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EPIC forms safer gambling education programme with BSA schools

SBC News EPIC forms safer gambling education programme with BSA schools

Gambling harm minimisation consultancy EPIC Risk Management (EPIC) will advise the UK’s Boarding Schools Association (BSA), developing a series of high impact gambling awareness seminars for BSA member schools. The BSA extends its arrangement with EPIC, who over the past 12-months have spoken at BSA conferences, addressing independent school stakeholders on gambling harm risks and dynamics. Cementing its relationship, the …

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Mondobets establishes first Ceuta gambling HQ

SBC News Mondobets establishes first Ceuta gambling HQ

Mondobets has become the first online gambling incumbent to establish an operating presence in the autonomous Spanish city of Ceuta.  The move comes after the North Africa based jurisdiction opened its doors to the world of online betting in 2018, offering industry stakeholders tax and operational incentives with the aim of competing against Gibraltar, the British overseas territory adjusting to UK …

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Dutch KSA publishes first guidelines on money laundering

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Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), the Netherlands gambling authority, has published its first guidelines on preventing money laundering and the financing of criminal activities through gambling verticals. Though not ‘legally binding’, the provisions and best practices promoted by KSA have been developed to ‘comply with obligations’ established by the Netherlands ‘Wwft Prevention Act’. Maintaining the integrity of Dutch financial systems, all business stakeholders …

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EFL survey: 71% of fans comfortable with gambling sponsorship

SBC News EFL survey: 71% of fans comfortable with gambling sponsorship

More than two thirds of EFL supporters believe that gambling companies’ involvement in the football league is acceptable, according to a survey of more than 27,000 fans.  Furthermore, 62 per cent of fans stated their belief that the gambling industry’s involvement in football was acceptable with suitable safeguards to protect the young and problem gamblers.  Over half of supporters surveyed …

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Playtech confirms Susan Ball governance departure

SBC News Playtech confirms Susan Ball governance departure

Issuing a short statement, FTSE250 gambling technology group Playtech Plc has informed that Susan Ball has chosen to step down as a company Non-Executive Director and member of the board. Updating stakeholders, Playtech governance confirms that Ball will officially leave her role at the end of the month, with the executive seeking to ‘pursue new business opportunities’. Ball has served …

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Industry prepares for biggest ever betting on politics markets

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Matt Shaddick, Head of Ladbrokes Politics, said that betting has “never really solved the problems around offering betting on constituencies” amid rumours of a UK snap election. Speaking in ‘Rare Breed – Betting on Politics’, the first in SBC’s new fortnightly ‘Betting on Sports webinar series’, Shaddick admitted that the difficulty in pricing 650 markets right makes them a “gold …

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Gauselmann appoints Mattias Dahms to lead Merkur Sports ambitions

SBC News Gauselmann appoints Mattias Dahms to lead Merkur Sports ambitions

Bolstering its sportsbook profile and capacity, German omni-channel gambling operator Gauselmann Group has confirmed the appointment of Mattias Dahms as Managing Director of subsidiary Merkur Sports & Gaming. A renowned figurehead within German sports betting, Dahms has formerly served as Chief Executive of Gauselmann-owned DACH region sports betting property  XTiP Sportwetten (2014-2019). Gauselmann confirms that Dahms remit will see the …

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All-in Translations prepares for All-in Global rebrand

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All-in Translations will relaunch as All-in Global next week to highlight the company’s range of language services including multilingual SEO and creative content writing. The official rebrand will take place at iGB Live in Amsterdam. As reported by iGaming Business, the company said that having the word ‘translations’ in the company name had made it difficult for all of its …

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Betting on Sports 2020 heads to Barcelona as flagship event continues growth

SBC News Betting on Sports 2020 heads to Barcelona as flagship event continues growth

SBC (Sports Betting Community) has announced that its flagship Betting on Sports event is to relocate to Barcelona in 2020 as part of international expansion plans across the sports betting and gaming industries. Betting on Sports 2020 will now be held at Fira Barcelona on 8-11 September. Betting on Sports has been staged at Olympia London since 2017 – and …

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Dylan Mitchard: Betgenius – Live basketball betting a data-driven success

SBC News Dylan Mitchard: Betgenius - Live basketball betting a data-driven success

As turnover on in-play basketball continues to rise, Dylan Mitchard, Business Development Manager at Betgenius, looks at how further investment into data capture technology will deliver an even more engaging and profitable product for bookies… ______________ A regular in the top-three betting sports in key European markets, basketball’s importance to bookmakers has never been greater. The majority of our clients …

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