{"id":2505,"date":"2026-04-23T16:41:57","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T16:41:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bettingjobs.com\/?p=2505"},"modified":"2026-04-23T16:41:57","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T16:41:57","slug":"diary-of-an-igaming-exec-victoria-reed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bettingjobs.com\/insights\/diary-of-an-igaming-exec-victoria-reed\/","title":{"rendered":"Diary of an iGaming Exec &#8211; Victoria Reed"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"\" data-turn-id-container=\"b2f8f01f-3c21-47ed-9dfa-67e2c72f4b49\" data-is-intersecting=\"true\">\n<section class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [&amp;:has([data-writing-block])&gt;*]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-(--header-height)\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"b2f8f01f-3c21-47ed-9dfa-67e2c72f4b49\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-3\" data-scroll-anchor=\"false\" data-turn=\"user\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pt-12 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"user\" data-message-id=\"b2f8f01f-3c21-47ed-9dfa-67e2c72f4b49\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden items-end rtl:items-start\">\n<div class=\"user-message-bubble-color corner-superellipse\/0.98 relative min-w-0 rounded-[22px] px-4 py-2.5 leading-6 max-w-(--user-chat-width,70%)\">\n<div class=\"[overflow-wrap:anywhere] whitespace-pre-wrap\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">\ud83d\udd25Victoria Reed<\/span><\/span> is the CEO and founder of Better Change, a consultancy focused on \u201cpositive play\u201d in the gambling industry. Unlike traditional safer gambling organizations, her company works directly with operators to balance regulation, commercial success, and player wellbeing.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-WEB:5634a720-4bdf-4f89-8d1f-1601d760430f-1\" data-is-intersecting=\"true\">\n<section class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [&amp;:has([data-writing-block])&gt;*]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:5634a720-4bdf-4f89-8d1f-1601d760430f-1\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-4\" data-scroll-anchor=\"false\" data-turn=\"assistant\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"bc83a9dd-736e-46f4-921d-cb4aaab95b03\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-3\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full wrap-break-word light markdown-new-styling\">\n<p data-start=\"303\" data-end=\"617\">\ud83c\udfaeShe criticizes the UK gambling levy for poor governance and excluding industry-collaborating groups, arguing that prevention requires working with operators, not against them. 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