Digital Sports Tech has entered the Russian market for the first time after making a deal to supply its Player Props betting product to the country’s largest sportsbook operator, Fonbet. Fonbet will integrate the product into its sportsbook, within a fully translated UI which includes player names. Player Props allows users to create and customise their own bets on player …
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Sky Betting and Gaming has launched ‘Ask Jeff’, a new recruitment ChatBot using the face of Sky Sports’ football presenter Jeff Stelling. The company is using the AI ChatBot to engage candidates and support the recruitment experience. ‘Ask Jeff’ is on Facebook to respond to questions with the use of interactive buttons on an applicant’s status, business locations, benefits and …
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Christmas 2016 will be a festive period to forget for betting operators, as the industry counts the cost of December’s congested English football schedule. Closing its 2016, betting operators are reported to have been hit by industry-wide losses of over £100 million as heavily backed football favourites won their respective matches, with some bookmakers expected to report losses of circa …
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ICE veterans will know that you need a suitcase to take home the amount of freebies you tend to end up with and so Ganapati Malta has opted for a more creative alternative. The Japanese games creator will distribute over 20,000 wet towels to visitors as they enter the ExCeL Centre with the tagline of ‘Freshen up your casino content’. …
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SBC Events has committed to making the international Betting on Football 2017 its best conference yet, by providing ‘an unforgettable business and networking experience’ for more than 800 senior executives from 40+ countries. For the first time, Betting on Football (BOF 2017) will be spread across two days at Chelsea’s Stamford Bridge from 3-4 May. Included in a delegate ticket is …
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A tough December has seen FTSE 250 operator William Hill Plc issue a second profit warning for its full-year 2016 guidance following a set of ‘customer friendly’ results in its football and racing markets. Publishing a trading update, William Hill governance detailed to investors that closing its full-year 2016 performance, the firm’s earning guidance would be ‘at the bottom end’ …
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This week sees the UK-wide release of ‘Oscar 2017 Best Picture’ favourites ‘La La Land’ and ‘Manchester by the Sea’ (UK release dates – 13 January) as the countdown continues towards the 89th Academy Awards (26 February 2017). With the 2016/17 awards season coming into full focus, all movie insiders are in-agreement that La La Land and Manchester by the …
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FTSE-listed bookmaker GVC Holdings (GVC) has today confirmed that Roni Maman will be joining its organisation taking up the newly-created role of VP Business Operations. The new role will include responsibility for the operator’s corporate structure, executing business processes and the planning and strategy of GVC syndicated brands’ customer services. Maman brings extensive experience in operations and a strong and …
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Industry analyst are awaiting William Hill Plc’s full-year 2016 results which will be published on Monday 9 January. Following a year of woes for the FTSE-listed bookmaker, in which it had to issue an early profit warning following its first 2016 business quarter, industry commentators are eager to evaluate William Hill’s position coming into 2017. Hindered by the digital decline …
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Bookee has built on its ‘Tinder for betting’ mobile app by introducing Splitbet, an Uber-style split fare concept which allows friends to share the risk and reward of placing a bet. On Splitbet, users can choose to share a stake with a list of contacts already using the app, or choose the option to invite a friend to download the …
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