Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 6 hours ago
🎙 NEXT.io Podcast #255 with Valentina Diaco, Founder at Profit Matches.
AI has officially moved beyond hype. In 2025, it’s reshaping iGaming in real, tangible ways — from CRM and engagement to compliance, marketing, content creation, safe gambling, and game development.
In this episode, Valentina Diaco, one of the industry's most respected marketing and AI strategists, breaks down 10 AI companies that are already transforming iGaming today.
⏰ Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
00:09 - Sponsors message
01:55 - Welcoming Valentina & Profit Matches
04:38 - What AI Match is and why she built it
05:46 - Where AI in iGaming stands today
08:58 - AI: the real value is what you do with it
11:03 - Why AI fails in companies
12:16 - AI-to-AI economy & the future of data infrastructure
15:00 - AI agents & conversational interfaces
17:56 - The 10 AI companies reshaping iGaming
18:55 - Golden Whale: AI for UA, retention & bonus orchestration
23:26 - Field Stream AI: profitability engine for marketers
27:37 - Text.com AI: customer support & proactive assistance
33:01 - Let’s .IO: regulatory intelligence for compliance
37:57 - Gamblitude: AI-powered BI & data warehouse
41:44 - MaxFusion: AI content & UGC generation
46:33 - Mindway AI: responsible gambling detection
50:46 - InsidePlay.AI: conversational betting assistant
53:23 - Xenia AI: game development & personalisation
56:14 - Bettor Faster AI: development & automation agency
58:06 - Why companies resist AI adoption
01:00:02 - Biggest blockers: lack of capacity & too many tools
01:06:47 - The real cultural barrier
01:10:02 - The future: smaller, smarter, AI-native companies
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This episode of NEXT.io is brought to you by:
Pragmatic Solutions – Leading iGaming platform technology.
https://pragmatic.solutions/
Pragmatic Play – Industry-leading content provider.
pragmaticplay.com/en
Sponsored by:
Creedroomz - creedroomz.com
🎙 NEXT.io Podcast #255 with Valentina Diaco, Founder at Profit Matches.
AI has officially moved beyond hype. In 2025, it’s reshaping iGaming in real, tangible ways — from CRM and engagement to compliance, marketing, content creation, safe gambling, and game development.
In this episode, Valentina Diaco, one of the industry's most respected marketing and AI strategists, breaks down 10 AI companies that are already transforming iGaming today.
⏰ Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
00:09 - Sponsors message
01:55 - Welcoming Valentina & Profit Matches
04:38 - What AI Match is and why she built it
05:46 - Where AI in iGaming stands today
08:58 - AI: the real value is what you do with it
11:03 - Why AI fails in companies
12:16 - AI-to-AI economy & the future of data infrastructure
15:00 - AI agents & conversational interfaces
17:56 - The 10 AI companies reshaping iGaming
18:55 - Golden Whale: AI for UA, retention & bonus orchestration
23:26 - Field Stream AI: profitability engine for marketers
27:37 - Text.com AI: customer support & proactive assistance
33:01 - Let’s .IO: regulatory intelligence for compliance
37:57 - Gamblitude: AI-powered BI & data warehouse
41:44 - MaxFusion: AI content & UGC generation
46:33 - Mindway AI: responsible gambling detection
50:46 - InsidePlay.AI: conversational betting assistant
53:23 - Xenia AI: game development & personalisation
56:14 - Bettor Faster AI: development & automation agency
58:06 - Why companies resist AI adoption
01:00:02 - Biggest blockers: lack of capacity & too many tools
01:06:47 - The real cultural barrier
01:10:02 - The future: smaller, smarter, AI-native companies
🔔 SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST
Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/409DefE06IKPhZzhDIDpH3?si=bf60dedab34e45bc
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/next-io-podcast/id1515442333
CONNECT WITH NEXT.IO
✩ Website - next.io
This episode of NEXT.io is brought to you by:
Pragmatic Solutions – Leading iGaming platform technology.
https://pragmatic.solutions/
Pragmatic Play – Industry-leading content provider.
pragmaticplay.com/en
Sponsored by:
Creedroomz - creedroomz.com
