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NEWS ANALYSIS: NFL: no longer a must-have
With US operators WynnBET and PointsBet opting not to extend their official partnership deals with the NFL, has marketing realism replaced exuberance? Scott Longley investigates

COVER FEATURE: Play the Qatar

As the World Cup looms, how are operators preparing for a tournament in the middle of the domestic season, and how will ongoing economic woes in the UK and Europe affect turnover?

PROFILE: Talking shop
Lottomatica’s MD of digital and betting for Italy Alessandro Fiumara talks to Melanie Dayasena-Lowe about the importance of omni-channel during Covid, the prospect of globalisation through M&A, and gains from the migration of its retail and online platforms

FEATURE: Wheel of fortune 

Skilled gaming has enjoyed rapid growth in India over the past decade, but will Google allowing DFS and rummy apps access to the Play Store take it to the next level? Julian Rogers reports