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Tappx launches world’s first contextual audiovisual advertising solution

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May 18, 2021

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Tappx, a leading AdTech company powering advertising solutions for mobile, desktop, and OTT/CTV, proudly announces the launch of Contextualize-It – the world’s first contextual AdTech solution designed to analyze complex moving audiovisual content.

Contextualize-It has been in development at Tappx for two years, and enables publishers, brands and advertisers to contextually analyze high volumes of audiovisual content. The contextual segmentation of advertising campaigns has become increasingly important in today’s cookieless world. Until now, contextual analysis engines have focused on written content, whereas Contextualize-It solution has been engineered to explicitly analyze audiovisual content at scale.

Using Tappx’s proprietary artificial intelligence engine, Contextualize-It can identify objects, places and dialogue, which are used to generate metadata, to allow the segmentation of campaigns using keywords and/or IAB contextual categories. The Contextualize-It algorithm can identify different scenes in video content, and the technology defines optimum ad insert points in video, thereby delivering ideal consumer viewing experiences.

Currently accessible via the Tappx SSP, Contextualize-It will soon migrate to the wider programmatic ecosystem, enabling advertisers to buy contextualized video campaigns for the very first time. In addition, it will be integrated into ad servers and SSPs, where it will serve as a vital source of contextual AV data. Contextualize-It is initially launching in Spain with video content platform PlayOn Content, which is working with leading publishers such as Huffington Post. Tappx is planning to internationally rollout Contextualize-It at a later date, pending strategic publisher agreements.

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Daniel Reina, CEO at Tappx, commented:

“After two intensive years of research and development, Tappx is pleased to finally be releasing Contextualize-It with its first partner, PlayOn Content. The digital advertising industry faces an inflection point, with greater needs to satisfy consumer privacy. As we all venture into a “cookieless” digital advertising ecosystem, the contextual segmentation of ad campaigns is becoming much more prevalent, accurate and potent. With this nascent technology taking hold, advertisers are now afforded with a new model for the targeting and delivery of tailored ad content, that is independent of the need for personal consumer data points.”

Tappx’s patent pending Contextualize-It solution was part-funded by Horizon 2020, the biggest EU Research and Innovation programme in Europe.

2025 Gaming in Germany Conference

Gaming in Germany Conference Agenda

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September 19, 2025

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The Gaming in Germany Conference, which will take place Tuesday, November 11, 2025, in Berlin has announced its initial agenda.

A select number of confirmed conference sessions are listed below. A more comprehensive agenda is available here.

Gaming in Germany Conference – Preliminary agenda

(Please note that all session titles are provisional.)

BLOCK I: Regulatory developments

Keynote address
Senior GGL representative

Regulatory update
Dr. Joerg Hofmann, Senior Partner, Melchers Law Firm

The state of Germany’s sports betting market
Mathias Dahms, President, Deutscher Sportwettenverband (DSWV)

The state of Germany’s virtual slots market
Dr. Dirk Quermann, President, Deutscher Online Casinoverband (DOCV)

BLOCK II: The threat of the black market

Germany’s iGaming market in numbers
Josh Hodgson, COO, H2 Gambling Capital

Operators taking a stand against the black market
Christian Heins, Director iGaming, Tipico

Illegal affiliate marketing and the role of Big Tech
Dr. Andreas Ditsche, CEO, iGaming.com

INTERMEZZO: Products & services for the German market

Innovation panel & breakout sessions sneak preview
Magno Neiva, Head of Licensing & Regulatory Compliance, Altenar; other speakers TBA

BLOCK III: Evaluating the 2021 State Gambling Treaty

On effective and proportionate gambling regulation
Alex Green, Vice President – Games, ZEAL Network

Regulation the industry should embrace
Maarten Haijer, Secretary General, EGBA

Evaluating the State Gambling Treaty: Towards a common wishlist?
Birgitte Sand, former Executive Director Spillemyndigheden; other speakers TBA

Former ZEAL executive and NOGA MD, Peter-Paul de Goeij will serve as the event’s day chair.

Business operations & breakout sessions

In addition to high-level regulatory and policy-related information, the 2025 Gaming in Germany Conference also offers highly practical information on topics such as KYC, AML, data protection, payment solutions, and much more. Breakout sessions will be hosted by trained experts and are highly interactive.

Get relevant business intelligence to give your day-to-day operations a boost!

Call for (breakout) speakers

If you are interested in delivering a presentation or participating in a product or service-themed breakout session, please contact Gaming in Germany founder Willem van Oort for more information regarding opportunities and possibilities.

We are specifically looking for expertise on business topics such as media & marketing, affiliation, compliance, and operations.

