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The governance of Sky Betting & Gaming (SB&G) has stated that the betting operator has no current plans regarding a corporate flotation. SB&G has moved to dismiss industry rumours, as UK newspaper The Sunday Telegraph reported this weekend that private equity owners CVC Capital Partners were eyeing the floatation of its asset in early 2017. Acquired from UK broadcaster BSkyB …

Tain, one of the most established content and technical services providers in the online gambling industry, has been confirmed as a C-Level Dinner Sponsor for Betting on Sports 2016. Founded in 1999, Tain’s main strength lies in its range of in-house products, including a market-leading gaming platform, payment gateway, casino games, and a comprehensive sports book and odds feed. The …

Lorenzo Pellegrino, Paysafe Group’s CEO of Digital Wallets, sees value-added enhancements in his firm’s $30 million acquisition of leading industry affiliate and acquisition marketing software provider Income Access. Speaking to SBC News, Pellegrino stated that adding Income Access services Paysafe would gain “value-added services that extend beyond payments and will make our overall offering ‘stickier’ for merchants”. “The acquisition embeds our …

Ladbrokes is set to lose its sponsorship of the St. Leger Festival (7-10 September, Doncaster Racecourse). Being at loggerheads with the British Horseracing Association (BHA) regarding not joining its Authorised Betting Partner scheme (ABP), the FTSE-listed bookmaker will lose its 12-year sponsorship of world racing’s oldest classic.   Shunning the controversial ABP Scheme, which has split support from the UK …

With US showbiz columns reporting that Sony executives are preparing to offer Daniel Craig $150 million (£115 million) to film back-to-back Bond Movies, Paddy Power has priced the 48-year old actor at 8/11 to continue as the MI6 secret agent. The rumours of Sony’s mammoth offer to keep Craig as Bond has seen Paddy Power push down younger hopefuls, pricing …

Coral has today announced the launch of its ‘in-house’ developed sportsbook platform, centralising its mobile, tablet and desktop devices. The bookmaker informed the market, that its new platform had been developed by a new product development team with the aim of delivering a ‘smoother customer experience’. Utilising the latest digital and cloud infrastructure technologies, the bookmaker stated that Coral sports …

Agreeing terms with World Snooker, Ladbrokes marketing has announced that it has renewed its title sponsorship of the World Grand Prix and Players Championship for a further two-years. The bookmaker has agreed to extend its title sponsorship of both major snooker championships for their respective 2017 and 2018 editions. The Ladbrokes World Grand Prix runs from February 6 to 12 at the …

FSB Technology, the sportsbook solution backed by senior industry individuals including the founders of both Sportingbet and Betfair, has been confirmed as a sponsor for Betting on Sports! Winners of the inaugural Launch Pad competition in 2008, the company has attracted investment from a number of the industry’s most respected entrepreneurs, and earned contracts with some of the world’s largest …

Updating the market, Toronto TSX-listed Intertain Group (Intertain) has announced that it will hold a ‘special meeting of shareholders’ on the 23 September, outlining the firm’s plans to seek a full listing on the London Stock Exchange. The LSE listing planned for this October will see the firm renamed under its core brand ‘Jackpot Plc’, with Intertain governance moving its …