Podbit · The iGaming Leader
Savvas grew up on a council estate in Birmingham and stumbled into iGaming through an affiliate bingo site. When white-label software providers refused to build features he needed, he stopped asking and started building — funding MrQ's development entirely from affiliate revenues until launch in August 2018.
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The episode opens with a pre-roll montage of highlights from the conversation ahead — sharp takes on the UK gambling tax, leadership philosophy, and product innovation — before Leo Judkins formally introduces himself as founder of iGaming Leader Mastermind. He thanks episode sponsor SumSub, a full-cycle verification platform used by top iGaming operators for onboarding, AML and fraud prevention, then sets the scene for the conversation with Savvas Fellas. Leo paints Savvas as a founder who embodies his brand: opinionated, direct, and unafraid to call out the industry's shortcomings. He notes he first encountered Savvas on stage at the Power 50 event, where the man's presence made a clear impression. The tone is set for an honest, no-spin conversation about what it actually takes to build a challenger brand in one of the most regulated industries in the world.
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