do sportsbooks benefit from a customer-base that is well-informed with transparent betting information? 02:58 What approach should operators take to ensure responsibility in the still-maturing US market? 04:30 What can we look forward to seeing form SharpRank in the year ahead? SharpRank, Chris Adams, SharpRank Chris Adams, bringing more transparency to betting, SBC Summit North America 2022, SBC Summit North America, inspiration from the financial sector, empower bettors through transparency and trust, metrics, baseball, evaluate bettors, moneyball, Mollie Chapman SBC, sportsbooks, well-informed, transparent betting information, responsible gambling US market, responsible gambling US,

Alex Kornilov, CEO and Founder of content creation specialist Betegy, offered what might be seen as a controversial view during the recent SBC Summit North America, namely that the betting and gaming sector is actually disinclined to innovation. The present focus, he suggested, is firmly on content creation. ---------------------- 00:00 Introduction 00:13 As the US market continues to evolve, how key will innovation be to growing sports betting engagement? 01:40 What are some of the key innovations that have been notably successful in the US so far for Betegy? 03:11 Can you tell us a little more about your collaboration with Sportsbet.io and how you boost their content offering? 04:43 Lastly, do NFTs, cryptocurrencies and the blockchain play a part in what you do and how can they impact content automation?

Andy Burnham has spoken on rebuilding the economy 'better' following lockdown. According to his plan, the country should be looking forward to improvements such as increased social care wages and reduced air pollution. Mollie Chapman has more...

Alan Davis, Head of B2B Marketing at Spotlight Sports Group, took time out during the recent SBC Summit North America to share his insights into how the UK-based sports betting solutions provider views the burgeoning North American market and the upcoming Latin American sector. ---------------------- 00:00 Introduction 00:16 Can you give us a quick overview of some of the key findings of your BetTech Ecosystem? 04:07 How does this differ from the report published in H2 2021? 06:39 How important is adding integrated content to a sportsbook’s offering for driving bettor engagement for both pre and in-play markets? 07:55 What might we expect from the next BetTech ecosystem report?

At SBC Summit North America, Dotan Lazar, CEO & Co-Founder of LSports, spoke to SBC about bringing new technologies to the world via its new computer vision-based system and revealed what we can expect to see from the group in the near future. ---------------------- 00:00 Introduction 00:15 Could you tell us a little bit about your computer vision based system? 01:18 What can we expect to see from sports in the future?

The US sports betting market may well be fast heading into maturity, but that shouldn’t rule out a further round of innovation according to Cathryn Lai, CCO of sportsbook technology supplier OpenBet. ---------------------- 00:00 Introduction 00:30 As the US market matures, will we now see a second wave of US centric innovation lead the world in sports betting? 01:01 What lessons can be learned from other markets outside of the US to create a new cutting-edge sports betting model? 02:00 What can we expect to see from OpenBet in the year ahead?

At SBC Summit North America, Scott Butera, President of Fubo Gaming, discussed the the importance of sports betting as entertainment, looking at the current North American sports landscape. ---------------------- 00:00 Introduction 00:44 How can North American sports betting deliver the best experience and ultimately remain competitive in the future? 02:03 What are the drivers of this process? 03:28 What might a sportsbook of the future look like?

With big changes currently affecting how UK gaming operators address their customer base over onboarding, verification and affordability, it’s merely a matter of time before the US adopts a similar approach according to Adam Doyle, Head of Gaming at RiskNarrative. ---------------------- 00:00 Can you explain what the UKGC's recent regulation changes? 01:00 How does the company help operators stay aligned with regulation across the globe? 01:49 Could we see similar measures being introduced in the US? 02:25 Can you shed some light on your plans for the North American market?

Speaking at the SBC Summit North America back in July, Mike Van Ermen, VP of Business Development at FSB, spoke in depth about the supplier’s growing momentum in the North American market. ---------------------- 00:00 Introduction 00:18 Why is Ontario such an important market for you? 00:49 What are the key opportunities for expansion that you have identified in Ontario? Are there new partnerships in the pipeline? 01:39 Are there any states in the US which you have your eye on? 02:54 With curation being at the heart of your offering, what benefits does this bring to your partners? 03:57 Where do you see FSB heading over the next 6 months?