Sportradar has strengthened its global Board of Directors with the appointment of Jeffery Yabuki as its new Chairman, effective immediately. Yabuki will join Carsten Koerl (Global CEO), Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB)’s Hafiz Lalani, John Doran, Chuck Robel, Marc Walder, Hervé Couturier and George Fleet on the Sportradar Group Board. “As the leading global provider of sports data intelligence, …
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Tracking Washington developments, Smarkets maintained that President Donald Trump will finish his tenure as 45th President of the United States. Following the aftermath of yesterday’s shocking storm of Capitol Hill by Trump supporters, the Republican Party faces calls to trigger the 25th Amendment forcing the removal of Trump from office. Despite Vice President Mike Pence and GOP leader Mitch Mcconnell …
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Gibraltar-based online bookmaker MansionBet has continued its support of UK racing by renewing its principal sponsorship of Arena Racing Company (ARC) and the Jockey Club Racecourses (JCR) fixtures. MansionBet supported ARC and JCR through the unprecedented difficulties of the 2020 racing season, which saw all fixtures take place behind closed doors. Despite tackling extreme hurdles, MansionBet branded its partnership an …
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Racing in Ireland will continue without spectators after the Irish Government introduced new, stricter measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 earlier today. The sport has been staged behind closed doors since its resumption on 8 June and the Government confirmed on its official website that protocols will remain in place to protect racegoers. Elite sports, horse racing, greyhound racing, …
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Sky Betting and Gaming has announced plans to relocate its Leeds office to 4 Wellington Place, a new commercial development in the heart of the city centre. The Flutter Entertainment owned betting operator is one of the largest employers in the city, and plans to consolidate around 1,400 employees in the new offices. Sky Bet employees are currently working from …
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Entain Plc has published the terms and conditions of its ‘recommended offer’ to Enlabs AB shareholders, as the FTSE100 gambling group seeks to expand its Baltic market footprint. Updating the market, Entain has proposed a cash offer of SEK 40 per Enlabs share on the Nasdaq Nordic exchange, valuing its latest M&A target at SEK 2.8 billion (approximately £250 million). …
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Göran Blomberg has been selected as the interim CEO of Catena Media, taking over from Per Hellberg who has stepped down from his role as of today. Blomberg has served as a member of the Catena Media Board of Directors since May 2019, having also held the position of Chairman since May 2020. During his tenure as CEO, Öystein Engebretsen …
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Having worked as a brand ambassador for Fast Track since October 2020, former Microgaming CCO Jean-Luc Ferrière has formally joined the player engagement platform provider in the same position. He joins a strong senior leadership team at Fast Track including Christopher Hirst, Patrik Potocki and CEO Simon Lidzén, who said: “Jean-Luc has proved that he is able to get the …
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Kambi Group Plc has recorded a favourable closing to 2020 trading, leading the sports betting technology and systems provider to upgrade its full-year results. During Q4, Kambi recorded a 2% increase in trading margin – up to 9.4% – as the technology group benefited from an ‘extended run of favourable sporting results, across multiple sports and all key markets’. The …
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The German Commission for the Protection of Young People in the Media (Kommission für Jugendmedienschutz – KJM) has approved HooYu as a suitable age verification systems provider. HooYu confirms that it has secured legal certainty to provide age verification provisions for licensed incumbents of Germany’s new Glücksspielneuregulierungstaatsvertrag (GlüNeuRStV) federal gambling regime – due to formally launch in July 2021. As the …
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