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Stockholm-listed betting software and platform provider Kambi Group Plc has strengthened its data, analytics and automation capabilities appointing Francesco Borgosano to the newly created role of Chief Analytics Officer (CAO). Borgosano joins Kambi’s executive team from The Stars Group Inc, where he most recently served as Head of Sportsbook Solutions (2017-2018), heading up quantitative insights and analysis for the firm’s …

House Tech Ads has strengthened its affiliate network, confirming agreements with Playson, Endorphina and Bgaming through its GamblersPick.com brand. The new partnerships will allow GamblersPick to offer a progressive portfolio of content from all three games suppliers, that work alongside top analysis and reviews of each game. The agreements will also incorporate demo-play functionality of the providers’ games via GamblersPick, …

This week’s 6 of the Best comes from Stephen Baumohl, CO-Founder of Redzonesports.bet. Continue reading to discover all about a four month South American adventure, how a desperate bet resulted in a great weekend and which movie masterpiece’s production was observed from very close quarters.   Best Holiday I spent four months in South America in 2011 where there were …

Mr Green CEO Jesper Kärrbrink hopes the firm’s partnership with the newly-launched GiG Comply can ensure that traffic coming to the brand does so “in a compliant and green way”. Gaming Innovation Group (GiG) launched B2B marketing compliance technology GiG Comply with the aim of responding to operators’ needs to further strengthen control over third-party advertising and brand protection. GiG …

Online bookmaker Betway has signed a three-year deal to become the official betting partner of German top-tier football club Hannover 96. The sponsorship announcement follows on from the high-profile bookie striking a similar deal with fellow Bundesliga club Fortuna Düsseldorf earlier this week, marking a significant strengthening of the firm’s presence in the German market. Betway has been the principal sponsor of …

AffiliateINSIDER is fast becoming the go-to affiliate strategy and programme management agency for iGaming brands after striking a new deal with Toals Bookmakers, a company that is seeking to expose its affiliate strategy to a wider, UK-centric audience. Launched in November 2017, AffiliateINSIDER clients enjoy expert affiliate management and strategy consulting, and PR support through content hub https://affiliateinsider.com/, alongside access to exclusive content …

Stockholm-listed online gambling group LeoVegas AB has confirmed that it will strengthen its UK sports betting proposition, adding new sportsbook provisions to its BetUK brand. Updating the market, LeoVegas governance outlines that it will relaunch BetUK as a sportsbook property, having recently secured the brand’s first sponsorship agreement with Championship football club Swansea AFC. Entering 2018, LeoVegas secured the BetUK …

Slovakia’s top handball league, Slovnaft Handball Extraliga has unveiled STATSCORE as its official stats provider for the next two seasons.   As part of the partnership, STATSCORE’s highly trained scouts will cover the league, producing high quality in-depth statistics and data. This will include, shots on targets, the distance goals are scored from, player’s throwing accuracy, goalkeeper’s efficiency and much more. …

British horseracing is to see the evolution of its officiating model from 2019, designed to raise the bar on the sports regulation, in addition to how it handles issues of integrity, safety, welfare and the management of risk on the racecourse. Coming as the result of an extensive consultation process, the new raceday regulatory system was born on the belief …

Jumpman Gaming and Progress Play have agreed to remove terms and conditions prohibiting players from obtained their money in one go, after an investigation by the the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). The CMA has been working UK regulator the Gambling Commission, to improve terms and conditions for players online and to help ensure firms do not break consumer protection …