In the third part of SlotBeats Spotlight, we ask our experts the following question, how can aggregators ease compliance for their partner studios and operators?
SlotBeats: How can aggregators ease compliance both on behalf of their partner studios and operators?
Boris Chaikin, Soft2Bet: With regulations becoming more stringent across the board, aggregators help suppliers by ensuring they meet the requirements in whichever market they operate in, allowing them to target more markets than would be possible if integrating with operators directly.
This can save both time and energy for partners and online casinos as they can rest assured that content is being distributed responsibly.
Simon Hammon, Relax Gaming: In today’s legislative climate, the tightening of player protection regulations has escalated compliance pressures across the gaming landscape.
Small suppliers are unlikely to have in-house teams or the deep financial pockets required to enlist outside help. The landscape is fragmented and moving at pace, meaning it’s a huge undertaking to remain on top of every requirement and service multiple markets.
Yet, not to be active in multiple regions is a risk. Aggregators, however, can afford to do the heavy lifting, assisting with the necessary game certification and regulatory processes as well as actively notifying studios of changes that require updates.
In that sense, we also shoulder some of the due diligence responsibilities for operators and lower the risk of integrating a supplier that is not compliant with local requirements.
Zorica Smallwood, ESA Gaming: Aggregators can definitely east the regulatory burden for suppliers and operators as they have already done the hard work in ensuring what they offer is compliant.
Again, this is a huge benefit for smaller studios and operators that might not yet have the experience or man power to deal with compliance.
Dylan Slaney, SG Digital: Offering responsible gaming tools is an absolute must now for any content aggregation platform operating in today’s marketplace.
By working with a vast number of third party developers, as well as our in-house studios, we’ve evolved our strategy based on unique learning to provide the most comprehensive responsible gaming outlook.
Operator partners expect to integrate new games quickly and they want to be rest assured they’re all backed by rigorous testing. The same must be said for responsible features and we make sure they can be accessed seamlessly.
