The newly-rebranded Greyhound Board of Great Britain (GBGB) has pledged to continue directing at least 75% of the funding it receives from the betting industry towards animal welfare, as detailed in its first year update. Earlier in the year, a number of the industry’s bookmakers agreed to voluntarily set aside funds to go towards greyhound racing. Betfred, Paddypower Betfair, Sky …
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Industry figureheads and wider health and education stakeholders gathered in May to discuss whether ‘the gambling industry is giving players enough control?’ at the most recent meeting of the Parliamentary All Party Betting and Gaming Group –APBGG – (7 May 2019). The subject matter was discussed by Sarah Hanratty, Chief Executive Officer at the Senet Group; Damon De Ionno, Managing …
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Sweden’s Svenska Spel has inked a new partnership with the Swedish Handball Federation (SHF) which will see the operator provide educational initiatives to players regarding the impact that match-fixing can have. The initiative, launched last year, delivers workshops to a number of the country’s senior male and female teams, in addition to a number of junior sides. “As a partner …
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Sweden’s Spelinspektionen has strengthened its fight against money laundering and terrorist financing after agreeing to team up with sixteen of the country’s authorities to introduce new protocols to combat corruption. Arising from the results of a new national risk assessment to identify and assess Swedish authorities’ challenges in the area, it has since been emphasised by the authorities that it …
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UK bookmaker Betfred has confirmed that it has been chosen as the new primary sponsor for the upcoming Vitality Netball World Cup, which is set to take place in Liverpool next month. The high-profile partnership for Betfred marks the operator’s continued growth to its sports sponsorship network, with the Vitality Netball World Cup already reporting that its ticket sales recently …
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Following the rebranding of the International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA) last week, Swedish betting operator AB Trav och Galopp (ATG) has been named as the first operator to join the association. ATG has joined the integrity association as it moves to bolster its global monitoring and alert platform to cover approximately 50 international online and retail betting brands. Magnus Lunner, …
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UK gambling operator Stanleybet Group has strengthened its B2B subsidiary, Magellan Robotech, through the appointment of Christian Maglia as its new chief commercial officer (CCO). Maglia joins the operator having developed a wealth of international experiences throughout his career having previously held the position of sales director of the Italian market at Sportradar, and head of sales for Betgames tv, …
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Romania’s largest sportsbook operator, Superbet, has confirmed that it has signed a new multi-year deal with Betgenius which is set to become the operator’s new in-play trading partner. The long-term deal will see Betgenius offer its live-betting products to Superbet, covering a wide range of sports markets including football, basketball and volleyball, across both its online and retail platforms. Vlad …
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Sky Betting & Gaming has collaborated with Leeds-based charity Lighthouse Futures Trust to create a new approach which will see the duo help boost technical talent and increase employability for young adults with autism across the city. As part of the new programme, Sky Betting & Gaming has rolled out its ‘coding for beginners’ initiative which has already been proven …
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The Racing Post’s sports brand, Intellr, has launched a new in-play football product which is due to bring match analysis to fans by using advanced algorithms and live bookmaker odds. The flagship football product is set to monitor 38 different data points, once an on-field event occurs this triggers the algorithm to analyse statistical data records that have been backed …
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