Roundtable pocast: Online gambling
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- Nov 27, 2006
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To listen to the roundtable in full, download the MP3 files at the foot of this page.
A short summary of each session follows.
Session 1
43 mins (7.32MB)
- Introduction to the panel
- Presentation from Leigh Nissim- MD St Minver
- Research findings looking at player behaviour and attitudes
- Transferring offline players to online, and vice versa
- Consumer spending habits and attitudes towards winnings (cash, prizes etc)
- The potential of mobile gambling
- Soft gambling vs hard gambling
- Marketing online gambling- using appropriate methods
- The importance of a trusted brand
- Aligning brands with different gambling segments (casino, lottery, bookmakers)
- The problem of sharks (experienced and skilful players) deterring softer customers in online casino sites
- The role of community in online gambling
Session 2
1hr 6 mins (11.4MB)
- The impact of recent US legislation
- A chronological look at the history of online gambling and where it is headed
- The liquidity of online gaming
- Will ‘softer brands’ such as Yahoo! and MSN own the sector in the future?
- A look at the untapped market of casual gamblers
- Can online gambling be targeted at specific demographics?
- The need to apply better CRM techniques to retain customers
