<p>🎙️ <a href="https://next.io/" target="_blank">NEXT.io</a> Podcast #265 with Todd Haushalter, Chief Product Officer at Evolution.</p><p>Todd Haushalter, Chief Product Officer at Evolution, sits down for an unfiltered conversation covering everything the industry is talking about — lawsuits against Light &amp; Wonder and Playtech, why he thinks AI deepfake live dealers are &quot;dead on arrival,&quot; and what Evolution&#39;s monster 2026 game roadmap looks like.</p><p>⏰ Timestamps: </p><p>00:00 - Intro &amp; Sponsors </p><p>01:34 - Todd &amp; Pierre: back together </p><p>03:28 - Two years at Evolution: what&#39;s really changed </p><p>04:46 - Suing Light &amp; Wonder over Lightning Roulette </p><p>06:25 - The Playtech dossier: how industrial espionage works </p><p>13:55 - Is Evolution becoming a value stock? </p><p>19:12 - AI-generated games: threat or noise? </p><p>20:34 - Deepfake live dealers: why Todd calls it a catastrophic failure </p><p>36:20 - Brands vs. AI slots: who wins when games are infinite? </p><p>44:26 - The Hasbro deal and the brand-first strategy </p><p>52:19 - Competition in live casino: is the iron grip loosening? </p><p>58:48 - Aviator: the most impressive success story in iGaming </p><p>01:03:51 - Acquisition rumours and Evolution&#39;s M&amp;A strategy </p><p>01:14:01 - The $2 billion share buyback explained </p><p>01:19:18 - Cybercrime in Asia: what can actually be said </p><p>01:22:10 - European regulatory headwinds and revenue pullbacks </p><p>01:28:01 - Prediction markets: where does Evolution fit? </p><p>01:34:13- The investment case for Evolution right now </p><p>01:42:20 - Todd&#39;s 3 predictions for the next 3 years</p><p><br></p><p>🔔 SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST</p><p>Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhXvQfFm7GE&amp;list=PLo43Fota-gt1sMzujpavaGmRbTiRXETKE</p><p><br></p><p>CONNECT WITH <a href="https://next.io/">⁠NEXT.IO⁠</a></p><p>✩ Website: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbFJaRVlyLWFJS0YwUWJuTEV4bUlNTmtuOXFRd3xBQ3Jtc0tuVUpLMU9NZDNlcVllVnRVUUlCVnZSeXUyWWtGUzcxeGduMUZFek5ncmxWUEFPTDlYNFkwWklFN0RIRVlXci1udTQtOTNBTXl6c2RGMXZlb1AyY1I2aXZneUU4dUJGNEV2bjRYUG1nSURYVzVsZENkbw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fnext.io%2F&v=rhXvQfFm7GE">⁠https://next.io/⁠</a></p><p><br></p><p>This episode of <a href="https://next.io/">⁠NEXT.io⁠</a> is brought to you by:</p><p>Pragmatic Solutions – Leading iGaming platform technology</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbmNGZFcwVmRVRkozLWE0dkViX3NLQXE5d2JmUXxBQ3Jtc0trdkhZdURSN1NiU0Fyck52Q3Z4UXJNT1ZDQ2dRcEgxTUVTcTNGaUxJRjV2WnFOWVktMkJ6YTQ0WmxUUWd3RkRjcnhoQ3lTbzZETjVsOEo3b3dObnlHWXFMcV84M1pWLTJGQXNDUmVXcFFIVHd3ZEtONA&q=https%3A%2F%2Fpragmatic.solutions%2F&v=rhXvQfFm7GE">⁠https://pragmatic.solutions/⁠</a></p><p><br></p><p>Pragmatic Play – Industry-leading content provider</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbFBlWEZsa1E0TVpaWWJDaWstR3BIOEJhZGdYZ3xBQ3Jtc0tuVmNmdG9JbmlEZGtjX2tjMGZZaW41bjhVQXI3aUhETkFoMlZiOEVkODVYYmJudXRDVHpGQkFuZjVjakNPZkNkTmlOb2VoNmlsZ0psd1hqTUFwR1RuOEtDYnRTWjBtYWg3Ri0ydWduaVR6N09PalVFQQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pragmaticplay.com%2Fen%2F&v=rhXvQfFm7GE">⁠https://www.pragmaticplay.com/en/⁠</a></p><p><br></p><p>Sponsored by:</p><p>Hard Rock Games: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbXA5Y1lsbnZIekNiQXU2T0dMRE9uQ1k5Y0F0d3xBQ3Jtc0tsTWlXSWFLc0VJaFVmMWNvYUVEWU9jbU8xZTJIRGZPaUVEZTVNRjVZSHlSdDY5R3dQTjMzOG9ZS0gxb0VUNkpabUo1NHRsNllWUkRRV2RXaWx0YlB6dFpmWDhjQUZsakh3REtZTmFGR2ZnVWZTblpvNA&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hardrockgames.com%2F&v=rhXvQfFm7GE">⁠https://www.hardrockgames.com/⁠</a></p><p>Creedroomz: <a href="https://www.creedroomz.com/">⁠https://www.creedroomz.com/</a></p>