Stockholm-listed Kindred Group Plc has confirmed that long-term executive Ebba Ljungerud has departed the firm’s senior management team. A Kindred executive since 2010, Ljungerud has served the Stockholm enterprise in a number of leadership roles including Chief Product Officer of Unibet, Managing Director of Maria Gaming and most recently as Kindred Chief Commercial Officer (2016-2018). Ljungerud has announced that she …

Publishing its H1 2018 interim results, an enlarged LeoVegas AB declares record revenue and earnings, as the online gambling group benefits from marketing efficiencies and savings implemented during the trading period.   Integrating the new assets of Royal Panda and Rocket X, LeoVegas reports a 76% increase in H1 2018 corporate revenues to €165 million (€94 million) Through strategic M&A, …

Last year, Stoke-based bookmaker bet365 dominated the annual SBC Awards, walking away with three gongs – Football Bookmaker of the Year, Mobile Bookmaker of the Year and for the fourth year running, Bookmaker of the Year. SBC asked bet365 marketing team how the firm continues to excel… ___________________ SBC: You scooped three awards at last year’s SBC Awards, including the much …

New industry technology incumbent Mobilt (Mobilt.io) is set to bolster its Senior Management Team with the appointment of Michael Rasmussen as Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). Rasmussen joins with immediate effect from his former role as Head of Global Marketing & PR at Marathonbet. A seasoned industry executive with experience in all core functions of industry marketing (affiliates, acquisition and CRM), Rasmussen …

MGM Resorts International announces its second major partnership of the week, confirming that its has secured a ‘first of a kind’ sports betting arrangement with National Basketball Association (NBA). NBA Chief Commissioner Adam Silver and MGM Resorts President & CEO Jim Murren announced the partnership this afternoon in New York city. For the first time, the NBA will open its …

FTSE250 gambling technology group Playtech Plc has confirmed the departure of Paul Hewitt as a corporate non-executive director. A veteran in corporate financing Hewitt joined the FTSE enterprise in 2015, advising Playtech governance and leadership on capital structures, large-scale growth planning and M&A strategies. Hewitt is set to join the board of UK consumer finance and insurance group Provident Financial …

The merger of CrownBet and William Hill Australia, formed under the majority ownership of Toronto TSX-listed The Stars Group Inc has led to the upcoming relaunch of ‘BetEasy’. Under the leadership of Australian industry veteran Matt Tripp, BetEasy will seek to become the leading player in the much-changed Australian online betting sector. Tripp had previously operated legacy online betting brand …

Nasdaq-listed industry technology group, Scientific Games Corporation (SGC) has confirmed that it will act as lead sportsbook provider for Caesars Entertainment properties in the states of New Jersey and Mississippi. The partnership will SGC launch its OpenBet sports betting systems across Caesars’ Atlantic City, Gulf Coast, and Tunica properties in July and August of 2018. SGC governance informs investors that …

Facebook has become the latest US tech giant to confirm that it will comply with the approved mandate of the new Italian coalition government’s ‘Dignity Decree’. Updating its Italian advertising terms and conditions, Facebook states that it will no longer accept adverts, promotions, pages, Instagram accounts and apps that promote or facilitate online gambling. “Pursuant to recent legislative developments, our …

As Italy’s parliament debates the approved mandate of the Lega-5Star ‘Dignity Decree’, implementing a blanket ban on sports betting advertising and sponsorship, the European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) has detailed its support for Italian industry trade body – LOGiCO’s stance against the proposal. Teaming up with LOGiCO, the EGBA has sent a joint letter to Italian MPs ‘expressing significant …