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Richard Terry, Senior Product Director over Virtuals at Inspired Ent.



Great to catch up with Richard Terry of Inspired at G2E.

A lot going in with Inspired in sports.

Inspired Entertainment, Inc. (“Inspired” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: INSE), a leading provider of B2B gaming content and systems, is set to showcase its latest advancements at the Global Gaming Expo (G2E). The Company is excited to highlight how Inspired’s content drives opportunities and success for operators across its diverse digital and retail portfolio.

One of the highlights includes Inspired’s proven Hybrid Dealer® line, which innovatively combines live dealer elements with RNG efficiency. This solution eliminates the need for physical studios by utilizing CGI, green screens, and authentic footage to create a seamless, captivating experience. Inspired has launched this pioneering line with numerous operators, including BetMGM with MGM Bonus City™, Caesars Entertainment with Caesars Palace Wheel of Wins™, and more recently, FanDuel with FanDuel Tailgate Takeover™, a football-themed Hybrid Dealer game. The portfolio, customer base, and geographic reach are expanding rapidly, demonstrating strong market momentum.

Building on this momentum, Virtual Sports takes a leap forward with the unveiling of Soccer 3.6™. This new release introduces Bet Builder™ mechanics that offer customized, multi-outcome wagers, enhancing interactivity. At the same time, Inspired broadens the scope of Virtuals, with differentiated content designed for both retail and online audiences, such as Fortune Flyer™, a fast-paced, crash-inspired racing game. Fortune Flyer provides multiple betting opportunities, quicker event cycles, and a broader range of volatility.

Delivering across multiple segments, Inspired’s Valiant™ cabinet continues to outperform with fun, engaging games featuring graphics, mechanics, and math profiles specifically tailored to resonate with North American players. One of the most anticipated games on display at G2E is Jaguar Gems™, which embodies the “familiar but fresh” philosophy by taking Wild Mighty Tembo™, a player favorite, and enhancing gameplay with pseudo-persistence, a feature that maintains game state across sessions. Additionally, seasonal titles will be introduced, promising to put everyone in a festive mood.

Central to Inspired’s diverse portfolio is its omni-channel content, which ensures seamless engagement across digital and retail platforms. At G2E, the Company will showcase the breadth of its iGaming lineup, highlighting high-performing franchises, seasonal slots, and innovative features.

Among the key titles is Wolf It Up! Again™, from the popular Wolf It Up!™ franchise, which continues to grow in strength and brand appeal across North America. Seasonal titles such as Werewolf It Up! ™ (arriving in time for Halloween) and Wolf It Up! Christmas™ will also be introduced, emphasizing Inspired’s commitment to seasonal and engaging content.

In addition, another key iGaming reveal is Gold Cash Free Spins Super Wheel™, which features a new multiplayer persistence mechanic called Player Link™ (US patent application no. 63/880). This industry-first mechanic allows players on the same stake to share a single Super Wheel across all games, along with a never-before-seen bonus game, further demonstrating Inspired’s innovation in creating engaging, player-centric experiences.

Additional information can be found at www.inseinc.com.


Dr. Ian Giammanco & Michael Richmond Crum, Hurricane Preparedness



Sports and bad weather don’t mix.

Rick is joined this week:

DR. IAN GIAMMANCO; Lead Research Meteorologist, Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS)
MICHAEL RICHMOND-CRUM; Senior Director of Personal Lines & Counsel, American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA)

 

 

 

The U.S. is entering the most active part of hurricane season, which typically begins to peak between mid-August and mid-October. Now is the time to strengthen your property to limit potential damage and check your insurance coverage to make sure you are financially prepared if a storm damages your property.

Natural disasters in recent years have caused billions of dollars in damage, which is a key reason why insurance costs have risen. To help ease the cost of insurance long-term, it is critical to increase the resiliency of homes and communities and reduce costly damage from severe weather. Costs to repair and rebuild homes and businesses after a natural disaster have risen significantly due to inflation. In the last five years, the cost of construction labor has increased 36.3 percent while the cost of building materials are up 42.7 percent. Homeowners should take time to review their insurance policy and verify with their insurer or agent that their coverage is keeping pace with these cost increases to help prevent being underinsured after a disaster.

The Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) researches ways to strengthen buildings from severe weather and wildfire. The nonprofit provides property owners with science-backed guidance to prepare buildings to better withstand a severe weather event and helps inform future building codes to make our homes and businesses stronger. Adopted and enforced modern building codes are critical to improving resilience against storms.

With an active hurricane season expected, now is the time for homeowners to understand the risk of their community and evaluate ways they can reduce the potential for damage to their home if disaster strikes. In this segment, Dr. Ian Giammanco and Michael Richmond-Crum will be available to offer tips to guide property owners as they prepare for a potentially active peak hurricane season, including:

Upgrading to a FORTIFIED roof the next time you re-roof. This beyond-code standard will help keep your roof deck attached to your roof structure by using things like 8D ring shank nails that increase the uplift strength of your roof. A FORTIFIED roof will also keep you covered in the event that high winds blow off your shingles and underlayment, which exposes cracks in your roof deck and allows heavy rain to enter into your home. With a FORTIFIED roof, those cracks will be covered with flashing tape that IBHS research shows will keep up to 95% of water out of your home.

IBHS’s Roofing Roadmaps is a first-of-its kind tool to educate homeowners about the expected performance of roof covers, including asphalt shingle, metal and tile roofing systems, in relation to where they live and the natural hazards they face. (Roof 101) (Hazard 101)
The garage door is the largest opening in your home, which means it’s also susceptible to damaging winds that can cause it to fail, allowing wind to rush into the open garage pushing up on the roof and out on walls, much like a balloon, causing structural damage. Install a wind-rated garage door to prevent this.

