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Updating the market, industry platform and software supplier BetConstruct has informed that it has signed a ‘live scouting data’ partnership with the Czech Republic based operator Tipsport. Agreeing terms, the partnership will see Tipsport utilise BetConstruct provisions to enhance its current pre-match and in-play sports betting offering, further allowing its players to engage with more betting markets and live data. …

Industry platform and technology systems Playtech Plc has confirmed that it has secured a contract agreement with US casino operator Caesars Entertainment EMEA division to supply its casino management provisions across eight UK properties including the world-famous Empire Casino in central London. The casino management provisions will be delivered by Playtech subsidiary IGS, and will replace Caesars EMEA legacy systems with Playtech …

FTSE-listed GVC Holdings has today unveiled the rebrand and proposition makeover for its flagship online casino asset PartyCasino (PartyCasino.com), as the operator seeks to bring back the glory days to its legacy brand. Issuing a press release, GVC management stated PartyCasino wanted to ‘recapture its crown’ as the most popular destination for online casino players. The full makeover has seen …

Amaya Inc online poker subsidiary PokerStars, has announced Usain Bolt, the world greatest sprint athlete as its new Brand Ambassador. This weekend Bolt announced joining Team PokerStars’ marketing initiative ‘Im All-in’ via his Facebook Page. Bolt, an eight-time Olympic gold medallist, issued a challenge to Team PokerStars comedian and actor Kevin Hart who joined the poker room as an ambassador …

Betting industry tributes have been paid to bookmaker George Carrigill, who passed away last Thursday following a short illness. Aged 84, Carrigill was the founder of Dewsbury (West Yorkshire) based independent bookmaker ‘Carrigill’s Betting Centres’, a business he had first started in 1954 with the £300 his father had left him. Carrigill was one of the first UK businessmen to …

World Cup winner Robert Pires has pledged to provide bwin with a “new perspective that the fans can enjoy” after being appointed as a brand ambassador for the European sportsbook. In the newly created position, the Frenchman will engage with bwin customers across France and the UK. A key part of his role will see him produce and feature in …

Industry high-definition games developer Ganapati Malta has announced that it has set-up a tech-hub office in Bucharest Romania under its development arm Ganalogics SRL, which was registered as a business earlier this year. The Bucharest hub will support the ongoing development projects of the firm’s lead tech office in Tallin Estonia, which Ganapati management has has doubled in size in …

Unibet and bet365 shared top billing for May’s biggest match on bettingexpert, with both bookmakers accounting for 10.29% of the tips on last month’s Madrid derby at the Bernabeu. The pair made up the top two for each of the top five matches on bettingexpert, which also included both matches between Monaco and Juventus, San Antonio Spurs vs Houston Rockets …

HiPay, a fintech company specialising in payments, has launched HiPay Intelligence – an innovative solution that will give merchants a 360° view of their client data. While merchants already have several existing tools that enable them to further understand their clients’ browsing behavior, HiPay believes that payment data is still under-exploited. It is an unparalleled source of information analysis of …

Checkd Media the operating company of leading UK sports betting portal TeamFA has confirmed that it has appointed Manchester-based digital creative agency e3creative to develop and design its new TeamFA website. Following an agency tender process, Checkd management selected e3creative to lead the redevelopment of the TeamFA website, with a view to gain optimal user experience and cross convergence throughout …