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‘Recapture the Crown’…GVC rebrands & redevelops PartyCasino’s legacy proposition

SBC News ‘Recapture the Crown’...GVC rebrands & redevelops PartyCasino's legacy proposition

FTSE-listed GVC Holdings has today unveiled the rebrand and proposition makeover for its flagship online casino asset PartyCasino (PartyCasino.com), as the operator seeks to bring back the glory days to its legacy brand. Issuing a press release, GVC management stated PartyCasino wanted to ‘recapture its crown’ as the most popular destination for online casino players. The full makeover has seen …

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Gamble Gone Wrong! Bookmakers readjust UK political markets following stunning Snap Election results

SBC News Gamble Gone Wrong! Bookmakers readjust UK political markets following stunning Snap Election results

Bookmakers have moved to readjust their political betting markets, following the stunning results of the 8 June UK Snap General Election, which has been branded the ‘biggest miscalculation’ in modern UK political history. Last April PM Theresa May called for a June Snap Election, in order to increase her Parliamentary majority as the Conservative Government headed for crucial Brexit negotiations …

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‘Speed & Smarts’ Usain Bolt joins Team PokerStars

SBC News 'Speed & Smarts' Usain Bolt joins Team PokerStars

Amaya Inc online poker subsidiary PokerStars, has announced Usain Bolt, the world greatest sprint athlete as its new Brand Ambassador. This weekend Bolt announced joining Team PokerStars’ marketing initiative ‘Im All-in’ via his Facebook Page. Bolt, an eight-time Olympic gold medallist, issued a challenge to Team PokerStars comedian and actor Kevin Hart who joined the poker room as an ambassador …

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Tributes paid to Dewsbury bookmaking legend George Carrigill

SBC News Tributes paid to Dewsbury bookmaking legend George Carrigill

Betting industry tributes have been paid to bookmaker George Carrigill, who passed away last Thursday following a short illness. Aged 84, Carrigill was the founder of Dewsbury (West Yorkshire) based independent bookmaker ‘Carrigill’s Betting Centres’, a business he had first started in 1954 with the £300 his father had left him. Carrigill was one of the first UK businessmen to …

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Ganapati Malta opens ‘Ganalogics’ Bucharest tech-hub

SBC News Ganapati Malta opens 'Ganalogics' Bucharest tech-hub

Industry high-definition games developer Ganapati Malta has announced that it has set-up a tech-hub office in Bucharest Romania under its development arm Ganalogics SRL, which was registered as a business earlier this year. The Bucharest hub will support the ongoing development projects of the firm’s lead tech office in Tallin Estonia, which Ganapati management has has doubled in size in …

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Rush Street Gaming appoints Mark Lunter as new marketing lead

SBC News Rush Street Gaming appoints Mark Lunter as new marketing lead

Issuing a market update, Chicago-based US casino operator Rush Street Gaming has confirmed the appointment of Mark Lunter as its new Chief Marketing Officer. A casino marketing veteran, Lunter joins Rush Street from market competitor Caesars Entertainment, where he served as Regional Vice President of Marketing for Caesars Eastern US properties (Baltimore, Philadelphia and Tunica). Lunter has also held marketing leadership …

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TeamFA appoints e3creative Manchester as website redevelopment lead

SBC News TeamFA appoints e3creative Manchester as website redevelopment lead

Checkd Media the operating company of leading UK sports betting portal TeamFA has confirmed that it has appointed Manchester-based digital creative agency e3creative to develop and design its new TeamFA website. Following an agency tender process, Checkd management selected e3creative to lead the redevelopment of the TeamFA website, with a view to gain optimal user experience and cross convergence throughout …

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Ladbrokes Coral integrates Hexagon property management software

SBC News Ladbrokes Coral integrates Hexagon property management software

FTSE-listed Ladbrokes Coral Group has announced that it will integrate retail property management Hexagon software across its network of UK betting shops. Hexagon is a global provider of enterprise applications for commercial property management. The agreement will see its LandMark 4 solution integrated across Ladbrokes Coral’s portfolio of 3,5000 UK betting premises. Ladbrokes Coral retail management detailed that Hexagon provisions …

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Clarion Gaming announces inaugural ‘Sports Betting USA’ conference

SBC News Clarion Gaming announces inaugural 'Sports Betting USA' conference

Industry corporate events organiser Clarion Gaming has announced the launch of its first ever ‘Sports Betting USA’ conference which will take place this November 14-15 2017 at the Convene in New York City. The two-day conference aims to debate and discuss the legislative path for the potential repeal of the federal PASPA law. The New York conference will further detail …

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Kindred commissions research project into Responsible Gambling Practices

SBC News Kindred commissions research project into Responsible Gambling Practices

Updating the market, Stockholm-listed European online gambling operator Kindred Group Plc has announced that it has commissioned two leading international researchers to investigate ‘gambling practices using anonymized customer data’ from its corporate assets. The study which has been commissioned for a period of three years, will seek to gain industry insight into player profiles, and user journey and interaction with Kindred …

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