Chris Murphy

Chris has written about the gaming industry in the UK and globally since 1990 as a reporter and editor at Coinslot International, Coinslot Review and EuroSlot magazines. He has covered some of the biggest stories in virtually every segment of the business, including the overhaul of the UK Gambling Act 2005 which transpired to be one of the most turbulent periods in gaming history for British operators and manufacturers of pay-to-play gaming products. Prior to joining SBC Global, Chris worked at Novomatic UK as media & communications manager with PR responsibility for several high profile brands including Astra Games, Bell-Fruit Games, Gamestec, Playnation, and RLMS Sales.

AffPapa welcomes the industry at second iGaming Club event in London

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Igaming directory AffPapa has announced this week that its second iGaming Club event will take place on February 8, 2023 in London. Following on from its debut launch in Amsterdam, this year’s iGaming Club is back with another exclusive gathering aimed at bringing together the global online gambling community under one roof. Taking place at the capital’s De Vere Grand …

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Metric Gaming’s Marc Thomas: delivering ‘an unmatched racing product’

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With the ink barely dry on its latest deal with RacebookHQ, Metric Gaming is already looking forward to a fruitful collaboration that will deliver a higher yield for operators, enhance retention and revolutionise the way stakeholders can perform. Marc Thomas, CCO of Metric, explains all in this SBC exclusive. You recently announced a strategic partnership between Metric and RacebookHQ (RBHQ); …

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Metric Gaming and Racebook HQ agree global strategic partnership

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Sports betting and sportsbook platform supplier Metric Gaming has entered into a new strategic partnership this week with racing provider Racebook HQ to supply B2B managed trading services on a global scale. In a statement, Metric said it will offer Racebook HQ’s “best-of-breed pricing, risk management and player profiling across horse racing, greyhounds, trotting and harness racing”. Racebook HQ, backed …

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Sportradar agrees paid social media deal with Kindred Group using ad:s platform

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Global sports technology firm Sportradar has agreed a new deal with igaming operator Kindred Group this week for the provision of paid social media advertising. The aim of the collaboration is to boost customer acquisition through the former’s ad:s multi-channel performance marketing platform. Under the terms of the deal Sportradar will assist the global digital entertainment brand in growing its …

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Sportradar selected by NHL to power revamped NHL.TV OTT service

SBC News Sportradar selected by NHL to power revamped NHL.TV OTT service

Sports technology firm Sportradar has been selected by the NHL to power a refreshed NHL.TV, the league’s direct-to-consumer international OTT subscription service available to hockey fans in more than 120 countries and territories outside of the US and Canada.  Under the terms of the collaboration, which coincides with the start of the 2022-23 NHL season, Sportradar will deliver its OTT …

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Glitnor Group’s David Flynn: celebrating strong growth across the board

SBC News Glitnor Group’s David Flynn: celebrating strong growth across the board

Glitnor Group CEO David Flynn shared his experience of growing the firm’s affiliate business during the recent SBC Barcelona Summit, while talking more about prospects for the group in new markets. Looking first at market plans, he noted that the group as a whole is already active in most jurisdictions. “Our affiliation business for example – Latin America is a …

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Sportradar: More to being a tech partner than a sophisticated stack

SBC News Sportradar: More to being a tech partner than a sophisticated stack

The SBC Summit Barcelona is well underway, with Sportradar’s CEO Carsten Koerl and others appearing on panels and as keynote speakers at the event, discussing technological developments in sports betting.  Dalraj Bahia is Managing Director of Operations within the firm’s Betting & Gaming vertical. Working alongside Sportradar’s Chief Product Officer, Dalraj manages a global team to lead and develop a …

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NetShop ISP: achieve ultra-low latency for online casino and sports betting platforms

SBC News NetShop ISP: achieve ultra-low latency for online casino and sports betting platforms

Stefano Sordini, CEO of data centre services and server hosting provider NetShop ISP, offers his insight into how igaming platforms can achieve the ultra-low latency that is crucial for an optimal user experience to ultimately grow traffic, and thus increase revenue. There is no doubt that latency destroys interactivity, with igaming operators relying on high-end technologies and sophisticated infrastructure to …

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Delasport: Is your sports betting operation ready for the 2022 World Cup?

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Sports betting tech solutions provider Delasport looks ahead to the 2022 World Cup and shares some useful insights on how to acquire new recreational bettors, while retaining them throughout the tournament and beyond. To say that the world cup is a major sporting event would be an understatement. More than 3.5 billion people (or about half of the world’s population) …

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Delasport on data in igaming: the power of understanding

SBC News Delasport on data in igaming: the power of understanding

Igaming software solutions provider Delasport unlocks the immense power and potential of big data and how operators in the igaming and sportsbook sectors can use it to their best advantage. Big data is a part of every major global industry with incredible amounts of incoming information being collected and analyzed at unprecedented rates. The igaming business is no different, and …

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