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Episode 49. Lifetime Achievement Interview: Birgitte Sand

Vixio GamblingCompliance Podcast

Release Date: 09/28/2021

Episode 95. Lifetime Achievement Interview: David Rebuck show art Episode 95. Lifetime Achievement Interview: David Rebuck

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Sports betting in the United States looks dramatically different today than a decade ago. The industry wouldn't be where it is today without the efforts of David Rebuck, the 2024 Vixio Compliance Lifetime Achievement Special Award recipient. As the longtime regulator of New Jersey, David was at the forefront of regulatory reform for gambling in the U.S. He was a crucial part of his state's successful legal bid to overturn PASPA and, in its wake, usher in a new era of gambling in the States. As part of his recognition for receiving the Vixio Global Regulatory Award for Compliance Lifetime...

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It’s over a year since the white paper was published, and the Gambling Act Review is in full swing, but several key questions remain unanswered. Robust affordability checks, the safer gambling levy, a gambling ombudsman and many more promised reforms are still to be delivered, with the arrival of a new government adding another layer of unpredictability.   This podcast highlights a recent webinar hosted by Vixio. For this webinar, Vixio brought together a panel of experts and critical decision-makers to discuss this evolving era of gambling regulation in the UK and what it means for...

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To kick off season four of the Vixio GamblingCompliance podcast, we are delighted to be joined by Rightlander, one of the leading providers of affiliate compliance software. In this episode, Vixio reporter Harrison Sayers is joined by Rightlander's Chief Strategy Officer, Sarafina Wolde Gabriel. The pair discuss the complex nature of the UK gambling industry's relationship with affiliate marketing, highlighted by Rightlander's recently published UK marketing compliance report.

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Since legislation for sports betting and online gaming in Brazil was finally passed at the end of last year, industry stakeholders have waited with bated breath for several critical policy questions to be resolved and for a licensing process to begin. With a licensing ordinance just being published, now is an ideal time to check in with the experts to get a clearer picture of what this means for developing a regulated market Vixio anticipates will be worth nearly $5bn in annual revenue at maturity. This episode is the audio recording of a Vixio-hosted webinar which took place in June 2024,...

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This bonus episode is the audio from a recent LinkedIn live broadcast that aired on June 10, 2024. During this broadcast, two members of the Vixio organisational team discussed how to get involved with the prestigious GRA event, its history, and some background information on the nomination process. Since their launch in 2017, the independently adjudicated Global Regulatory Awards have become the biggest of their kind, the first awards that recognise and celebrate individuals and teams that work tirelessly to set new standards in the compliance and responsible gambling industry. The...

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In this episode, KPMG's U.S. Gaming Tax Lead Bob Stoddard joins Vixio chief analyst James Kilsby to discuss emerging tax policy trends in the U.S. sports betting market, including moves by certain states to reassess their initial rates in order to generate additional tax revenue.

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As we approach the fifth annual VIXIO GamblingCompliance Global Regulator Awards (GRAs), on October 21, 2021, we sat down with Birgitte Sand the winner of this year's Compliance Lifetime Special Achievement Award, and former head of the Danish regulator. In this role Birgitte famously took on the formidable task of overseeing the country’s transition from a monopoly gambling model to a system of licensing that is, these days, often cited as a gold-standard example of an open market.

In this very special episode, VIXIO GamblingCompliance podcast host and Editor Joe Ewens interviewed Birgitte ahead of the GRAs, to discuss the lessons learned from her years in regulation, her advice for the industry and much more besides.