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Winning Post: Adtech kerfuffle highlights need for responsible gambling

SBC News Winning Post: Adtech kerfuffle highlights need for responsible gambling

Industry strategic consultancy Regulus Partners looks at the launch of Gamvisory, Penn National Gaming’s 36% acquisition of Barstool Sports and the use of adtech in safer gambling initiatives. US: sports betting – a seat at the table or a stool in the corner? This week Penn National Gaming announced that it would take a 36% initial stake in Barstool Sports, valuing …

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Digitain granted B2B licence from MGA

SBC News Digitain granted B2B licence from MGA

Sports betting and casino platform provider Digitain has been granted a B2B Critical Gaming Supply Licence from the Malta Gaming Authority (MGA), expanding its presence across the European market. The new licence will allow Digitain to supply a wide array of Tier 1 B2C operators across Malta, as well as extending its global player reach. Digitain will also be authorised …

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Racing Post begins new era as ‘Spotlight Sports Group’

SBC News Racing Post begins new era as 'Spotlight Sports Group'

Reflecting its enlarged enterprise and expanded services, the Racing Post Group has unveiled its new corporate identity as the ‘Spotlight Sports Group’. The legacy racing publisher details that its new identity better represents its four core media divisions of Racing Post (news & media), Apsley (affiliate marketing), ICS (content services) and ANZ Bloodstock (stud breeding). Alan Byrne, Chief Executive of …

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STS expands its esports capacity with RTSmunity

SBC News STS expands its esports capacity with RTSmunity

Polish bookmaker STS has penned a new partnership with esports data company RTSmunity, in order to further enhance its presence across the esports betting sector. STS has been at the forefront of blending traditional sportsbook standards with esports, having been the first bookmaker to sponsor an individual player. The partnership with RTSmunity will continue the company’s growing reputation in the …

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LeoVegas outlines strategic changes for UK operations

SBC News LeoVegas outlines strategic changes for UK operations

Ahead of publishing its interim report for Q4 2019, online gambling group LeoVegas has outlined a number of strategic changes that it plans to make, which will impact its UK-facing brands and future strategy. LeoVegas has reiterated that it plans to ‘fully use economies of scale in technology, product and organisation’, and has confirmed that its planned relocation to new …

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SBC continues to grow media operation with SlotBeats addition

SBC News SBC continues to grow media operation with SlotBeats addition

SBC has continued to grow to its news network with the launch of SlotBeats, sister site to leading online and land-based casino news portal CasinoBeats.  SlotBeats is the latest addition to SBC’s expanding media operation, which includes websites that attract a monthly audience of more than 170,000 unique visitors from the gambling and sports industries, as well as the SBC …

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SBTech adds five year extension to Argyll Entertainment partnership

SBC News SBTech adds five year extension to Argyll Entertainment partnership

Multi-channel sportsbook and systems provider SBTech has secured a five-year sportsbook platform extension with Argyll Entertainment, which will allow the operator to continue its growth across the UK and Europe. Under the terms of the extension, Argyll Entertainment subsidiary Sportnation will continue to benefit from SBTech’s full gaming turnkey solution. This will be complemented by access to SBTech’s APIs, which …

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Ebbe Groes, EveryMatrix: Reaping the rewards of recent OddsMatrix overhaul

EveryMatrix

Ahead of next week’s ICE London, SBC News sat down with Ebbe Groes, CEO of EveryMatrix, to discuss the recent revamp and commercial development of OddsMatrix – the company’s sports betting product suite.  SBC: At the beginning of a new year, how would you evaluate OddsMatrix’s performance in 2019? Ebbe Groes: Last year was truly fantastic, from many points of view, …

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Ivan Rozić, NSoft: Driving a global expansion strategy in 2020

SBC News Ivan Rozić, NSoft: Driving a global expansion strategy in 2020

Despite a global shift towards delivering a wider digital product portfolio, retail will always play a major role in this industry writes NSoft’s Senior VP for Sales and Marketing, Ivan Rozić. Ahead of ICE London, Rozic explained to SBC the key components that make NSoft stand out from the competition, and how it has placed further global expansion high on the agenda for …

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Golden Race rolls out new ‘Instant’ virtual sports collection

Golden Race

A new set of instant sports and games and a new channel for 3×3 Basketball will take centre stage for Golden Race at ICE London. Real Fighting is the headline addition to this instant collection for the company’s online platform – alongside 3×3 Basketball, 3D Horse Racing, Dog Racing, Speedway, Motorbikes and Virtual Keno. Based on the increasingly popular MMA, the game …

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