Practical information

The 2025 Gaming in Germany Conference takes place Tuesday, November 11, 2025, at the DoubleTree Hilton Ku’damm in Berlin – just 100 meters from the magnificent Kurfürstendamm!

Registration for the 2025 Gaming in Germany Conference is now open.
Don’t miss it! Register now!

Gaming in Germany webinar: Regulatory & market update

Ahead of our 2025 Gaming in Germany Conference, we are hosting a pre-conference webinar on the current state of Germany’s regulated iGaming market.

This webinar will take place on Tuesday, October 7 at 15:00 CET and will be covering the following topics:

Current regulatory & market developments
The upcoming evaluation of the 2021 State Gambling Treaty
The challenge of the black market

Dr. Joerg Hofmann, Senior Partner at Melchers Law and Germany’s leading gambling lawyer will address the latest regulatory developments. Josh Hodgson, COO at H2 Gambling Capital, will provide insight into the latest market figures.

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KSA Issues New Duty of Care Guidance for Gaming Arcades and Casinos

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September 19, 2025

Niji Narayan

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The Netherlands Gambling Authority (KSA) has issued new guidance for gaming arcades and casinos to improve the implementation of their duty of care. The KSA previously visited gaming arcades across the country. These visits revealed that while most arcades are paying attention to their duty of care, implementation could be improved in some areas. The guidance the KSA is now sharing with license holders contains practical tools and explanations, but no new rules.

Duty of care of arcades

With the implementation of the Gambling Act (Wet Koa), the duty of care for gaming arcades has been further expanded. This means they are obligated to prevent and mitigate gambling addiction as much as possible. Since then, gaming arcades have taken steps to comply with this requirement. However, in practice, the stated good intentions and the relevant policy are not always sufficiently aligned. The KSA has discussed this with various parties within the sector. Based on the input from these discussions, the new guidance has been developed.

Guidance

The guidance for arcades includes resources that providers can use to properly fulfill their duty of care and better inform their employees. The guide provides explanations and examples of what arcades must do and what the KSA expects of them. It also includes an overview of frequently asked questions. In addition to the guidance, a poster and an animation have been developed to raise awareness among arcade employees about the duty of care.

Along with the duty of care guidance, arcades also received a Guideline for Identity and Cruks Verification. The KSA regularly receives questions from the sector about the Cruks exclusion register. This guideline addresses the operation of Cruks and the most common questions and problems.

KSA chairman Michel Groothuizen said: “Certain key factors of the duty of care are easier to monitor for online providers than in brick-and-mortar casinos. In our conversations with arcade owners, we’ve noticed that they want to do more with the duty of care, but sometimes still struggle with its proper implementation. With this new guidance, supplemented with informational materials for employees, we’re giving them new tools to do so. In this way, we’re working together to ensure that players are optimally protected even at brick-and-mortar providers.”

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QuinnBet Expand Ospreys Partnership

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September 19, 2025

Niji Narayan

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The Ospreys announced that official betting partner, QuinnBet, had expanded their partnership with the Ospreys. The partnership will see QuinnBet take a place on the Ospreys shorts of all three of the team’s kits this season.

The new, multi-year partnership will see the QuinnBet logo take a prominent placement on the back of all three playing shorts.

With the Ospreys competing in front of multi-continental audiences in both the BKT URC and EPCR Challenge Cup this season, QuinnBet’s brand is set to reap the benefits.

Launched in 2017, QuinnBet, regulated by the UK Gambling Commission, and in Ireland by The Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland, has firmly established themselves in the iGaming industry by providing a socially responsible service. With an emphasis on giving more back through unique promotions and excellent customer care, QuinnBet has become a trusted name in the industry.

Head of Commercial for the Ospreys, Richard Lancaster, said: “We’re delighted that QuinnBet have decided to expand their partnership with the Ospreys. We have already built a successful relationship, and we’re looking forward to building on that even further in the coming seasons.

“Working with QuinnBet has already been hugely beneficial for us in education around Safer Gambling awareness, and we’re already planning on how to improve on this even further as we look ahead to the future.”

Niall McPartland, Head of Commercial and Sponsorship at QuinnBet, added: “We are delighted to enter this significant three-year partnership with Ospreys Rugby.

“The partnership builds on our inaugural 24/25 season sponsorship of The Ospreys, and the extension until 2028 demonstrates the success of the partnership to date and the huge regard we have for the club.

“Ospreys are one of the dominant forces in Welsh rugby, producing numerous players who have gone on to represent Wales and The Lions internationally. We are therefore privileged that our association with the club, will showcase QuinnBet at the highest level to Rugby supporters across the UK, Ireland and internationally.

“We commit to utilising the partnership to promote our brand in conjunction with Safer Gambling, which is integral to our business and which Ospreys Rugby is fully supportive of. We would like to wish everyone at the club the very best for the season ahead.”

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