Erin-Marie Gallagher

LeoVegas outlines strategic changes for UK operations

SBC News LeoVegas outlines strategic changes for UK operations

Ahead of publishing its interim report for Q4 2019, online gambling group LeoVegas has outlined a number of strategic changes that it plans to make, which will impact its UK-facing brands and future strategy. LeoVegas has reiterated that it plans to ‘fully use economies of scale in technology, product and organisation’, and has confirmed that its planned relocation to new …

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SBC continues to grow media operation with SlotBeats addition

SBC News SBC continues to grow media operation with SlotBeats addition

SBC has continued to grow to its news network with the launch of SlotBeats, sister site to leading online and land-based casino news portal CasinoBeats.  SlotBeats is the latest addition to SBC’s expanding media operation, which includes websites that attract a monthly audience of more than 170,000 unique visitors from the gambling and sports industries, as well as the SBC …

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SBTech adds five year extension to Argyll Entertainment partnership

SBC News SBTech adds five year extension to Argyll Entertainment partnership

Multi-channel sportsbook and systems provider SBTech has secured a five-year sportsbook platform extension with Argyll Entertainment, which will allow the operator to continue its growth across the UK and Europe. Under the terms of the extension, Argyll Entertainment subsidiary Sportnation will continue to benefit from SBTech’s full gaming turnkey solution. This will be complemented by access to SBTech’s APIs, which …

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Ivan Rozić, NSoft: Driving a global expansion strategy in 2020

SBC News Ivan Rozić, NSoft: Driving a global expansion strategy in 2020

Despite a global shift towards delivering a wider digital product portfolio, retail will always play a major role in this industry writes NSoft’s Senior VP for Sales and Marketing, Ivan Rozić. Ahead of ICE London, Rozic explained to SBC the key components that make NSoft stand out from the competition, and how it has placed further global expansion high on the agenda for …

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Eamonn Wilmott departs UK Tote Group

SBC News Eamonn Wilmott departs UK Tote Group

The UK Tote Group has begun its search for a new Chairman after Eamonn Wilmott confirmed he would be stepping down from the company. Wilmott, who took control of The Tote in October 2019, was instrumental in the Together for the Tote initiative. The initiative saw The Tote team up with racecourse operator Britbet, later buying the pool betting operator …

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Digital performance drives growth for Rank Group

SBC News Digital performance drives growth for Rank Group

Rank Group has praised further growth across its digital division, with the group reporting growth in NGR and operating profit of 14% and 117% respectively. Publishing its interim results for the six months ended 31 December 2019, Rank attributed the 10% year-on-year lift in net gaming revenue (NGR) to the progress made on the group’s transformation programme. John O’Reilly, Chief …

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Genius Sports Media takes lead on Admiral Group’s sportsbook marketing campaigns

SBC News Genius Sports Media takes lead on Admiral Group's sportsbook marketing campaigns

Genius Sports Media, the publishing and advertising arm of Genius Sports, has agreed to support Admiral Group with customer engagement by launching a series of customer engagement-focused sportsbook marketing campaigns across multiple European markets. The partnership will see Admiral Group hand responsibility to Genius Sports Media for the creation, design and execution of bespoke acquisition and retention campaigns. The campaigns will …

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Betsson branches out with QLZH Foundation partnership

SBC News Betsson branches out with QLZH Foundation partnership

Online betting and gaming organisation Betsson Group has committed to planting one million trees after signing a new collaboration with the QLZH Foundation. The new agreement will see Betsson Group become the first iGaming company to be named as a ‘Tree Partner.’ Jesper Svensson, CEO for Betsson Group said, “Our operational headquarters is in Malta, and has so been for …

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Neds goes live with BetMakers Racing Channel

SBC News Neds goes live with BetMakers Racing Channel

Australia-based BetMakers Technology Group has confirmed the launch of its new customised racing channel with wagering operator Pointsbet, which has gone live across the GVC Australia-owned Neds website. BetMakers has said that the new Racing Channel is currently live streaming over 2,000 international races across six operator sites, with coverage being shown from the US, UK, Ireland, Mexico and Canada. …

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Twitter partners with UKGC to ‘support responsible advertising priorities’

SBC News Twitter partners with UKGC to 'support responsible advertising priorities'

In a bid to offer information on how to limit gambling-related content across its platform, social media giant Twitter has partnered with the UK Gambling Commission to ‘support their responsible advertising priorities.’ The guidance is expected to explain the different methods in which Twitter’s safety tools and settings can be adjusted within an individual account, which is hoped to ‘to …

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