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Betsson Reaffirms its Support to ICE Consumer Protection Zone
Betsson is highly committed to promoting Responsible Gaming practices as a central aspect of its sustainability efforts. The company is dedicated to serving as a role model within the industry, fostering an environment that encourages players to maintain a healthy relationship with gambling. Through its participation in the CPZ, Betsson Group is demonstrating its unwavering commitment to safer gaming practices. The proceeds from the donations of participating companies go to charitable organisations dedicated to consumer protection.
As part of the company’s sponsorship, the company representatives Jonna Danlund, Head of Sustainability, Myriah Abela, Lead Compliance Manager and Andre Gelfi, Managing Partner, Brazil Betsson Group and President, Brazilian Institute of Responsible Gambling (Instituto Brasileiro de Jogo Responsável IBJR), will participate in various discussions as featured speakers. They will share their expertise and insights on the latest innovations in safer gambling.
Jonna Danlund, Head of Sustainability at Betsson Group, will be sharing her insights on a panel dedicated to cooperating to promote consumer protection and broader sustainability standards across the industry.
The panel will be held on Tuesday, 6 February 2023 (14:30 – 15:30 GMT), and will explore the following topics:
- Educating partners on the changing standards and need to adopt them
- Understanding the steps for effecting change across the industry: from data collection to standards enforcement
- Legal, policy and/or regulatory limitations to what you can do
- Beyond consumer protection: the place for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) and environment considerations in your interactions and negotiations.
Myriah Abela, Lead Compliance Manager at Betsson Group, will contribute to the panel discussion “Towards positive play – blending compliance and marketing into an integrated communication with players.”
The panel will be held on Wednesday, 7 February 2023 (12:15 – 13:15 GMT), and will explore the following topics:
- Ensuring one personalised message from the start
- Reflecting integrated messaging in internal cooperation between compliance and marketing teams
- Creating one voice of care to tap and retain a truly recreational customer base.
Andre Gelfi, Managing Partner at Betsson Brazil (and President of the Brazilian Institute of Responsible Gambling, IBJR), will contribute to the panel “Safer gambling in new markets – ensuring consumer protection is instilled into the markets’ DNA from the inception.” The panel will be held on Thursday, 8 February 2023 (12:00 – 13:00 GMT).
For the second year, Betsson has joined the ranks of companies sponsoring the Consumer Protection Zone (CPZ), contributing to the event’s fundraising efforts. In 2023, Betsson contributed to collecting £52,800, distributed among four charitable organisations dedicated to responsible gambling: AGOG (Netherlands), National Council on Problem Gambling (USA), Better Change (UK) and Betknowmore (UK).
Some of the exhibitors at the Consumer Protection Zone 2024 include UK Gambling Commission, Gamcare, Mindway AI, Responsible Gambling Council, Crucial Compliance, Department of Trust, Gordon Moody, Institute for Consumer Health, BetBlocker, Safer Gambling Training, Rightlander, SG Certified and National Council on Problem Gambling.
Contributors Program
Gamblers Connect names Gali Hartuv as seventh 2026 Contributors Program voice
The Playa strategic advisor will publish on VIP operations, segmentation and retention, starting with an anonymous VIP Operations Survey 2026.
Gamblers Connect has confirmed Gali Hartuv, Strategic Advisor at The Playa, as the seventh voice to join its 2026 Contributors Program.
The independent B2B iGaming media platform said the programme will reveal one senior industry voice per month throughout 2026, with contributors publishing under the Gamblers Connect Contributor Editorial Code.
Gamblers Connect said Hartuv has more than 15 years’ experience in VIP management, including designing and optimising VIP programmes across more than 50 operator brands, and training “hundreds of professionals” now working in VIP roles across the industry.
Hartuv will publish across four areas: building VIP programmes that drive long-term value; AI-powered VIP identification and player segmentation; hyper-personalisation and retention strategy; and scaling VIP operations across different markets and cultures. His first contribution is a VIP Operations Survey 2026, an anonymous survey intended to benchmark how VIP teams work across iGaming operators, including portfolio sizing, tools, qualification thresholds, workflow standards and where time is spent during the week.
Partnerships and Operations Lead, Luka Dimitrijevic, said: “VIP management is where a great deal of an operator’s value is won or lost, and very few people can speak to it with Gali’s depth. He has spent his career turning high value player relationships into a discipline rather than guesswork, and he is refreshingly candid about what works and what does not. Through the Contributors Program he will share practical insight on VIP strategy, retention, and the smart use of AI, with content grounded in real results rather than recycled best practices.”
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Alberta
St8 extends TonyBet partnership to Alberta after securing supplier registration
St8 has extended its partnership with TonyBet into Alberta, expanding their Canada footprint following an earlier launch in Ontario this year.
Under the expanded agreement, TonyBet will use St8’s game aggregation platform through a single API integration. St8 said this provides access to its wider catalogue of casino content for players in Alberta.
St8 said the Alberta rollout follows its newly acquired registration to operate in the province as an iGaming Services Supplier, allowing it to provide aggregation services to licensed operators in the market. The company said its platform connects partners to more than 200 game providers via a single API.
David Fall, Business Development Manager at St8, said:
“Entering Alberta’s regulated market is a strong step for St8 that represents our continued efforts to bring our offerings to as many territories as possible, delivering top-tier results for partnerships at the local, national and international stage. We share this commitment with TonyBet, a company that we are very fortunate to be working with so collaboratively and closely as we continue to grow our presence across North America.”
Kiryl Liudvikevich, Head of Product at TonyBet, said:
“We’re proud that our work with St8 has enabled us to continue expanding across Canada. Through St8’s aggregation platform, we can seamlessly access games from the industry’s leading providers via a single integration, helping us scale efficiently while maintaining a strong focus on the player experience. St8 has cemented itself as our go-to partner for expansion into regulated markets, and we look forward to continuing our collaboration as we grow into new jurisdictions.”
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Alberta
St8 continues partnership with TonyBet with an expansion into Alberta
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