{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The iGaming Leader","title":"The Founder Who Got Tired of Gambling's Bullshit. So He Built Something Better.","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/a09e09d4\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2686,"description":"In this episode of the iGaming Leader Podcast, Leo sits down with Savvas Fellas, founder and CEO of MrQ, the bootstrap challenger brand that decided the UK gambling industry's nonsense had gone on long enough.Growing up on a council estate in Birmingham, Savvas built his way into iGaming through SEO, affiliates, and white-label operations before a simple question changed everything: why is the player experience still so bad? In 2018, he launched MrQ with no external funding, no wagering requirements, no smoke and mirrors, just a product built on the belief that players deserve better. The conversation covers how he scaled to 200 people, why building the right C-suite nearly broke him, how MrQ responded to the UK's 40% gambling tax shock, and why he believes the next frontier of real money entertainment is shared, synchronous, and nothing like a slot machine.Guest BioSavvas Fellas is the founder and CEO of MrQ and Lindar Media. Starting out in digital marketing and affiliate SEO in London, he identified the gaps in the player experience from both sides of the fence before deciding to build his own platform from scratch.MrQ launched in 2018 as a fully bootstrapped, UK-focused online casino built around fairness and transparency: no fees, no wagering requirements, no complexity. Under Savvas's leadership, MrQ has grown into one of the UK's fastest-rising gaming brands, backed by partnerships with Watford FC, the World Snooker Tour, UFC, and boxing with Queensbury and DAZN.Key Topics Discussed00:00 – \"How hard can it be?\" The frustration that started MrQ.05:00 – Running both sides of the fence as advertiser and affiliate publisher.09:00 – MrQ's six core values and how they shape every interview.11:00 – The secret sauce: mission, vision, and values as a decision-making framework.13:00 – Shiny objects and one-way door decisions: staying focused when everything is calling.18:00 – The C-suite problem: why building the right leadership team took eight years.24:00 – \"What...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/yqvdFvcfDiDCUT_op0gUBWr9w0nodzeeimRJmH0xYVI/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9lNTg1/MTBkYjJjNjA5MTU2/ZWFkZDc3OGI4MDgx/NDRmOC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}