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The return of live sports will have a positive impact on virtual sports according to Martin Wachter – CEO and Founder of Golden Race – who predicted that it will result in increased traffic and exposure of virtual products. According to Wachter, the pandemic has proven to the betting industry that virtual sports is not a ‘side product’ but instead …

Rachael Maskell, the Shadow Minister for UK Charities, has branded the Young Gamers & Gamblers Education Trust (YGAM) as ‘a leading example of how charities have innovated’. The Labour MP for York Central praised the work of YGAM staff who continue to deliver the charity’s youth education programmes on gambling, despite also navigating the unprecedented challenges of national lockdown. Maskell, …

FeedConstruct has secured a new partnership with the Ukrainian Association of Football which will see the sports data feed provider gain exclusive rights to collect and distribute video streaming and Fast Betting Data from the matches. Under the terms of the partnership, FeedConstruct will cover more than 800 matches from competitions such as the Ukrainian Premier League, Cup, Women’s and …

The Diversity in Racing Steering Group (DiRSG) has launched a new ‘e-learning module’ to improve LGBT+ awareness and inclusivity with UK racing. The digital module has been launched to coincide with the month of PRIDE and has been further sanctioned as one of the mandatory licensing courses at the British Racing School and National Horseracing College.  DiRSG has made the …

BetVictor will expand its online casino inventory, integrating EveryMatrix‘s CasinoEngine platform as its lead gaming platform and content API provider. The partnership will allow Gibraltar-based BetVictor to expand its games portfolio offering RedTiger content through CasinoEngine’s APIs. The switch involves the use of a single integration in BetVictor’s front-end, wallet and platform, therefore gaining access to RedTiger’s network jackpots. “Great …

John O’Reilly, Chief Executive of Rank Group, has stated his disbelief at the UK government refusing to allow England’s casinos to reopen on 4 July, as previously anticipated and prepared for by licensed operators. Rank’s CEO branded the government’s latest easing orders on leisure and hospitality venues as ‘baffling’ and ‘incoherent’, with the government allowing England’s bingo venues to reopen …

Alex Donohue, the former head of Ladbrokes News, has launched a new public relations agency which will focus on delivering digital PR for SEO and responsible gambling communications. Prior to launching Press Box PR, Donohue previously spent seven years at Ladbrokes, having also fronted the Magic Sign’s media engagements in Westminster and beyond before joining social media giants LADbible to …

CMS platform provider Sportal365 has secured a new partnership with LiveScore which will see the two collaborate on boosting brand engagement across their global audience. As part of the agreement, LiveScore has agreed to integrate Sportal365’s sports content management system which will ‘enrich LiveScore’s editorial content’. Stilian Shishkov, CEO and Founder of Sportal365, said: “We are thrilled that LiveScore have …

The treatment of problem gambling requires a programme which has been tailored to each individual, explained Christopher Metcalf, co-founder of Anonymind and Leon House. Opened in June 2019, Manchester-based Leon House Health & Wellbeing is a 23-bed purpose-built facility, focused on the treatment of problematic gamblers which prides itself on taking a different approach to more traditional treatment centres. Metcalf …