Pierre Lindh previews a sold out iGaming NEXT NYC23 as our show went live from Berlin, Vancouver, New York and Toronto.

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Call it one way to become. . . er. . . . more wordly.

OK, OK, apologies for the lousy pun. Truth is, however, that the latest episode of your friendly neighbourhood GNC show podcast has a distinct international flavour. The latest episode started in Berlin, where Bayes Esports head of growth and finance Christopher Bohlmann joined us to expand on the comments he made in the Gaming News Canada newsletter about the “healthy transformation” of the esports industry over the first two months of 2023. Then it was off to New York, where iGaming NEXT managing director Pierre Lindh was setting up his automatic “We’re Sold Out” reply (OK, that’s a statement of the Trumpian/Santos kind) while giving our listeners a lay of the land for next week’s NYC23 conference in The Big Apple.

Gaming News Canada @GamingNewsCA

After speaking with @StevenSalz and Christopher Bohlmann of @BayesEsports, @StevieMacSports wrote this week about the "healthy transformation" of esports.

gamingnewscanada.substack.comIt’s not all trials and tribulation in the world of esportsAt first glance, there’s a course correction with the esports biz. Late last week, Overactive Media announced the departure of co-founder and CEO Chris Overholt, who, as announced yesterday, is returning to his traditional sports roots as the new senior VP, global partnerships for MSG Sports. We rea…

Ryan McCarthy, the BCLC’s person in charge of player health, called in from Vancouver to set the table for the lottery corporation’s New Horizons in Responsible Gambling get-together next week along with the BCLC’s five-year extension of its GameSense partnership with MGM Resorts International and BetMGM that was announced this week. 

BCLC @BCLC

We’re pleased to share that @MGMResortsIntl is extending its partnership with GameSense, BCLC’s industry-leading player health program, for another five years! Read more:

bit.lyBCLC and MGM Resorts Partner Up for Player Health with 5-Year GameSense ExtensionIn a win-win for the greater good, BCLC is providing its industry-leading player-health program, GameSense, to MGM Resorts International (MGM Resorts) for another five years...

PointsBet Canada CCO Nic Sulsky returned to the show for the first time in a few weeks to discuss the operator’s new responsible gambling message from Kerri Einarson’s four-time Canadian curling championship rink. 

Sulsky also provided a few thoughts on the announcement this week that Bally’s was shutting down Monkey Knife Fight, the daily fantasy sports business which Sulsky helped create in 2017. Finally, regular contributors Amanda Brewer of Kindred Group and Kris Abbott of Kaizen Gaming/Betano also provided their usual keen insight into the latest news from around the industry.

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