Betfair has announced the full rollout of its new ‘MatchMe’ service, which aims to enable its customers to match the best market odds devoid of price fluctuations on its flagship Exchange. Customers who turn-on the ‘MatchMe’ service will be automatically paired with a fully matched bet on the Exchange – as Betfair aims to eliminate the “nightmare of having to …
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Entain Plc has this morning informed investors of new directorate changes governing the FTSE100 gambling group. In an update to corporate stakeholders, Entain welcomed Stella David and Vicky Jarman as new independent non-executive directors. An expert in mass-market enterprise strategies, David is the former Chief Executive of heritage Scottish whiskey distillery William Grant & Sons (2009-2016) and has served as …
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Pronet Gaming has strengthened its commitment to industry inclusivity after becoming the corporate sponsor of All-In Diversity Project’s social media campaign, #OpenDoors. In addition to making a contribution to the AIDP’s scholarship fund, Pronet will help establish the benchmark for diversity, equality and inclusion within the betting and gaming sector. The social media campaign, explained AIDP, will help raise awareness …
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Scientific Games (SG) plans to bring the raceday experience to slot players through the launch of its new sports-themed slot, Rainbow Riches Race Day. The slot, which will be made available to UK players exclusively through Gamesys, is inspired by the traditional horse racing arcade machines. With a traditional race format featured above the reels, players are required to collect …
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Crypto-betting operator Coingaming Group has announced a new partnership with UK-based sportsbook software platform Goatgaming, which will see the duo cooperate on risk management and trading. The deal, initially agreed in December 2019 but delivered in January 2021, will see Coingaming Group – operator of cryptocurrency sports betting site Sportsbet.io – fully integrate Goatgaming’s core sports trading and risk product …
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Ivan Rozić (pictured), SVP of Global Sales and Business Development at NSoft, reflects on the lessons learned during 2020, before predicting a more successful coexistence for online and land-based betting when retail is back to full strength. In November 1956, Isaac Asimov published a science fiction short story called “The Last Question” which beautifully describes an overlapping relationship between physical …
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Catena Media backs the acceleration of its US publisher strategy, to mitigate ongoing European market headwinds as stateside growth underlines its 2020 performance. Publishing its results for the three months ended December 2020, Catena declared operating revenues of €26.6 million, an increase of 0.3% from Q4 2019. Meanwhile, the company also reported a 9% increase in EBITDA to €12.3 million, …
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Better Collective AS has backed its digital portfolio and long-term business strategy after the company maintained its growth profile by navigating a year of unprecedented headwinds. Publishing its full-year (FY) 2020 results, Better Collective recorded corporate revenues of €91 million – up 35% on the corresponding €64.5 million from FY2019. Corporate performance was boosted by a strong close to year-end …
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Stats Perform has appointed former Sky Betting & Gaming technology veteran Nick Cockerill as its new Group VP of Sports Betting Products. Cockerill joined Stats Perform this February to head up the betting innovation arm of Stats Perform, for which the sports tech company seeks to merge its data capture, sports analysis and media capabilities to develop new ground-breaking products …
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Codere SA has rejected Spanish news reports that it has entered into negotiations to sell a majority 51% stake of its online gambling unit to Austrian conglomerate Novomatic. The Bolsa Madrid-registered gambling group instantly refuted a news article published by El Confidencial this morning, in which it was reported that the firm was reviewing a strategic offer put forward by …
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