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Ladbrokes Coral targets Q1 closure for GVC Holdings proposition

SBC News Ladbrokes Coral targets Q1 closure for GVC Holdings proposition

Issuing a market update, Ladbrokes Coral governance has detailed that it will move to publish a ‘scheme document’ detailing full information on GVC Holdings £4 billion takeover deal (first announced 7 December). The document which aims to be published by early/mid-February will further inform stakeholders on the deals legal proceedings (Court Meeting) and notices convening at Ladbrokes Coral General Meeting. …

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Adam Cole – Football INDEX – The growing appeal of football trading

SBC News Adam Cole - Football INDEX - The growing appeal of football trading

Football INDEX is the world’s first football stock market, enabling users to buy and sell real money shares in the world’s top footballers. Detailing how the site accumulated 100,000 users across the UK, with a number of single trading days in excess of £1 million, as well as analysing future plans for expansion, Adam Cole, Founder and CEO of Football …

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Chris Davies appointed VSoftCo CEO

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VSoftCo has announced Chris Davies as the firms new CEO, following six months spent working on a consultancy basis. Reporting directly to the board, the virtual games providers detail that Davies is to take on full operational responsibilities within the company. Amongst those responsibilities will be to oversee the implementation of all software, developing the range of services and ensuring that …

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Football DataCo nets Ladbrokes Coral and Kindred deals

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Football DataCo has announced that is has signed a duo of operators to long term data usage license agreements.. Ladbrokes Coral and Kindred Group join a growing list of licensed betting operators, which includes bet365, Betfred, GVC, Paddy Power Betfair, Skybet and William Hill. Through these new long term agreements, operators will be utilising match day data for the entire …

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Colossus Bets restructures tech leadership following departure of Myles Milston CTO

SBC News Colossus Bets restructures tech leadership following departure of Myles Milston CTO

Future pool betting systems provider Colossus Bets has confirmed the departure Myles Milston as Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Posting an announcement on Colossus Bets Linkedin page, company Founder & CEO Bernard Marantelli detailed that Milston had left the company to launch SME venture fund Globacap (Globacap.com). Marantelli thanked Milston for his contribution to Colossus Bets’ growth and enterprise, stating that …

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Mark Singleton departs as Paddy Power Marketing Director

SBC News Mark Singleton departs as Paddy Power Marketing Director

Advertising news source Campaign Live has reported that Paddy Power Marketing Director Mark Singleton has departed the bookmaker to join digital photo printing firm Photobox (Photobox.co.uk). A six-year Paddy Power marketing veteran, Singleton has held a number of senior executive roles for the Irish bookmaker including Head of Sportsbook Marketing (2012-2015) and Head of Multichannel (2015-2016). Singleton would maintain the …

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Vantiv & Worldpay combine to form Trillion Dollar Baby

SBC News Vantiv & Worldpay combine to form Trillion Dollar Baby

The global payments sector is set to be shaken up, as the UK High Court has allowed New York-listed payment processor Vantiv to combine with FTSE100 payments group Worldpay Plc. Last August, leading US payment systems provider Vantiv put forward a £9.3 billion offer to merge with Worldpay, seeking to form the outright leader in servicing global payments for in-store …

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The All-in Diversity Project – Providing a benchmark for industry diversity

SBC News The All-in Diversity Project - Providing a benchmark for industry diversity

With the aim of benchmarking diversity, equality and inclusion for the global betting and gaming sector, the All-in Diversity Project has been established as an industry-driven not-for-profit organisation. In the opening year of the initiative, one of its key priorities is to establish the All-Index, which utilises solid business principles and provides a global standard index for measuring diversity within the …

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XLMedia raises £32 million through share sale

SBC News XLMedia raises £32 million through share sale

London AIM-listed industry affiliate marketing firm XLMedia has confirmed that it has raised approximately £31.7 million through its latest ordinary shares placement. Issuing a market statement on Tuesday 16 January, XLMedia governance detailed that it would place up to 16 million ordinary shares, representing circa 7.8% of the firm’s equity for sale to institutional investors. This morning, XLMedia confirmed that it …

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Playtech launches Omni-channel ‘Clover Rollover’ across Gala Bingo estates

SBC News Playtech launches Omni-channel 'Clover Rollover' across Gala Bingo estates

Industry technology supplier Playtech Plc, has deepened its omni-channel partnership with Gala Coral, confirming the launch of its legacy ‘Clover Rollover’ game across 128 UK-wide retail sites. Playtech details that Clover Rollover is one of its most popular and recognisable games for bingo players, and will now have its gameplay extended to retail estates by applying its Playtech ONE Omni-channel …

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