Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 16 hours ago
🔦 NEXT.io Spotlight with Franz Gerhart, CEO of Vyking.
Rigid iGaming platforms slow operators down. Vyking CEO Franz Gerhart joins next.io to explain why true platform control isn’t optional — it’s essential.
In this conversation, Franz outlines Vyking’s three-tier modular platform (Core, Edge, Flex), built to solve operator pain points: slow vendor response times, lack of customization, and limited scalability.
⏰ Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro: Meet Franz Gerhart, Founder of Vyking
01:02 - What Vyking is and the problem it solves
04:48 - The hidden cost of rigid platforms and concurrency hell
07:45 - AI hype vs. real value in iGaming platforms
12:01 - The Lego approach: Empowering operators with modular tooling
13:55 - CORE, EDGE, and FLEX: Vyking’s 3 platform models explained
16:34 - Why CORE helps new brands launch fast and stay lean
18:25 - What EDGE offers scaling operators beyond white labels
20:55 - FLEX explained: Full ownership for visionary teams
23:39 - Feature creep: A killer of focus and speed
25:35 - Can operators evolve across CORE, EDGE, and FLEX?
27:10 - Reverse integration: Giving dev teams full front and backend access
28:35 - How Vyking boosts time-to-market through open tech
30:48 - What excites Franz about the future of iGaming
32:45 - How to fix operator–platform relationships: No more silos
35:32 - Vyking’s guiding principle: Don’t be the bottleneck
37:55 - Final message: Meet Vyking at SiGMA, let’s build together
In this episode:
- Why “templates and vendor roadmaps” limit innovation
- How Vyking helps operators launch quickly — and evolve into full tech ownership
- The benefits of frontend access, modular backend, and reverse integration
- How ambitious operators can move beyond white label and turnkey solutions
- Vyking’s vision: give operators the freedom to own their product destiny.
đź”— Discover more: vyking.com
#iGaming #Vyking #PlatformControl #nextio
🔦 NEXT.io Spotlight with Franz Gerhart, CEO of Vyking.
Rigid iGaming platforms slow operators down. Vyking CEO Franz Gerhart joins next.io to explain why true platform control isn’t optional — it’s essential.
In this conversation, Franz outlines Vyking’s three-tier modular platform (Core, Edge, Flex), built to solve operator pain points: slow vendor response times, lack of customization, and limited scalability.
⏰ Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro: Meet Franz Gerhart, Founder of Vyking
01:02 - What Vyking is and the problem it solves
04:48 - The hidden cost of rigid platforms and concurrency hell
07:45 - AI hype vs. real value in iGaming platforms
12:01 - The Lego approach: Empowering operators with modular tooling
13:55 - CORE, EDGE, and FLEX: Vyking’s 3 platform models explained
16:34 - Why CORE helps new brands launch fast and stay lean
18:25 - What EDGE offers scaling operators beyond white labels
20:55 - FLEX explained: Full ownership for visionary teams
23:39 - Feature creep: A killer of focus and speed
25:35 - Can operators evolve across CORE, EDGE, and FLEX?
27:10 - Reverse integration: Giving dev teams full front and backend access
28:35 - How Vyking boosts time-to-market through open tech
30:48 - What excites Franz about the future of iGaming
32:45 - How to fix operator–platform relationships: No more silos
35:32 - Vyking’s guiding principle: Don’t be the bottleneck
37:55 - Final message: Meet Vyking at SiGMA, let’s build together
In this episode:
- Why “templates and vendor roadmaps” limit innovation
- How Vyking helps operators launch quickly — and evolve into full tech ownership
- The benefits of frontend access, modular backend, and reverse integration
- How ambitious operators can move beyond white label and turnkey solutions
- Vyking’s vision: give operators the freedom to own their product destiny.
đź”— Discover more: vyking.com
#iGaming #Vyking #PlatformControl #nextio
