Opinion: The future of social gaming
Yazino founder Hussein Chahine on the key future trends social casino operators must be aware of to stay ahead of the game Everyone can see how quickly technology is progressing, which makes talking...
View ArticleOpinion: Content is king
Independent consultant and former Bee Cave Games COO Jeremey Strauser explains why licensed real casino slots are leading the way in social If you look at the top grossing charts for casino games, you...
View ArticleSocial Casino Tracker – July 2014
Adam Krejcik from boutique research firm Eilers Research looks at Bally Technologies’ recent acquisition of Dragonplay Last month, Bally announced a definitive agreement to acquire Dragonplay Ltd for...
View ArticleOpinion: An offline-online strategy
Kenny Huang, CEO of BlueBat Games, and Gabriel Cianchetto, president of Greentube North America, explain why social casino will continue to be an attractive proposition for land-based operators...
View ArticleOpinion: Eastern Promise
Simon Lerner, policy manager at the International Social Games Association, analyses China’s current technology boom It has become a cliché of foreign affairs studies that US unipolarity is coming to...
View ArticleOpinion: Localising social casino
Vicenç Martí and Alex Cohen, CEO and CPO of Akamon, explain why a localised offering could be the way to go for smaller operators The now four to five year old, lucrative, competitive and appealing...
View ArticleOpinion: The next big thing for social
Faisal Siddiqui, CEO and co-founder of Real Deal Interactive, explains the growing importance of the US land-based sector in social casino There’s been a lot going on in the news lately about online...
View ArticleOpinion: What’s the rush?
Derrick Morton, CEO of FlowPlay and Vegas World, explains why real-money gaming in the US can wait Ever since the US Department of Justice’s decision in late 2011 clarifying the government’s...
View ArticleOpinion: Is there room for B2B in social gaming?
Raf Keustermans, CEO and co-founder of social casino start-up Plumbee, discusses whether B2B suppliers have a future in the social gaming market In online real-money gaming, the majority of operators...
View ArticleProfile: Alex Kelly, Playsino – Part 1
Alex Kelly, CEO at Playsino, discusses why the social casino space remains so interesting and how the company has positioned itself for growth Social Casino Intelligence (SCi): Can you talk about your...
View ArticleOpinion: Best Practice
Chief executive of the ISGA, Luc Delany, discusses the recent launch of the representative body’s best practice principles and its upcoming industry research The International Social Games Association...
View ArticleQ&A: Andrew Hughes, CEO, AbZorba Games
Andrew Hughes, co-founder and chief executive of AbZorba Games, discusses the company’s recent successes and real-money ambitions Social Casino Intelligence (SCi): AbZorba has had a successful spell...
View ArticleOpinion: The OFT and in-app purchases
Luc Delany, CEO of the International Social Games Association, delves into the OFT’s investigation into the impact of in-app-purchases The freemium business model is integral to the social games...
View ArticleQ&A: Igor Karev, CEO, Tatem Games
Tatem Games CEO Igor Karev speaks to Social Casino Intelligence following the mobile games developer launching its first social casino title Tower Slots on Facebook Social Casino Intelligence (SCi):...
View ArticleQ&A: Josh Hartwell, CEO, Mobile Deluxe
Josh Hartwell, CEO of Mobile Deluxe, discusses the opportunities that stem from being a mobile-first game developer Social Casino Intelligence (SCi): Can you tell us a bit more about Mobile Deluxe and...
View ArticleOpinion: A fast moving industry
Luc Delany, CEO of the International Social Games Association, discusses the work of the new industry body and some of the key regulatory issues in the social games sector today One of my favourite...
View ArticleOpinion: Why there’s more to Asia than China
Scott Lambert, founder and CEO of The Manx Entertainment Group, talks about in which Asian countries social gaming is set for growth Developers and business-people do themselves a great disservice by...
View ArticleOpinion: The big picture
International Social Games Coalition chief executive Luc Delany talks about the myth of the ‘unregulated social gambling market’ A s the chief executive of the Internation-al Social Games Coalition...
View ArticleOpinion: A passage to India
George Oborne, CEO of India Bet, explains how the nascent social gaming market is shaping up in India Indian society has changed rapidly over the past decade with huge social and economic changes...
View ArticleQ&A: Gerard Cunningham, CEO, Koolbit
Koolbit CEO Gerard Cunningham discusses how the growth of the real-money sector and mobile has influenced the company’s business strategy Social Casino Intelligence (SCi): After founding Betfair USA,...
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