When windows and doors are broken by flying debris, wind pressures can enter your home and push on your house from the inside out like a balloon, leading to structural damage. Installing impact-rated windows and doors that can withstand impacts from flying debris will help prevent this.. Alternatively, installing storm shutters over your windows can also help protect them from flying debris, keeping wind and water out.

Low-cost ways to strengthen your property to reduce potential damage.

Clogged gutters can lead to water damage. Remove leaves and debris so water can flow freely away from your home.
Secure loose items in your yard like flowerpots and tools that can turn into dangerous projectiles in high winds.
Seal cracks around windows, doors, or siding to help keep the water out during storms.
How to conduct an insurance policy review to prevent being underinsured.
Other easy steps to take to be more prepared for hurricane season, such as creating a home inventory, having copies of your insurance policies in a safe and accessible place, and saving your insurer’s toll-free claims number to your phone’s contacts.

Topics:

This is predicted to be an active hurricane season. What steps can property owners take to make their home stronger and prevent potential storm damage?
How soon should homeowners get a jump on prepping their property for the season? And if they’re behind schedule, what quick fixes can still make a difference?
Why are the roof and garage door so important when it comes to severe weather and where can I learn more?
What makes hurricane preparedness just as essential for inland property owners as it is for those on the coast?
Why is it important for homeowners to review their insurance policies yearly and what should they check for to help make sure they have enough coverage to repair or rebuild their home if disaster strikes?
What kind of impact does increasing severe weather in recent years have on insurance costs and what can we do about it?
Where can our listeners go for more information?

For more information please visit: IBHS Hurricane Ready Guide: https://ibhs.org/hurricaneready/
or APCIA Hurricane Preparedness & Recovery Page: https://www.apci.org/hurricane


Joe Pyfer, Rising UFC Star



Rick talks with Joe Pyfer, UFC fighter this week.

He’s rising up the UFC ranks.

Raised in Pittsgrove Township, New Jersey, Pyfer attended Arthur P. Schalick High School and started competing on the school’s wrestling team in tenth grade, where he was able to apply jiu jitsu and judo skills he learned as a child.

Pyfer made his professional MMA debut in his home town of Philadelphia in May 2018. He won his debut and competed seven more times and went 7–1, winning the AOWCF and ROC Middleweight Championship along the way. Eight fights into his MMA career, Pyfer would have his first bout in the Dana White’s Contender Series.

He currently boasts a 14-3 record.

Pyfer is scheduled to face Abusupiyan Magomedov on October 4, 2025 at UFC 320.


Jim Gray, Legendary Broadcaster, Hall of Excellence



Rick was at Media Day for the opening of the Hall of Excellence at the Fontainbleau in Las Vegas.

Gray, as well as his partner in this endeavor, Tom Brady have put their collections of items on display as part of this unique museum.

Gray is an American sportscaster. As of 2021, he is with Showtime, Fox and SiriusXM as a reporter, commentator, and interviewer, having served in the same capacity at ESPN, NBC Sports and CBS Sports.

The Hall of Excellence features “history’s elite entertainers, with items used or worn by Elvis Presley and the Beatles; Jackie Robinson’s bat from the season when he broke the color barrier; the late Kobe Bryant’s McDonald’s All-American gear; Billie Jean King’s most iconic tennis dress; a golf ball smacked by Tiger Woods in his first Masters triumph; all of Brady’s rings; worn gloves from Muhammad Ali’s first bout . . . and Shohei Ohtani’s bat from last season’s World Series triumph.”

It’s open to the general public.

Hall of Excellence is open daily from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Admission will be $35 per person. Seniors, Nevada residents and military members will pay $30 with $20 tickets available for those 15 and under.

 


David Berman, CEO of SportsTalk247



Rick is joined this week by the CEO of an exciting new sports talk platform, David Berman of SportsTalk247.com.

Sportstalk 24/7 provides conversation solutions to the entertainment and sports industries. We enable high-profile brands to engage with customers, fans and more!

Chat Features

Massive scale with unlimited number of participants
Real time fan interaction
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Supports replies and reactions
Easy to use dashboard with key stats
Advanced Moderation Options (AI based & manual)
File delivery / data retrieval
Chat history
SmartScale™ – superior performance for the first user to the peak user
User Channels
Support for Chat Bots
Moderation
Permanent and temporary bans
Naughty words filter
Pre and Post moderation filters using web hooks
Predictable pricing
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Lou Vigliotti, “Collective Dream” – A Sports Collector’s Journey



Sports collector, now author, Lou Vigliotti, joins Rick This week.

Vigliotti is a retired financial executive with over 40 years in the financial services industry. For over 30 years he has been collecting various sports related items with an emphasis on autographed sports memorabilia.

From Lou:

Have you ever wondered why people are fascinated by sports icons and obtaining their autograph? Well, I did as well, until I realized it can become a hobby and a challenge. What started as sports card collecting eventually led to collecting autographed sports memorabilia. “Collective Dream” are the anecdotes of one man’s quest to obtain the autographs of some of the greatest sports figures in history. Creative outreach, camera mishaps, rule infractions are all part of the Dream. Along the way, you will learn highlights and statistics of some of these sport icons.

Lou grew up in the small town of Lewis Run, Pennsylvania. He is a graduate of Indiana University of Pennsylvania holding a B.S. degree in Business Administration. He has held various board of director positions and now is a consultant to various financial services companies. He lives in Florida and Maryland and enjoys spending time with his family, traveling and continues to be involved in sports memorabilia collecting.

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