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Anton Zharov
Author
Gambling industry news reporter
Member since 2012
4+
reviews
1+
articles
2012
since
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- Casino license relevance
- Payment system limits
- Real bonus wagering requirements
- Slot volatility by specifications
1
Articles
4
Reviews
14
Years in team
5
Total contributions
| Section | Written | Editing | Fact-checking |
|---|---|---|---|
| Games | 4 | — | — |
| Encyclopedias | 1 | — | — |
| Total | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Gambling industry news reporter
2014-09-01
— present
Casinoz
Daily news flow of the gambling industry: corporate deals and mergers, releases of new slots and platform solutions from providers, marketing partnerships of operators, executive reshuffles, rebrandings, and launches in new markets. Work with corporate financial reports of public companies (Evolution, Flutter, Entain, MGM, and others) to understand trends in revenue and regional markets. Filtering the press release stream with a focus on truly significant events.
News writer
2012-09-01
— 2014-08-31
Casinoz
Start of work at Casinoz: writing news materials about the gambling industry, monitoring industry releases, covering new product launches and basic corporate events. As his expertise built up, the focus expanded to deals, financial reports, and major market events.
Specialist degree (MSc equivalent)
2005-09-01
— 2010-06-30
Russian State University for the Humanities, Faculty of Journalism
Journalism
www.rsuh.ru
What topics do you cover?
The corporate news flow of the industry: deals and mergers between operators and providers, releases of new products — slots, live-casino studios, platform solutions, marketing partnerships of operators with sports leagues and media, executive reshuffles, rebrandings, and launches in new regional markets. I also follow quarterly reports of public companies — this gives an understanding of real industry trends in numbers, not just in marketing press releases.
How do you filter the gambling industry news stream?
Dozens of press releases come out every day in the industry, and 80% of them are marketing for marketing's sake. A simple filter: does this news change the competitive picture? "Operator X received a license in a new state" — yes, it does. "Operator X launched an ad campaign with a new face" — no, it does not. "Provider Y released yet another slot with a familiar mechanic" — usually also no. Real news is licenses, deals, new technological approaches, regulatory shifts. The rest can be skipped without loss of meaning.
Any advice for a reader who wants to follow the industry?
Subscribe to the quarterly reports of two or three public industry companies — these are free documents, and they give more understanding than hundreds of press releases. See how their revenue changes by region, which segments are growing, where they are investing. In parallel — follow the publications of several key regulators (UKGC, Malta Gaming Authority, the regulator of the Ontario province) and one or two independent industry outlets. That is enough to understand the industry not at the level of news but at the level of trends.