https://luminbrane.com/blog/ What the lab is learning: building Pitbot.AI, Portico Play and Whiteboard, and product, AI and compliance in iGaming. en-gb https://luminbrane.com/blog/building-the-ukgc-net-position-and-session-clock/ https://luminbrane.com/blog/building-the-ukgc-net-position-and-session-clock/ Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Net position (RTS 2E) and elapsed time (RTS 13C) apply to all casino games except peer-to-peer poker. Here is how a product team builds them: the session definition, the placement, the ownership split and the questions to ask before the sprint. https://luminbrane.com/blog/the-office-has-wheels-now/ https://luminbrane.com/blog/the-office-has-wheels-now/ Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Four people, a fleet of AI agents, one Mac, two remote machines, an RV, Mimmi and a dog called Jana. On trust, fun, and almost not knowing where you are. https://luminbrane.com/blog/on-the-road-to-iso-27001/ https://luminbrane.com/blog/on-the-road-to-iso-27001/ Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT We're preparing for ISO 27001 with help from Vanta and Workstreet. The pen test went great. The surprise was the office door: we had no visitor log, so we built an iPhone and Mac app for it in an afternoon. https://luminbrane.com/blog/we-built-our-own-whiteboard/ https://luminbrane.com/blog/we-built-our-own-whiteboard/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Our designer needed better structure on our work, and in less than a day he built a shared post-it board we now use daily. Now it is free for your team too. https://luminbrane.com/blog/i-see-the-whole-thing-first/ https://luminbrane.com/blog/i-see-the-whole-thing-first/ Fri, 18 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Last week I shipped a spell battle people keep calling AAA, and an AI typed most of the code. Here is what it could not do, and why that makes the design eye the whole product. https://luminbrane.com/blog/introducing-portico-play/ https://luminbrane.com/blog/introducing-portico-play/ Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT We have built a product of our own. Portico Play Promos is a set of branded promotional games for casinos, sportsbooks and affiliates, and the first casino integration starts this month. https://luminbrane.com/blog/the-mock-got-cheap/ https://luminbrane.com/blog/the-mock-got-cheap/ Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT AI made mockups nearly free. Agreeing on them didn’t get any easier, and that turns out to be the whole problem. https://luminbrane.com/blog/welcome-maeve-and-argus/ https://luminbrane.com/blog/welcome-maeve-and-argus/ Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Our agent team is six now. Maeve fields support and keeps the docs honest, Argus watches the alerts at three in the morning, and everyone else's job changed too. https://luminbrane.com/blog/bonus-abuse-control-after-the-ukgcs-10x-cap/ https://luminbrane.com/blog/bonus-abuse-control-after-the-ukgcs-10x-cap/ Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT The UKGC's 10x wagering cap removed operators' main bonus-abuse lever. Here's how product teams should redesign controls around game weighting, bet caps and explicit ownership instead. https://luminbrane.com/blog/single-wallet-for-casino-and-sportsbook-what-it-costs/ https://luminbrane.com/blog/single-wallet-for-casino-and-sportsbook-what-it-costs/ Thu, 13 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT A single wallet looks simple from the player's side, but merging the ledger forces you to rebuild bonus contribution logic and doesn't remove a single regulatory reporting obligation. https://luminbrane.com/blog/certification-needs-its-own-lane-on-your-roadmap/ https://luminbrane.com/blog/certification-needs-its-own-lane-on-your-roadmap/ Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Certification isn't a task to slot into the launch sprint. It needs its own lane on the roadmap, running in parallel from the moment the math model is frozen. https://luminbrane.com/blog/feature-flags-dont-make-an-update-minor/ https://luminbrane.com/blog/feature-flags-dont-make-an-update-minor/ Wed, 08 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Toggling a change off behind a flag feels like a safe deploy. UKGC's Annex A doesn't see it that way, and neither should your rollout backlog. https://luminbrane.com/blog/where-the-ukgcs-fra-check-belongs-in-your-deposit-flow/ https://luminbrane.com/blog/where-the-ukgcs-fra-check-belongs-in-your-deposit-flow/ Fri, 19 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT The financial risk assessment check belongs inside the deposit event, not as a separate screen bolted onto checkout. Here's