The Listing Committee of the Stockholm Nasdaq has granted European igaming operator Mr Green & Co AB (Mr Green) the right to a public offering on its stock exchange. Updating the market and company stakeholders, Mr Green governance declared that the operator would target a 30 November float on the Stockholm Nasdaq moving its prime listing from the Swedish mid-size …

Paddy Power has launched its latest multi-channel brand advertising campaign ‘You Beauty’ celebrating sports’ unsung heroes. The UK-wide campaign developed by Paddy Power lead creative agency Lucky Generals sees the bookmaker drop its long term strapline ‘Paddy Power – You’re Welcome!’ and adopt new slogan ‘Paddy Power You Beauty’’. Paddy Power marketing has created two TV-spots; ‘The Steward’ and ‘The …

Professional online betting exchange Smakets, has ranked fourth on the ‘Deloitte Fast 50’ UK technology and innovation index. The ‘Deloitte Fast 50’ recognises the fastest growing new enterprises within the UK technology sector. Launched in 2008, Smarkets is the only UK betting industry incumbent to have ranked in Deloitte’s prestigious 2016 index. Gaining the fourth spot on the ‘Fast 50’, …

Denmark state-owned gambling operator Danske Spil has confirmed that it has agreed a principal sponsorship with the Danish Football Association (DBU) to become the official partner of its male national and under-21 football teams. Confirming the four-year partnership which will begin in January 2017, Danske Spil replaces Malta-based European sports betting operator Tipico as official partner for DBU teams. The …

International auditor and consultancy KPMG has published an eGaming specific industry report detailing current sector trends, risks and challenges as part of its ‘KPMG eGaming Summit’ (8 September Isle of Man). The 70-page report sponsored by Continent 8 Technologies, features a detailed summary of all the sessions from the day which covered everything from the market’s view of the sector …

Following yesterday’s announcement by Betradar that it had launched a full in-play betting offering for esports markets in partnership with Dojo Madness. SBC caught up with James Watson, Head of eSports at Sportradar AG, to discuss the project intricacies and difficulties of  bringing live betting elements to eSports markets. _________________ SBC: Hi James, thanks for the interview and congratulations on …

7 December will mark a key date for the South American gambling sector, as Brazil’s Senate will finally vote on the introduction of a new gambling framework, having this month approved final amendments to Bill 186. The Senate will vote on the introduction of a wide-ranging gambling framework covering, new land-based provisions for casinos, bingo parlors, and lottery games. Furthermore, …

Updating the market Stockholm-listed European online gambling operator Betsson AB has confirmed that it has been approved an unsecured bond valued at SEK 1 billion (£86 million). Betsson governance detailed that the bond has a three-year tenure, maturing as of November 2019. At the start of this week, Betsson updated the market declaring that it had issued a mandate to …

Gambling systems provider Win Systems has confirmed that it has signed a multi-site deal with Maltese gambling parlour operator Fairbet Group. The partnership will its casino management ‘WIGOS’ system integrated throughout Fairbet properties, and will include the installation of 45 new betting terminals. The partnership marks Win Systems’ first installation of WIGOS in Malta and follows similar agreements in Norway, Ireland and …

Planning to overhaul its organisational structure Toronto TSX-listed NYX Gaming Group (NYX) has confirmed that Jeremy Thompson-Hill is to step down as Chief Executive Officer of its OpenBet division. OpenBet management confirmed to SBC, that Thompson-Hill would remain as a close advisor to its business for a period of two years. This week’s publication of its Q3 trading results, saw NYX …