Åland licensed gambling operator Paf has confirmed the appointment of former Betting Promotion and Tain Networks Chief Executive Christer Fahlstedt as its new CEO. A Scandinavian igaming veteran Fahstedt replaces Ander Ingves, who stepped down as CEO of Paf last February following a dispute with governance regarding the operator’s corporate strategy.   Announcing Fahlstedt as its new CEO, Paf governance …

Unibet has been recognized as one of Malta’s top employers by research undertaken by commercial enterprise organization ‘Business Leaders Malta’. The Stockholm-listed betting operator’s Malta division earn a ‘best in category’ title following a study researching seven key employee and management criteria. The study researched factors relating to; employee development, leadership, HR structures, policies, team building corporate communications and wellbeing. Officials at …

The UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has reprimanded Irish bookmaker Boylesports for depicting a bonus incentive attached to an image of a hand nailed to a crucifix. The UK advertising watchdog declared that the bonus which was emailed to the operator’s player base the day before Eater Sunday was likely to have caused “serious offence”. The promotion additionally carried the …

Alan Jackson Chairman of Playtech Plc, has praised his firm’s strong opening to 2016, stating that the company’s commercial pipeline has continued its positive 2015 momentum. Updating investors at Playtech’s Annual General Meeting (AGM), Jackson detailed that the gambling technology provider had recoded improved core metrics maintaining growth in its average daily revenues. Playtech governance expects further corporate growth to …

London AIM-listed mobile casino technology and content provider Nektan Plc has confirmed the appointment of Leigh Nissim as its new CEO. Nektan governance ends its five-month search for its new leader, following the resignation of David Gosen at the start of January. The mobile gambling specialists expects to install Nissim as its CEO by late July, replacing interim CEO and …

Following the conclusion of its annual general meeting (AGM), Stockholm-listed European sports betting operator Betsson AB has confirmed the appointment of Pia Rosin as Vice President of Corporate Communications. Rosin is set to take the senior management position as of 20 June joining from Swedish defence and aerospace manufacturer Saab, where she held the position of Investor Relations Manager (March …

Speaking to Bloomberg News Ladbrokes CEO Jim Mullen has detailed that his firm stands to lose £1 million per England win during Euro 2016 opening half (France June 10 – 10 July). Gearing up for a crucial period in bookmakers’ calendars, Mullen stated that England winning the Euro 2016 tournament would pose ‘the biggest single risk’ to Ladbrokes financial year …

In time for Euro 2016 (10 June – 10 July) Betradar has announced the launch of its ‘Euro Cup’ virtual sports product, ready for operators to add to their market inventories. Condensed into 70-minute cycles, Euro Cup enables bettors to back their favourite teams or test their analysis across a whole range of markets specific to this summer’s competition. Betrader’s …

Paddy Power Betfair Australian online betting subsidiary Sportsbet (Sportsbet.com.au) has confirmed that it has renewed its biggest sponsorship partnership with the National Rugby League (NRL). Confirming the renewal, Sportsbet declared that it had extended its sponsorship until 2020 at a value of more than AUS $60 million (£30 million). Australian marketing news sources revealed that the operator had beaten an …

Stockholm-listed European sports betting operator Unibet, has ended its six-month search for a new European creative lead, announcing London agency Karmarama as winners of its account. In December 2015, Unibet marketing had called for a creative pitch asking agencies to handle the brief for its new European-wide advertising campaign. At the time Unibet’s agency Albion had chosen not to re-pitch …