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BetVictor has enlisted Continuous Product Design (CPD) provider Quantum Metric to assist with driving its customer-focused product development. The partnership will see Quantum work to capture data on customer experiences and behaviour across BetVictor’s platforms, enabling the Gibraltar-based operator’s team to evolve its product in-line with player needs. Additionally, the Quantum Metric will be incorporated into the operator’s marketing and …

William Hill records further Swedish compliance struggles, as its Evoke Gaming subsidiary is demanded to re-verify player accounts registered during 2019 by gambling inspectorate Spelinspektionen. An investigation by Spelinspektionen outlined a number of verification discrepancies related to customers registered by Evoke brands during the period of January-to-July 2019. Spelinspektionen’s investigation focused on Evoke’s management of its licensing duties, in which …

Parimatch has reiterated its commitment to its partnership with Italian football giant Juventus as the agreement marks its first year. As the 2020-21 Serie A season gets underway, Parimatch has detailed plans for ‘further ‘exciting campaigns’ with the club, building on a number of marketing initiatives carried out throughout 2020. So far, the campaign has seen the duo collaborate on …

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has recorded a ‘stable July’ as it continued to track the activity of the online gambling sector under COVID-19 circumstances.  Publishing its latest online monitoring report gathered from operator data, the regulator revealed that July registered 11.3 million active players, matching June results. July’s active player numbers remain well below the Peak +12 million recorded …

Pinnacle has enlisted CashtoCode, with the aim of offering the igaming payment platform’s eVoucher service to its worldwide customer base of sports and esports bettors and boosting its payment conversions in international markets. Due to its ‘global mobile-first user base’, Pinnacle aimed to partner with a payments platform capable of providing secure and reliable online payments for igaming players, with …

The planned overhaul of Northern Irish betting and gaming regulations took another step yesterday, as the Betting, Gaming, Lotteries and Amusements (Amendment) Bill entered the Northern Ireland Assembly. Having successfully passed the first stage, the first phase of the regulatory adjustment focuses on land-based operations. If fully passed through the Stormont, the Bill will enact the most significant changes to …

Genius Sports has agreed to power the ParlayBay portfolio of in-game accumulator solutions by providing its official sports data. As a result of the new partnership, which supports the launch of ParlayBay, Genius Sports will provide official data from its portfolio of competitions including the English Premier League, NFL, AFA, Liga MX and EuroLeague Basketball. “We are thrilled to introduce …

PM Boris Johnson has called for a change of leadership at DCMS, appointing Nadine Dorries as new Culture Secretary, replacing Oliver Dowden. Called to Number-10 this afternoon, Dorries the MP for Mid-Bedfordshire was confirmed as DCMS new leader, promoted from her previous role as Minister of Mental Health for the Department of Health and Social Care. The Ministerial reshuffle, saw …