BusinessRnD · draft v2 · built 2026-10-21 06:15 UTC
iGaming compliance & release desk
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Test it
Your best warm-network bet: one rules engine, sold to operators, studios and affiliates.Realistic: $3–7k/mo by month 6 (my estimate) · Clients for $10k/mo: ~7 at ~$1,400 · Your time: ≤1 h per client per week after month 1 (target)
See it as a product
PromoDesk (concept):open the product page. It has a live promo check against real UK rules, a rulebook across markets, real fines and ad rulings, and recent rule changes, each linked to its official source.
Test itOperator promo compliance desk$1,200–1,800/mo. Promo T&Cs, CRM copy and affiliate ads checked before launch. Score 36/45.
Test itStudio release & certification docs$1,000–1,500/mo. Rules screens, RTP text and cert checklists per market. Score 36/45.
Side betAffiliate review-site compliance$1,000–1,500/mo. Licence and bonus facts kept true. Your best fit, but the thinnest budgets. Score 35/45.
SkipCRM, player support, KYC, BrazilFunded vendors, player data, or banned outright. Scores 20–29/45.
How it works
One rules engine built from public rule texts, two front ends. Every client starts from a free sample of their own pages.
flowchart TD
R["Public rules: UKGC, ASA, MGA, Nordic regulators, GLI"] --> E["One shared rules engine plus licence-register checks"]
E --> M["Marketing side: operators and affiliates"]
E --> S["Studio side: release and certification doc templates"]
M --> P["Free sample built from their public pages"]
S --> P
P --> Q["Paid pilot"]
Q --> W["Weekly checks and rules digest"]
W --> F["Client accepts or rejects each flag"]
F -->|learns| E
Runs on the client's own Claude or Gemini seat or key. Not OpenAI, which bans real-money gambling use (OpenAI).
Your subscription only builds the desk. Full loop: How it runs.
See it:Open the mockup (a fictional operator's offer checked against UK rules).
Runtime AI costs you $0. You keep ~94% after FOP group 3 tax (5% + 1%).
Clean-operation rules
Licensed clients only. Licence numbers checked on public registers at intake.
Only their licensed markets. Brazil is hard-blocked.
Draft and check, never send. No player lists, no suppression data.
Cite, don't recall. All 10 AI assistants in a Dutch test named unlicensed casinos (iGB).
No AI people who look under 25. An affiliate's AI character cost an operator an ASA ruling (iGB).
What decides it
The big unknown: how many of your contacts hold a licence in a regulated market? Curaçao-only firms selling into unlicensed markets don't qualify.
flowchart TD
C["Your warm contact"] --> L{"Licensed in UK, Malta, Nordics, NL or Ontario?"}
L -->|Yes| Y["Eligible, for those markets only"]
L -->|Curaçao only| K["Mostly not eligible, except licence-pack work"]
L -->|No licence| N["Decline politely"]
Y --> T["25 or more eligible contacts: run the test"]
Market change
When
What it means for you
Brazil bans online betting and casino, including ads and "intermediation" (DOU)
25 Sep 2026; licences end 25 Oct
Hard-block Brazil. Brazil-facing affiliate content is now illegal.
Curaçao regulator's portal breached; licensee data published (CGA)
Dec 2025–Sep 2026; portal shut in Oct
Postponed filings will come due. Clients fear sharing documents, so keep personal data out.
UK 10x wagering cap, one product per bonus (UKGC 5.1.1), per-channel opt-ins (5.1.12)
In force (Dec 2025, per iGB)
Clear-cut checks. This is the core of the operator desk.
Less budget, but buyers now favour tools that replace staff time (iGB).
Finland opens, Denmark limits ads, EU AML rules apply (iGB)
2027
New rule packs to sell. Finland fines illegal marketing up to €1.2m.
Vendor vetting: expect security questionnaires. Answer with a one-page AI system card.
Getting paid: FOP invoice by wire or Payoneer. No USDT: a FOP can't take crypto (DPS). Payoneer's stance on gambling payers is unchecked.
The offers
R1.1
Operator promo compliance desk
What: Redlines promo T&Cs, CRM copy and affiliate creatives. Each flag cites its rule.
Price: $1,200–1,800/mo per operator group (~3 brands, 4 markets). $600 pilot month.
Why: Top score (36/45). No player data. Rightlander checks ads after publishing. Clearcast iClear pre-checks ads against the UK advertising code. Haast covers UK Gambling Commission rules and affiliate monitoring (quote-only). The open gap is multi-market bonus terms and promo copy.
First step: Scan 15 contacts' public promo pages; send each a 2-page snapshot.
R1.2
Studio release & certification desk
What: Rules screens, RTP text, per-market feature matrix and GLI-mapped cert checklist, from the design doc.
Price: $1,000–1,500/mo for up to 4 releases. Free pilot: one released game re-documented.
Why: 36/45. GLI standards are free; 300+ studios on SOFTSWISS alone. Willingness to pay unproven.
First step: Doc pack from one released game each, sent to 10 studios, Vortex network first.
R1.3
Affiliate review-site compliance
What: Licence status from registers, bonus terms from operator T&Cs, per-market lint.
Price: $1,000–1,500/mo per site network. Free 20-page audit.
Why: 35/45 and your best fit. But budgets are thin, and Google penalises mass AI pages.
First step: Audit 20 pages each for 15 licensed-market affiliates. Under 10 eligible: kill.
R1.4
Add-on: Spine and promo assets for studios
What: Promo video cuts and animated banners from the studio's Spine and art files.
Price: +$500–1,000/mo on top of R1.2.
Why: Your most unique asset, but it needs art direction (29/45 alone). Check Vortex IP first.
First step: Offer only after a studio pays for R1.2.
R1.5
Add-on: licence-pack drafting through consultants
What: AML, safer-gambling and complaints policy drafts plus a completeness check (Curaçao, Finland, EU AML 2027).
Price: $1,500/mo per consultancy.
Why: 30/45. Curaçao applications stall on missing documents, but personal files are sensitive.
First step: One free policy pack for a warm licence consultancy.
2-week test
gantt
title iGaming desk 2-week warm test
dateFormat YYYY-MM-DD
axisFormat %d %b
section Build
Warm map of your contacts :a1, 2026-10-21, 2d
UK and MGA rule pack :a2, 2026-10-21, 5d
Snapshot and audit generator :a3, 2026-10-23, 4d
section Send
15 operator snapshots :b1, 2026-10-27, 2d
15 affiliate audits :b2, 2026-10-27, 2d
10 studio doc packs :b3, 2026-10-28, 3d
section Decide
Replies and pilot invoices :c1, 2026-10-28, 7d
Go or kill :milestone, m1, 2026-11-03, 0d
Signal by 3 Nov
Go
Kill
Eligible contacts (licensed in a regulated market)
25+
under 10
Replies to ~40 samples
10+
under 5
Paid pilots ($500–600, or a studio sending a real upcoming game)
2+
0
Your time per pilot
≤1.5 h a week
over 2 h a week
Vendor vetting before a pilot can start
under 30 days
over 30 days
Adapted from the research's 3–4 week tests. The eligible-contact bar is mine.
Only 1 pilot? Extend to 17 Nov; continue only with 4+ paid pilots.
Optional: SiGMA Rome (2–5 Nov), ICE Barcelona (18–20 Jan). They cost your time.