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This edition of the podcast is a slight departure from the usual format. This time round head to the latest iGB Affiliate Conference, which took place in Lisbon, Portugal between 16 and 19 October. First, Rix Digital founder Jamie Lewis shares why he believes the CPA model is dead, after which Peter Fredén, Allan Petrilli, Monica Rangel and Rickard Vikstrom discuss the markets that present the greatest opportunities for affiliates and how to access them.

In this month’s podcast Lottoland chief executive Nigel Birrell talks Brexit, IPOs and product differentiation. He also sheds light on Lottoland’s plans in Australian, where he says the operator will stay despite a secondary lottery ban tabled to come into force in January.

This month’s podcast features igaming entrepreneur and chairman of gaming platform developer Bede Gaming Joe Saumarez Smith, who talks about the recent sale of operator IPS to LeoVegas and how the proceeds are being invested back into Bede. He also touches on the US, India and horse racing, not to mention why his money is on Canadian cannabis Stocks over cryptocurrency! Before that though, freelance journalist Jake Pollard and Gamevy chief commercial officer Helen Walton talk Playtech results and why early entrants into the US could be taking a big risk.

Welcome to the first edition of the iGaming Business Podcast, recorded during iGB Live! in Amsterdam last week.

In this first episode, Square In The Air’s James Bennett joins the iGB editorial team to discuss the news. The trio discuss whether the Italian ad ban is a portent of the future in the UK, what’s on the horizon in the US and how operators benefited from this year’s World Cup.

This month’s interview is with Betsson CEO Jesper Svensson, who took full control of the operational side of the group in December as founder Pontus Lindwall returned to the helm. Dialling in from his Malta base Svensson describes the operator’s ‘back on track’ strategy and how efficiency and consolidation are the focus as it seeks to boost organic growth. Speaking the day after Betsson’s interim results were published, he reflects on the companies improving margins and looks to future opportunities in live casino and on the operator’s “home turf “of Sweden.