Next month, SBC Webinars will be asking the question of some of the US market’s biggest operators: where will the US igaming industry be in five years? Taking place Tuesday, July 20th (20/07), SBC Webinars teams up with identity verification Onfido to present ‘Expanding Horizons – Where will igaming be in five years?’, where a panel will tackle the topic of …
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The Greyhound Board of Great Britain (GBGB) has reported on the ‘continued success’ of its commitment to delivering ‘the highest standards of welfare’ despite the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown. Meeting the eight pledges of the Greyhound Commitment, the GBGB has launched a range of initiatives including the Greyhound Retirement Scheme, the publication of a Code of Practice for residential …
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Sisal, the operating firm of Italy’s SuperEnlatto lottery draw, has launched its founding ‘Innovation Lab’ hosted at Turin’s prestigious ‘Agnelli Foundation’ academic centre. The Lab forms part of Sisal’s wider ‘economic and investment charter’, in which the company seeks to train Italy’s emerging workforce in the future technology fields of artificial intelligence, digital transformation and the engineering of advanced technology …
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Flutter Entertainment placed its top-ranking UK and IRE officers Ian Proctor (Chairman) and Conor Grant (CEO) at the coalface of Euro 2020 trading, as the executives spent Tuesday working on the floor of a Paddy Power betting shop. Supporting retail colleagues during a busy day featuring the final Euro 2020 Group-D matches of England vs Czech Rep and Scotland vs …
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Betway has enhanced its esports offering, in cooperation with tournament organiser Blast, launching a range of Olympic-themed Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) challenges. Participating gamers will be able to test their abilities and composure on the new maps, with the highest overall scorer receiving the Betway x Blast golden medal. Known as the ‘Spring Games’, the maps will be broadcast via …
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The launch of the new VR project for Entain is a chance for it to “create something that will truly excite” its players through a focus on multi-sports entertainment. Speaking to SBC News, Sandeep Tiku – COO of Entain – outlined his hopes for the new “sports club” experience, highlighting the ways in which the convergence of VR, esports, interactive …
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Aspire Global has launched and integrated a new CRM System, AspireEngage, to complement its existing AspireCore gaming platform. The new Exponea-powered system functions as a customer data platform and incorporates a range of services to improve the player journey and generate ‘greater customer satisfaction’. Described as a ‘user-friendly system’, key features include the provision of real-time marketing capabilities such as …
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Entain has built upon its alliance with Verizon Media by creating a virtual reality (VR) “sports club” entertainment experience which will pilot later this year. Available on the Oculus Quest 2 virtual reality headset, customers will be able to explore a range of VR sports games both individually and within groups. “We continually offer our customers a wide range of …
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The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has published the results of a recent survey, finding that 34% of British bettors admitted to being influenced by advertising. Completed by 6,258 people in March, June, September and December 2020 – including 4,566 who claimed to have gambled in the past 12 months – the survey found that following general advertising, free bet offers …
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Betway has lost its appeal to dismiss-or-reduce its SEK 4.7 million (€460,000) fine issued by Swedish gambling inspectorate Spelinspektionen in relation to bonus violations sanctioned in 2019. The Court of Appeal of Jönköping sided with Spelinspektionen in its assessment that Betway had violated ‘Section 9’ of Sweden’s reformed Gaming Act by offering players ‘recurred bonus incentives’ for further deposits and …
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