{"podcast":{"title":"The iGaming Leader","slug":"the-igaming-leader-7100266","podcast_index_feed_id":7100266,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/the-igaming-leader","website_url":"https://www.igamingleader.com/","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/p_66xt8SvQqZJ1aZxk8F1xFxVlpsh9f4siiOobOvnIY/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9lNTg1/MTBkYjJjNjA5MTU2/ZWFkZDc3OGI4MDgx/NDRmOC5wbmc.jpg","author":"Leo Judkins, Founder - iGaming Leader Mastermind","episode_count":58,"summary":"The iGaming Leader is hosted by Leo Judkins, founder of The iGaming Leader Mastermind. Every other week, Leo sits down with Founders, C-suite executives, and VPs from across the iGaming industry for conversations you won't hear on a conference panel. The real decisions. The hard calls. What leadership actually looks like from the inside. No keynote polish. No PR answers. Just honest conversations between people who know the industry. New episodes every other Wednesday.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-22T12:17:34.597807+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-igaming-leader-7100266"},"episode":{"title":"What compliance is NOT","slug":"what-compliance-is-not","published_at":"2025-09-24T03:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-igaming-leader-7100266/what-compliance-is-not","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-igaming-leader-7100266","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/4b6ae2ee","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/4b6ae2ee/9ede3aa9.mp3","summary":"Why \"compliance\" might be the worst job title in iGaming — and what it should really be called instead. In this episode of iGaming Leader , Leo chats with Alex Henderson , VP of Compliance at Midnite and co-host of Compliance Chronicles . From financial investigations at the UK National Crime Agency to scaling compliance teams across multiple markets, Alex reveals the hidden realities of leadership in regulated industries. What You'll Discover: Why shifting from \"every customer is a criminal\" changes everything The million-dollar mistake that taught Alex his biggest leadership lesson How to build trust-based teams that can take calculated risks Real strategies for supporting teams without burning them out What to do when leadership decisions backfire publicly Why making mistakes is essential for growth (even expensive ones) This isn't your typical compliance conversation — it's raw, practical leadership advice for anyone managing teams in complex, regulated environments. 🎧 IN THIS EPISODE 00:00 – Why \"compliance\" is the worst possible name for the role 04:00 – Shifting mindset: not every customer is a criminal 07:00 – Leadership by trust: enabling teams to take risks 10:00 – When quick decisions backfire and cost millions 14:00 – Customer experience in gambling: speed dating or lost forever 15:00 – Building a compliance team from 1 to 30+ people 17:00 – Hard leadership lessons: overwork, burnout, and compassion 28:00 – Losing respect publicly and how to recover trust 36:00 – When things go wrong and you're blamed unfairly 40:00 – Handling redundancies and supporting people afterwards 44:00 – What makes a \"great leader\" and the role of mistakes 💡 KEY QUOTES FROM THIS EPISODE \"The whole role of working in compliance is protection.\" \"I'd rather go full-flat being innovati…","meta_description":"Why \"compliance\" might be the worst job title in iGaming — and what it should really be called instead. In this episode of iGaming Leader , Leo chats with…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2974,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-igaming-leader-7100266/episodes/what-compliance-is-not/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-igaming-leader-7100266/what-compliance-is-not.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}