Entain Plc has announced the next 50 young UK athletes who will be supported by its continued support of the SportsAid ‘Pitching In’ programme by the Entain Foundation. Entering year three of its partnership with SportsAid, the Entain Foundation is set to reward 50 of the UK’s most promising athletes, applying their skills and commitment across 24 sporting disciplines. The …
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Alex Muscat, Parliamentary Secretary for Citizenship for Malta, has announced a new ‘Nomad Residency Permit’ aimed at attracting ‘non-EU’ remote workers and helping maintain Malta’s workforce talent resources. Revealed in collaboration with CEO of Residency Malta Agency, Charles Mizzi, and CEO of Identity Malta Agency, Anton Sevasta, the new permit will enable remote employees to work and consume in Malta …
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GamCare will continue to host its dedicated online chatroom sessions aimed at women and those who identify as female, irrespective of the UK government continuing to ease national lockdown restrictions. The treatment support charity launched its dedicated women’s sessions during 2020 as part of its problem-gambling support programme during the COVID-19 pandemic. A dedicated chatroom was established following concerns raised …
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Total Performance Data (TPD) has entered a ‘business transformative partnership’ with PA Betting Services, expanding globally the distribution of its live horse racing data for all sports betting stakeholders. The experts in tracking live horse racing events, monitoring rider performance and in-play odds, will see their data provisions made available to over 40 bookmakers around the globe. Dealmakers stated that …
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Google describes an epiphany as a moment of sudden and great revelation or realisation. It is typically seen as a positive thing, but what if it threatened the entire basis of your company? All-in Global chairman Roy Pedersen was wrestling with such an epiphany before embracing the new future for his company, a combination of artificial intelligence and human editing …
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Consistently found in the top four of Pinnacle’s best performing sports, and even higher with many of its B2B partners, esports has more than proven itself to be a popular betting product explained Ben Cove (pictured), Chief Marketing Officer at Pinnacle. But despite the solid betting trends, some have argued that esports is simply not a ‘betting sport’. Cove gives …
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Novibet has strengthened its senior leadership team after confirming that Yannis Xirotyris will become the operator’s new Chief Commercial Officer. In his new role, Xirotyris will take a ‘data-based, analytical approach’ to the company’s holistic growth strategy as Novibet continues to enter ‘new demanding markets’. George Athanasopoulos, Chief Executive Officer at Novibet, commented: “We are very happy to welcome Yannis …
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Kristoffer Ottosson will help Internet Vikings to extend its iGaming hosting capabilities, following his selection as the company’s new Head of Hosting Services. Ottosson joins Internet Vikings from Evolution (formerly NetEnt) where he served as the Director of IT & Infrastructure Engineering. Celebrating his new role, Ottosson said: ”Internet Vikings provides one of the best hosting solutions in the iGaming …
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Sports and esports betting provider BETER has announced a new format for its coverage of Counter Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) tournaments, including live streaming, live data and odds. The new format aims to provide an ‘unparalleled gaming experience’ for competing players as well as ‘captivating and spectacular events’ for esports viewers. Prior to the launch of the updated format, ESportsBattle …
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Esports Technologies Inc has appointed Mark Thorne as its new Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) as the Nasdaq-listed technology group completes its executive team makeover to spearhead a ‘planned European market entry’. A twenty-year industry executive, Thorne has served in marketing and commercial leadership roles for Betfair, GVC, Betfirst, Twin.com and the Bonnier Gaming Group. Serving as Esports Technologies first CMO, …
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