where it sits, what state the account is in while it runs, and how to instrument the small share of players it touches. https://luminbrane.com/blog/building-with-agents/ https://luminbrane.com/blog/building-with-agents/ Sun, 07 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Not autocomplete, not a chatbot. Four AI colleagues with names, jobs, and guardrails, working in the same Slack we do. https://luminbrane.com/blog/product-prioritization-rice-ice-okr-framework-guide/ https://luminbrane.com/blog/product-prioritization-rice-ice-okr-framework-guide/ Fri, 30 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT Learn proven prioritization frameworks like RICE, ICE, and SWJF from 20+ years of product leadership. Master data-driven decision-making for product portfolios. https://luminbrane.com/blog/2026-ux-tools-what-works-and-why/ https://luminbrane.com/blog/2026-ux-tools-what-works-and-why/ Thu, 08 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT Luminbranes Senior UX Manager - Shiva, share her view on what is important to think of when it comes to UX testing in 2026 and what tools one should use. https://luminbrane.com/blog/only-store-what-you-really-need/ https://luminbrane.com/blog/only-store-what-you-really-need/ Wed, 26 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT A Strategic Approach to Postgres Performance, Tuning Tips – Part 1 https://luminbrane.com/blog/product-strategy-for-complete-products-components-and-features/ https://luminbrane.com/blog/product-strategy-for-complete-products-components-and-features/ Wed, 12 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT Learn how to build a product strategy that connects vision, objectives, UX insights and roadmaps so product owners and product managers ship features that truly move the business. https://luminbrane.com/blog/f-retagarna/ https://luminbrane.com/blog/f-retagarna/ Thu, 28 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT Starting and running a business in Sweden is both rewarding and demanding. Behind every great product or service lies a layer of legal structures, financial planning, contracts, employee questions, customer dialogues — and more administration than most people expect. https://luminbrane.com/blog/q3-planning-done-right-for-keep-social/ https://luminbrane.com/blog/q3-planning-done-right-for-keep-social/ Sat, 19 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT At Luminbrane, we believe in setting bold goals and hitting them. We believe in clarity and alignment. That’s why we kicked off our Q3 planning for Keep.Social together with our trusted partners at Combination in Gothenburg. https://luminbrane.com/blog/luminbrane-strengthens-engineering-expertise/ https://luminbrane.com/blog/luminbrane-strengthens-engineering-expertise/ Tue, 10 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT We’re proud to announce that Rikard Schönbeck and Luan Nguyen have officially joined Luminbrane, bringing with them world-class technical expertise and further reinforcing our commitment to building scalable, high-performing digital products from the ground up. https://luminbrane.com/blog/make-ux-research-impactful/ https://luminbrane.com/blog/make-ux-research-impactful/ Tue, 03 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT Shiva share a few personal reflections on one of the core themes of the UX360 conference in Berline: how UX research can better support decision-making. https://luminbrane.com/blog/a-partnership-between-luminbrane-and-the-derivco-group/ https://luminbrane.com/blog/a-partnership-between-luminbrane-and-the-derivco-group/ Sat, 31 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT We are thrilled to announce a strategic partnership between Luminbrane and Derivco, a global leader in iGaming software development. https://luminbrane.com/blog/luminbrane-supercharges-end-to-end-product-expertise-welcoming-ui-ux-leaders-richard-k-rstr-m-and-shiva-chavoshian/ https://luminbrane.com/blog/luminbrane-supercharges-end-to-end-product-expertise-welcoming-ui-ux-leaders-richard-k-rstr-m-and-shiva-chavoshian/ Fri, 23 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT We’re incredibly excited to announce a major enhancement to the Luminbrane team! We are thrilled to welcome two highly accomplished design leaders: Richard Kårström and Shiva Chavoshian. https://luminbrane.com/blog/mastering-product-strategy/ https://luminbrane.com/blog/mastering-product-strategy/ Mon, 05 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT Earlier in March I, Marcus Adolfsson, founder of Luminbrane, had the incredible opportunity to participate in the Product Peoples’ Product Leaders Breakfast, held at the inspiring Cisco offices in Stockholm. What an enriching morning it was!