Episode 79. Can Open Banking Solve the Financial Checks Conundrum?
Vixio GamblingCompliance Podcast
Release Date: 10/04/2023
Episode 97. Germany: Progress In A Challenging Market
Vixio GamblingCompliance Podcast
In this episode, we dive into the intricate world of Germany's gambling regulations, a landscape marked by complexity and controversy. To shed light on the current state of play across the nation, Vixio sat down with Jan Feuerhake, a partner at Taylor Wessing. Jan unpacks key topics such as tax rates, player monitoring, slots testing, and the rising issue of player refund lawsuits. Listen now as we navigate the evolving gambling market in Germany.
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Episode 96. The Future for Asian Gambling Regulation
Vixio GamblingCompliance Podcast
In this episode of the Vixio podcast, we examine the ever-evolving landscape of gambling regulation in Asia-Pacific. Vixio explores the seismic shifts across various countries, from the controversial foreign-facing gambling industry facing a ban in the Philippines to the emerging compliance challenges in Australia, including a potential advertising ban. We'll also highlight exciting new opportunities sprouting in Thailand and the UAE. Join us as we untangle this complex web of regulations with Vixio's contributing editor for Asia, Martin Williams. Tune in for insights that will keep you...
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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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Episode 94. Africa & The Middle East: An Evolving Landscape
Vixio GamblingCompliance Podcast
In this era of increasingly mature markets, Africa is often seen as a land of opportunity, but the continent is large and complex and resists simple understandings of its gambling regulation. In this podcast episode, Vixio's Principal Analyst, Zach Birnbaum, discusses the many twists and turns across the region. In this episode, Vixio discusses: The future of South Africa's massively important market. The changes in the UAE will influence their neighbours to the south. Whether or not Africa is a grey market paradise. And much more...
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Episode 93. The State of the States
Vixio GamblingCompliance Podcast
The American Gaming Association (AGA) recently partnered with Vixio to publish the "State of the States" report, a comprehensive review of the commercial gaming sector in 2023. The report provides financial performance figures and market analysis for the 36 jurisdictions with commercial gaming operations. In this episode, Vixio's Chief Analyst, James Kilsby, discusses the "State of the States" report's findings and the most compelling narratives in U.S. gaming with AGA's Vice President of Research, David Forman.
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Episode 92. UK Gambling Act Review: What Now?
Vixio GamblingCompliance Podcast
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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Episode 91. Compliance in UK Affiliate Marketing
Vixio GamblingCompliance Podcast
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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Episode 90. Betting on Brazil: Preparing for the Regulated Market
Vixio GamblingCompliance Podcast
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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Bonus Episode: Everything you need to know about the Global Regulatory Award
Vixio GamblingCompliance Podcast
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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Episode 89. How Important is ESG to the Global Gambling Industry?
Vixio GamblingCompliance Podcast
Environmental, social, and governance, more commonly known as ESG, is growing within the gambling industry, with pressure from multiple directions on organisations across the supply chain to be more sustainable. Most notably, the European Union's corporate sustainability directive is ramping up the requirements for any company doing business in the EU. Vixio's Joe Ewens speaks to Rachel Decelis and Russell Mifsud from KPMG in this podcast. The pair have spent years advising gambling businesses on this new era.
info_outlineFinancial risk checks or affordability sit at the top of the regulatory agenda in the UK and for a watching world. The country is considering how to implement a new requirement for operators to assess the spending power of their customers.
In this episode, Vixio's associate Editor, Harrison Sayers, interviews Tom Farrell, the CMO of open banking provider ClearStake. They spoke about the challenges posed by the existing regime of financial risk checks and the role open banking will play in the supposedly frictionless future.