Having held a slender lead at half time, the bookies took an “unprecedented beating” on day three at Cheltenham after Defi du Seuil led out a procession of short priced winners. Stephen Harris, Horse Racing Editor at bettingexpert.com, reflected on ‘St Patrick’s Thursday’ at the Festival, which left the bookies staring into a Paisley Park-shaped “abyss” after a nightmare day …
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SportPesa backs Irish Football by joining FAI responsibility ranks
Kenyan betting group SportPesa has continued its aggressive European marketing expansion after confirming a two-year commercial partnership with the Football Association of Ireland (FAI). Announcing the partnership at the FAI’s AVIVA Stadium in Dublin, SportPesa Marketing lead Shaun Simmonds confirmed that the betting group would fully commit to FAI’s Corporate Social Responsibility Programme. “We are delighted to announce this ground-breaking partnership …
Read More »Betinvest Lottery secures Gaming Associates Europe certification
The Lottery solution from Betinvest has been certified by Gaming Associates Europe Limited, one of the UK’s most reputable laboratories which is accredited in the EU zone as well as Crown or British Overseas territories such as the Isle of Man and Gibraltar. This allows Betinvest to supply its in-house Lottery solutions to both online and retail gaming operators in …
Read More »Kambi Group – Leaders Webinar – Delivering on Bet-Builder’s True Capacity
Powering a diverse range of betting tier1 operators across multiple markets, Stockholm-listed Kambi Group Plc has to deliver and maintain an optimal betting suite meeting its partners’ high demands. Hosting an exclusive ‘SBC Leaders Webinar’ (Wednesday – 3 April) Kambi Group’s Chief Product Officer Mattias Eriksson and Chief Commercial Officer Max Meltzer detail the product journey (from concept-to-delivery) of Kambi’s next generation …
Read More »6 of the Best – Apps4 web media’s Alex Windsor
This week’s 6 of the Best comes from Alex Windsor, founder of Apps4 web media. Keep reading to discover a sporting VIP experience that left Windsor hooked, a Premier League flop who proved to be an unlikely scorer in a winning wager and wide musical taste. Best Album I love listening to music, be it in the car, in the office or when I …
Read More »Mobile access drives platform development for 1xBet
1xBet, a headline sponsor for next week’s Betting on Football, will be using the conference to promote the development of its platform, which is both “intuitive and simple to use” with a modern interface that can be easily accessed from mobile devices. To emphasise this focus, the company’s Head of Business Development Evgenii Kiriushin said that it expects mobile development …
Read More »Ekstraklasa launches broadcasting rights tender for operators
Top-tier Polish football league Ekstraklasa has launched its tender to offer sportsbook operators the chance to purchase live broadcasting rights for fixtures during the 2019-20 and 2020-21 seasons. The initial tender sale will solely focus upon offering domestic rights, with a fresh tender covering international broadcast rights hoped to be launched following the conclusion of the 2018/19 season. The league’s …
Read More »Are we at peak betting? Find out at Betting on Football
Has the industry reached peak betting when it comes to technological innovations? That’s the question that will be asked on the first panel session of the ‘Leadership & Vision’ track (Wednesday 20 March) at next week’s Betting on Football conference. The subject matter – Peak betting – are economies of scale causing stagnation? – forms much needed executive debate and …
Read More »Major board restructure sees Bragg Gaming unveil three appointments
Bragg Gaming Group has today announced that it will undergo a major restructure of its Board of Directors after appointing Akshay Kumar, Jim Ryan and Paul Pathak to its executive team. Akshay Kumar was appointed as the Chief Financial Officer for Bragg Gaming, after holding positons at NetPlay TV PLC, and sports spread betting specialist Sporting Index. Throughout his career, …
Read More »Bede Gaming’s European Lotteries membership accepted
Online gaming software supplier Bede Gaming has been inducted into the European Lotteries Association (EL) as an Associate Member. It comes at a time when the supplier is trying to strengthen its portfolio of lottery partners, and is expected to be formally announced by the EL General Assembly in May 2019. Alex Butcher, Managing Director, Bede Gaming, commented on the …
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