Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 days ago

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🎙️ NEXT.io Spotlight | OneHazel's Keith Zammit on Winning NEXT Pitch & Solving iGaming's Integration Backlog Problem

Recorded at NEXT Summit Valletta, Keith Zammit, Founder & CEO of OneHazel — and winner of the NEXT Pitch competition — joins us fresh off the stage to explain the problem he's spent the last year building a solution for.

You've signed the deal. Your lawyers, your sales team, everyone's celebrating. Then your tech team tells you there's a six-month backlog. That deal goes cold. Keith knows that story well — and OneHazel is his answer to it.

⏰ Timestamps:
00:16 - Introduction: Keith Zammit
00:36 - What it took to win: preparation, strategy & staying calm
02:35 - The problem OneHazel solves: integration backlogs killing deals
04:36 - How OneHazel works: AI agents, human-in-the-loop & 10-minute integrations
06:42 - The NEXT Pitch prize package & what's next for OneHazel
07:42 - Why trust is the biggest challenge for iGaming startups
08:53 - Where Keith's passion for the industry comes from
10:13 - AI, responsible gambling & why iGaming is a testing ground for wider innovation

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