There’s no shortage of businesses in the free-to-play space, but Tally’s focus on data – perhaps influenced by its top executives’ time spent outside of gambling – makes it stand out. Fresh off a $4m funding round led by Acies Investments, Daniel O'Boyle speaks to CEO Brad Vettesse and COO Rupert Huelsey about the business.
There are some tried-and-tested business models for free-to-play betting-related games to bring in money without taking any real bets.
Some products offer paid unlockables, such as features or extra credits, which players can use real money to access.
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Others exist as as entertainment in itself, usually used as a way to keep players coming back to betting sites, acting more as a piece of acquisition or retention software for operators.
But perhaps not enough attention has been given to the typical business model of most free-to-use products and services these days: gathering customer data.
So, is this type of data still a mostly untapped reso..