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Improving integrity standards across esports is of absolute importance for its continued growth and move into the mainstream.  With the majority of tournaments, at least the qualifying stages, played out online and with the numerous distinct esports titles offering their own unique challenges, the battle to ensure a level of integrity befitting an industry with the money and viewership that …

iSport Genius Co-Founder and Partner Nathan Rothschild is speaking at the inaugural Betting on Sports conference (September 15-16) in London on the topic of how to provide US sports to the European player.  The panel, which is being sponsored by Don Best Sports, will also feature Peter Bertilsson and Benjie Cherniak.  You can read more about the Betting on Sports Conference …

FTSE-listed online payment provider Paysafe Group (Paysafe) has confirmed the acquisition of leading industry affiliate and acquisition marketing software provider Income Access for a cash consideration of CAD $40 million (circa $30 million). Updating the market this morning, Paysafe governance declared that it had agreed to buy the Montreal-based marketing solutions provider, which currently services more than 25,000 industry affiliates. …

Returning from her summer holidays in the Swiss Alps, UK Prime Minister Theresa May has again reiterated to her cabinet that ‘Brexit means Brexit’. Facing growing scepticism regarding the Conservative Party’s ability to negotiate a successful withdrawal from the European Union, May and her cabinet are expected to present the public with an initial Brexit update. The Conservative Party has …

Seeking to optimise its programmatic media buying capabilities, industry marketing consultancy TAG Media has formed an exclusive partnership with Guernsey-based real-time bidding systems provider AIPIXL. The AIPIXL partnership will see TAG Media extend its services within programmatic buying, a prevalent function in industry marketing and player acquisition services. Updating the market, TAG Media will introduce  AIPIXL services to new and existing …

Ladbrokes has been reprimanded by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) for a misleading advert published on its news microsite during Euro 2016, in relation to the Group B game between England and Wales. The online promotion stated you could get ‘Get 6/1 for England to beat Wales OR Get 12/1 for Wales to beat England’, with a maximum £10 stake, which would …

The CEO from Argyll Entertainment, the operator behind the new Alan Brazil branded sportsbook BetonBrazil, has stepped up to take the Tipster Challenge at Bath. Stuart Tilly has confessed to receiving a little help from Alan himself, and is quietly confident of helping the Guests maintain a lead at the top of the leaderboard. BetonBrazil.com is the latest gambling site …

David ‘Hayemaker’ Haye, a former boxing World Champion in two weight divisions, will be one of the headline panel speakers at the Betting on Sports conference on 15-16 September, organised by SBC Events. David Haye will be alongside Adam Roland from Heavyweight Sports, and Stuart Tilly from Argyll Tech, the operator behind the new Alan Brazil branded sportsbook BetonBrazil, to …

Publishing what will likely be its last financial update as a private company, Gala Coral (Coral) has reported top-line metric growth hindered by significant exceptional costs as the company approaches its £2.2 billion merger with Ladbrokes Plc. Updating the market on its Q3 2016 performance (12-week period ending 2 July), Coral would declare net revenues of £264 million up 10% …

Marathonbet has been confirmed as an Affiliate and Media Event Sponsor for Betting on Sports! Just a few weeks before the conference, we caught up with Viktor Hoffmann, CEO for Marathonbet since June 2016, who shared his excitement over the upcoming ‘Networking Extravaganza’ in London. Hoffmann, who first joined Panbet in June 2015, will also be appearing as a speaker at …