Parimatch has sealed a new partnership with English Premier League football club Everton after the operator was named the club’s ‘Official Betting Partner’. As part of the two-year agreement, Parimatch will become the team’s official betting partner in Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). In addition, Parimatch will gain the marketing rights to promote its brand in the …
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Claus Retschitzegger, President of The Austrian Association for Betting and Gaming (OVWG), has called for sports and betting leaders to unite behind Austria in adopting a ‘modern online gambling licensing system’. The OVWG published a statement calling for Austrian sports and parliamentary leaders to begin discussions on developing a modern governance framework for online gambling and sports betting services which …
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Ladbrokes has launched a ‘first-of-its-kind’ accumulator bet, available to its football punters, which will allow them to build their own 5-A-Side team for any Premier League match day. Delivering a new innovation to its accumulator offers, Ladbrokes will enable its players to choose from one of six team formations and pick five from nine types of player to build a …
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Gaming Innovation Group (GiG) has continued its ‘B2B drive’ after announcing that it has secured a multi-services agreement with Tipwin Ltd to serve as the DACH region operator’s lead casino platform and data intelligence provider. Updating the market, GiG confirmed that it has signed a ‘minimum contract term of three years’, in which it will provide Tipwin’s new online casino …
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Tim Heath recently stepped down as CEO of the Coingaming Group to focus on its fast-growing venture capital (VC) fund. He explains how Christmas musings brought lift off for the group and how its VC fund opens doors for Bitcasino.io and Sportsbet.io, before discussing his “new baby” and first of its kind for the industry – the Bombay Club. You …
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Alexey Khobot, who joined Fonbet shortly after its launch in 1994, created the company’s first software and now develops robots, spoke to SBC about its early approach to marketing and the ways in which legislative restrictions have influenced promotions. Early years – the reasons for no marketing “The company has been around for over 25 years, but only recently started …
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SportsAid Week 2020 (21-27 September) sees GVC Holdings announce the 51-young athletes the FTSE firm is supporting through its partnership with SportsAid. GVC and SportsAid enter year-2 of their strategic collaboration, initially formed through the GVC Foundation which appointed SportsAid as lead sports beneficiary of GVC’s £2 million ‘community fund’. New partnership objectives, see GVC brand SportsAid as a keystone …
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The casino industry has been left reeling after yesterday’s announcement of further coronavirus restrictions, which have seen the government impose a blanket 10pm curfew on their venues. Responding to the measures, The Rank Group has called upon the government to urgently consider expanding the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme to support businesses affected by the new measures. Earlier this week, London …
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René Jansen, Chairman of Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), has stated that the Netherlands gambling regulatory authority will have the necessary resources to deal with an influx of applications seeking to join its new online gambling marketplace. Jansen made his statement, addressing delegates of the ‘Gaming in Holland’ conference on 22 September, underscoring that despite a three month delay in launching its licensing …
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For a third straight year, Åland Islands-based gaming operator Paf has confirmed that it will lower its annual player loss limit by a further €5,000 to €20,000. Paf governance has carried its customer care directive for a third year, underlining the firm’s commitment to leading the online gambling industry for social responsibility standards and safeguards. In 2018, the Paf leadership …
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