iGaming Programmatic Display & Video Advertising That Packs A Punch

Work with specialist iGaming programmatic display and video advertising agency TBD.Media to take your player acquisition and retention to another level.

Utilising world-leading demand-side platforms (DSPs) integrated with premier sports, entertainment, and gaming publishers, we demystify the nuances of media buying. Using first-party data and compliance-first strategies, we place your casino or sportsbook brand right in front of high-value players.

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Ad Impressions Served Per Month

Ad impressions served across premium sports and entertainment inventory every month

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Avg CPA Improvement

Average CPA improvement for iGaming campaignsGrowth doesn’t come from isolated tactics. It comes from connected systems.

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Territories Covered

Territories covered across global iGaming markets

What We Do
End-to-end Programmatic Management For The iGaming Sector

What Is iGaming Programmatic Display & Video Advertising?

Put simply, programmatic display and video advertising is the automated buying of ad space on websites and apps. For iGaming brands, this means serving static images, animated HTML5, or video pre-roll adverts across premium sports news sites, live score apps, and entertainment hubs.

Whether it’s a dynamic ad featuring live odds for an upcoming football match, or a high-impact video showcasing a new slot release, programmatic allows media buyers to bid in real-time. This ensures your sports betting or casino brand secures premium placements (such as half-page banners, interstitial app ads, or large billboards) to reach targeted audiences precisely when they are most engaged.

Winning Strategies for Player Acquisition & Retention

How you measure the success of an iGaming programmatic campaign depends on where your brand is in its lifecycle. Are you looking to drive First Time Depositors (FTDs), boost your gross gaming revenue (GGR), or reactivate dormant players? From there, we work backwards to implement a cohesive strategy.

There are a range of strategies you can employ for your iGaming display or video campaign:

  • Awareness & Reach (Brand Building): Often implemented to launch a new casino brand or build hype ahead of a major sporting event (like the World Cup, Cheltenham, or the Super Bowl). The goal is maximum visibility across relevant inventory, aiming for a highly efficient CPM to establish trust and brand recall among bettors.
  • Traffic & Acquisition: Also known as ‘consideration’, this strategy hones in on high-intent audiences. We serve ads highlighting welcome offers, free spins, or deposit match bonuses to users whose browsing behaviour indicates an interest in gambling or sports. We measure success by Cost Per Click (CPC) and Cost Per Acquisition (CPA) for new registrations and FTDs.
  • Retargeting (The Low-Hanging Fruit): This strategy targets users who have visited your site but haven’t converted—for instance, a user who abandoned the registration page or hasn’t made their first deposit. By serving dynamic creative, such as a time-sensitive bonus or boosted odds, we entice them back to convert.
  • Retention & Reactivation: Once players are active, the trick is reducing churn. By targeting your existing user base with weekend reload bonuses, VIP promotions, or upcoming tournament events, you keep your brand top of mind and capture their wallet share when they are ready to play again.

Keep in mind: All of these strategies rely on a robust tracking setup, strict adherence to geo-compliance, and compelling creative. Tracking and creative implementation are the cornerstones of our iGaming programmatic campaigns at TBD.Media.

programmatic advertising dashboard

Where we activate

Through TBD.Media’s in-house DSP, we access premium iGaming inventory matched to your brand across the platforms that matter most.

Built to assist the whole funnel, not just deliver impressions

Programmatic only works when it’s grounded in data, tracking, and constant refinement, not just spend.

Test constantly

We continuously test creative, placements, and audiences to uncover what actually drives FTDs and player engagement, not just impressions.

Optimise based on data

Every decision is grounded in real-time bidding data and performance signals, ensuring campaigns improve with clarity and confidence.

Scale what works

We identify top-performing inventory and audiences, doubling down while cutting spend on underperforming placements to maximise return.

Align with your wider funnel

We tailor strategy to where your brand sits in its lifecycle , whether that’s driving FTDs, boosting GGR, or reactivating dormant players, so campaigns connect with your broader acquisition and retention goals.

