CONTENTS


4 NEWS


The latest news from the industry. 7 PAYSAFE


Zak Cutler, president of global gaming at Paysafe, highlights the increasing role of payments in acquisition and retention opportunities in the UK market.


8 SOFTSWISS


SOFTSWISS provides an insight into the key iGaming trends for 2023.


10 SPORTRADAR


Jay Kanabar, COO of Vaix, a Sportradar company, delves into the long-term benefi ts of shifting from acquisition to retention.


11 GAMIFICATION IN IGAMING


GIO spoke to a number of iGaming companies about the benefi ts of gamifi cation tools.


11 SLOTEGRATOR


Slotegrator spoke to GIO about the business’ strong start to the year.


16 PRODUCT SHOWCASE


The hottest new slot and mobile games on the market.


4 8


For an industry driven by increasing and maintaining player engagement, we have made acquisition and retention the core focus for this issue. Paysafe’s Zak Cutler highlights the increasing role of payments in acquisition and retention opportunities, while Jay Kanabar, COO of Vaix, a Sportradar company delves into the benefi ts of shifting from acquisition to retention. Later in this issue, GIO spoke to Slotegrator about the business’ strong start to the year with new partnerships, market entries and innovations. Elsewhere in this issue, you’ll fi nd SOFTSWISS’ report of the key iGaming trends for 2023. One trend we’ve highlighted in particular is gamifi cation with key comments from Betbazar, Kalamba Games, Spribe and Lightning Box about the importance of gamifi cation tools. Last but not least, we’ve included the latest slot and mobile games on the market from the likes of Wazdan, Playson, BF Games, Yggdrasil, Blueprint Gaming and more.


I hope you enjoy the issue! Anjali


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