Writer: Hillary McAfee--CDC Gaming
ICE Barcelona: Integrity critical for expansion of sports betting
As regulated sports betting continues to expand, industry leaders increasingly view integrity as a growth enabler, rather than a... more
ICE Barcelona: Personalization of sports betting leads to convergence of viewing and betting
As sports betting matures throughout the world, the next phase of growth is increasingly defined by how well the industry understands the... more
ICE Barcelona: Sports leaders navigating trickier waters
Inside the Sport Leaders Conference at ICE Barcelona, the conversation around sports betting was less about what comes next and more about... more
ICE Barcelona: European casinos are evolving beyond gaming
European casino operators may not have the physical scale or regulatory flexibility available to counterparts in the United States or Asia,... more
TikTok: The platform gaming marketers keep side-eyeing
TikTok was one of those words that, when it came up in a marketing meeting, triggered the same quiet reaction as when someone suggests a... more
How marketing leaders are actually thinking about 2026
We’re into 2026 now, which means most marketing leaders are still committed to their plans, but are also side-eyeing the slide they... more
The 2025 gaming marketing awards nobody asked for
Every December, marketing teams publish recaps, trend forecasts, and decks explaining why everything they did was intentional. This is not... more
Why offline marketing is showing up again (and why that makes sense)
For a long time, marketing decks were basically emotional support documents. Even when the numbers weren’t great, the chart itself felt... more
How Play’n GO turned Formula 1 sponsorship into a global brand awareness engine
An estimated 300,000 people descended on Las Vegas for the Las Vegas Grand Prix. From the outside, it looked like one massive shared... more
Soft2Bet’s gamification bet is paying off; Yoel Zuckerberg has the numbers to prove it
If you spend enough time in the igaming space, you start hearing the same claims about innovation repeated in every meeting. What caught my... more