Premium iGaming Inventory & Placements

Through TBD.Media’s in-house DSP, we access an abundance of inventory perfectly suited to iGaming operators. Whether you want to appear on top-tier sports publishers like The Athletic, ESPN, or Racing Post, or achieve maximum global eyeballs on high-traffic apps, we match your brand with the right inventory:

  • Web/Mobile/In-App: Live score apps and sports news sites are prime real estate for sportsbooks, while entertainment and casual gaming apps are highly effective for casino brands. We optimise for the best-performing formats, including high-impact web billboards and full-page in-app interstitials.
  • Viewability & Compliance: We ensure your ads are actually seen by utilising above-the-fold placements. Crucially for iGaming, we utilise strict age-gating (18+ / 21+ targeting) and geo-fencing technologies to ensure your campaigns are fully compliant with local regulations (e.g., UKGC, MGA, or US state-level rules).
  • Pre-roll/Mid-Stream Video: With video consumption at an all-time high, placing skippable or non-skippable pre-roll ads before sports highlights or entertainment clips is an incredible way to capture attention and showcase your platform’s UI or latest game releases.

From full-funnel strategy, DSP setup, and creative production, to compliance-first geo-fencing and age-gating, TBD.Media, an in-house DSP operator, can assist with launching or scaling your iGaming programmatic display and video campaigns.

Amplify Your Brand With Multiple Touchpoints

iGaming Programmatic FAQ’s

You have questions, we have the answers.

No. While iGaming is heavily reliant on affiliates and paid search, display and video is an awareness and assist medium. Relying on post-view attribution, it acts much like TV advertising but with granular measurement, feeding the top of your funnel and assisting your ‘last click’ affiliate and PPC conversions.

Given the flexible nature of this channel, you don’t need millions to get started. However, because the iGaming space is highly competitive, you will want to generate a substantial volume of impressions over a sustained period to see a tangible impact on registrations and FTDs.

Yes! We’ve worked with numerous iGaming clients who’ve seen a massive uptake in organic and direct brand searches as a direct result of programmatic campaigns. Furthermore, it is one of the most effective ways to reactivate dormant players at a lower CPA than acquiring new ones.

Just send us an email enquiry by contacting us via the button below. Let us know your target markets (GEOs), your licensing, and your goals (Sportsbook vs Casino), and we’ll set up a strategic meeting.

Our Approach

How We Drive Performance.

Data-Led Strategy

Every campaign begins with identifying the channels and audiences that drive opportunity.

Scalable Campaigns

We build marketing programmes designed to grow alongside your business.

Continuous Optimisation

Campaigns are constantly refined to improve performance and maximise return.

True Partnership

We work as an extension of your team, aligning strategy with your commercial goals.

Real Results, Real Partnerships

What Clients Say About Working With Us

We work closely with brands to drive measurable growth, not just deliver outputs. The results speak for themselves. From scaling acquisition to improving performance across channels, our clients trust us to deliver work that actually moves the needle.

Their affiliate and paid media teams worked with us in a clear, simple and transparent way, helping us make informed decisions while delivering against tight deadlines during one of the most important periods in the UK sporting calendar.

Rory Fairfax
Head of Brand & Content – Fitzdares

We were really impressed with the level of detail that TBD.Media provided, as it gave us a great insight into how tactical these campaigns can be. They really thought about our audience, budget, and overall brand awareness objectives.

Jon Bowden
Head of Marketing – PlayStar

Without a doubt the best agency I have had the pleasure of working with. Everyone in the team is very professional, always quick to respond and the work they produce continues to go above and beyond.

Brianna Burkett
Digital Marketing Manager – Tabcorp

We ran a trial with TBD.Media initially. That was two years ago and they are still our exclusive digital agency leading from the front with superior support, strategic thinking and consistently hitting targets

Rob Smith
Head of Marketing – Rhino Entertainment

We place a large emphasis on building high-value commercial relationships with the right people, and the TBD.Media teams deep industry expertise, professionalism and collaborative nature has ensured our partnerships to date have delivered consistently excellent results.

James Brotherton
Director of Sales – Gambling.com

TBD.Media has an outstanding grasp on affiliates and digital marketing and quite frankly we’d be lost without them. The team have been a pleasure to work with and the affiliate program has far exceeded our expectations delivering each milestone on time and on budget.

Tristan Wootton
Director of Growth – Fitzdares

Top-performing, customer-focused, data-driven agency. Friendly team who deliver excellent client service.

Simon Frazer
Head of Digital Marketing – betr