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In The World Cup’s Finest we ask various individuals to delve into their own personal history of football’s quadrennial showpiece extravaganza, selecting a number of favourites as well as revealing what is their very first World Cup memory. Joining The World Cup’s Finest in its penultimate edition is James Camilleri, Head of Sales and General Manager at Scout Gaming Group, …

SBC (Sports Betting Community) has strengthened its talent base once again with two new key hires in business development and sales in the shape of David Knight and Pras Sri. Knight is joining the organisation from NBCUniversal in the new role of Group Business Director, which includes business operations, strategy and business development in its brief. Knight brings extensive experience …

In the first of an exclusive three-part series for SBC News, Royal Panda CMO Melvin Ritsema takes a trip back to 2017 to talk us through his company’s decision to bring a sportsbook into its successful three-year-old online casino platform. Just over a year ago, we started out on a sportsbook adventure, having identified this as the best way to …

A deeper player props offering, including a unique penalty shootout market, has driven LeoVegas to its highest ever daily turnover during this summer’s World Cup. The mobile-focused operator has kept its growing player base engaged with expanded player performance markets powered by Kambi, such as the number of shots on target, fouls committed, offside infringements, total sprints and pass completion. …

Sports betting technology and software supplier Kambi has announced that it is to supply its online sportsbook to to the national lottery operator of Latvia. Signing a long term agreement with SJSC Latvijas Loto (Latvian Loto), a provision of its full managed sportsbook and services is to follow, which is set to be offered through digital channels. The Government owned …

Possible signs of match-fixing have been flagged in the first round of a men’s doubles match at this year’s Wimbledon, report various US media outlets. It is detailed that online global bookmaker Pinnacle Sports has subsequently confirmed that the match was “flagged as suspicious due to irregular betting patterns,” after “a series of bets from accounts with a history of …

Steeped in history and tradition, but it could now be the case that Manchester’s Belle Vue dog track could be at risk, after it was revealed by the Manchester Evening News that there are potential plans to build 243 homes on the site. Having first been built in 1926, the infrastructure is synonymous with the Belle Vue area and is …

Gaming content giant Microgaming has unveiled Andrew Clucas as chief operating officer and Jean-Luc Ferriere as chief commercial officer. In his previous roles, Clucas has previously been a director of Quickfire at Microgaming since September, 2016, while Ferriere was previously director of Network Games at Microgaming. John Coleman, who was appointed CEO of Microgaming just last month, outlined: “Andrew has …

Lower level matches and friendlies are more susceptible to suspicious betting. That’s according to Perform Group, who teamed up with integrity partners Starlizard and TXODDS to produce an “unbiased” and “non-sensational” snapshot of suspicious betting patterns in football. Jake Marsh, Head of Integrity at Perform Group, said the joint report was designed to provide intelligence and analysis to football’s governing …

Applications to Sport Industry NextGen 2019 are now open. The free-to-enter programme, now in its fourth year, searches for the best up-and-coming industry professionals across the sport industry hoping to develop their network and potential. Sport Industry NextGen discovers the rising industry stars and nurtures their talent through a dedicated Leadership Package to better equip them for future leadership roles. …