William Hill governance has promoted Group Director of Change Cem Miralay to the leadership position of Chief Customer Officer (CCO) of the FTSE-listed sports betting operator. Miralay joined William Hill this May from European market competitor Betsson AB where he served as Chief Product Officer (2013 – 2016). The promotion to CCO sees Miralay take on certain responsibilities of the …
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Premiership Rugby extends Perform Group as lead content producer
The governance of Premiership Rugby the highest tier of professional rugby in England, has confirmed the renewal of its sports content and production partnership with Perform Group (Perform) for a further five years. As content lead Perform, will continue to deliver its management of Premiership Rugby Productions, covering 66 Aviva Premiership Rugby matches each season as well as producing highlights …
Read More »Lee Richardson – Gaming Economics – A long cold winter ahead…examining the latest UK government industry probe
Lee Richardson Chief Executive of Gaming Economics details opinion and context on the recent government announcement of an industry review of FOBTs and advertising standards… _________________________ Just as autumn arrives, the UK government has this week launched its long-awaited review of gambling, which includes an investigation of gambling machines (including Fixed Odds Betting Terminals (FOBT)) and advertising. Gaming Economics has …
Read More »Tabcorp governance faces investor pressure with regards to executive pay & merger voting process
Australian business news sources have reported that a number of Tabcorp investors have expressed disappointment with regards to executive compensation at the firm’s ‘annual general meeting’ (AGM). Although the majority of Tabcorp investors’ voted in favour of increasing CEO David Attenborough’s pay package, it has been reported that 22% of votes cast were against the motion, falling just short of …
Read More »Leon.ru becomes fifth licensed Russian sports betting operator
Russian media regulator Roskomnadzor has approved Leon.ru as the country’s fifth licensed online sports betting operator. Leon.ru has been launched by Russian retail bookmaker SRO, who currently operate 300 betting points under a state federal tax license, which was awarded to Leon.ru’s previous corporate identity of Euromir. The new operator follows Liga Stavok, 888.ru, Winline and 1xBet as an approved …
Read More »Argyll Entertainment – BetonBrazil gains online casino offering
Argyll Entertainment (Argyll) online betting subsidiary BetOnBrazil.com extends its player services by announcing that it has integrated an online casino platform to its existing product portfolio. Officially launched this August in partnership with TalkSport commentator and former Scotland international footballer Alan Brazil, BetOnBrazil launches its online casino product powered by platform provider Amelco. BetOnBrazil’s online casino will feature a full …
Read More »IWG to service Mecca instant win games suite
Rank Group bingo subsidiary Mecca has moved to strengthen its online games portfolio by confirming a partnership with IWG, a specialist developer of instant win games content. Agreeing on partnership terms, IWG will exclusively service Mecca’s entire online instant win suite, with popular titles including Slingo and Cashbuster. Instant win specialist IWG has provided a full online instant win service …
Read More »Novomatic charges Euro Games Technology with slot plagiarism lawsuit
Austrian gambling technology provider Novomatic Group (Novomatic) has filed a plagiarism lawsuit against Bulgarian slots and games manufacturer Euro Games Technology (Euro Games). Filing its lawsuit within the Berlin District Court, Novomatic governance has charged Sofia-based Euro Games of ‘systematically and unfairly’ copying functions and titles of its games inventory. Novomatic governance specifically questions the Euro Games slot titles of …
Read More »2016 growth sees Interwetten seek new market entry
Updating the market on its year-to-date corporate performance (nine-month period ending 30 September) European sports betting operator Interwetten has reported a group revenue uplift of 27% to €50 million. Following strong consecutive quarter performances, Interwetten governance detailed that the company was targeting a ‘breakthrough of €1 billion turnover threshold’. For its YTD 2016 performance, the European operator has generated a …
Read More »Evolution Gaming confirms leadership & governance restructure
Industry live casino games supplier Evolution Gaming has confirmed an executive restructure of its governance and leadership teams. The changes will see current Chief Executive and Co-Founder Jens von Bahr take up the new position of Executive Chairman. Evolution Gaming informed investors that Joel Citron had stepped down as company Chairman effective 1 November, Citron will take up a board …
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