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‘Gaming veteran’ Matt Harbord has been named the new Head of Product at Pythia Sports technology company.  Harbord recently held the same role at Sharplink Gaming in the US where he connected leading sportsbooks with major leagues and media partners in the country’s fast-growing sports betting market. Freddy Galliers, Director at Pythia Sports, stated: “We are really excited to have …

Robert Hoskin will vacate his position as Entain Chief Governance Officer (CGO), the international betting and gaming group confirmed this morning after nearly two decades with the company. Hoskin will step down from the Board on 30 June 2023, although he will continue serving in an unnamed capacity until 31 August, with his responsibilities assumed by Simon Zinger, the FTSE100 …

The UK government has “kicked the can further down the alley” with its Gambling Act review White Paper, William Woodhams lamented, as plans for a series of consultations and political uncertainty cloud the clarity around betting’s regulatory direction.     Assessing the DCMS’ conclusions, the industry’s preparations and how it can react, Fitzdares’ CEO observed that bookmakers have by and large …

William Hill has made the decision to donate all profits made from the Eurovision Song Contest towards relief efforts for displaced Ukrainians in the UK. As preparations take place for the final of the competition in Liverpool tomorrow, 100% of the profit of all bets placed in the bookmaker’s Eurovision markets will go towards the initiative, Support Ukraine. Lee Phelps, …

The proposals of the DCMS White Paper on the Gambling Act review are far from concrete, with a series of further consultations with relevant stakeholders scheduled, but change is on the horizon for the betting space, including for affiliates. In the aftermath of the report, prominent betting and gaming affiliate firms Better Collective and QiH shared opinions on the White …

PA Betting Services (PABS) has strengthened its links to UK bookmakers via a partnership renewal with William Hill Part of the PA Media Group, PABS will continue to provide 888 Holdings-owned William Hill with UK horse racing and greyhound racing data, as well as ‘select’ data from international horse racing. Included under the extended contract are provision of race cards, …

GambleAware has published its donor list for 2022/23, revealing that the four largest UK betting operators contributed the lion’s share of funds, a continuation of a long-running trend. The total number of donations as of 31 March 2023 was £46.5m, with the four largest bookmakers – bet365, Flutter Entertainment, Entain and Wiliam Hill – contributing a total of £42.9m together, …

Rank Group Plc has promoted Interactive MD Jon Martin to the position of Group Chief Operating Officer (COO), confirming that he will assume the role during the summer.  A five-year executive of Rank, Martin has led multiple divisions of the LSE gambling group including its Aspers Online brand and International operations.  In his new position, Martin will maintain his role …

Voxbet has landed its latest client, securing an agreement with Checkd Group to integrate AI-backed voice recognition technology into the latter’s Betting Hub app. The partners aim to remove friction from the customer journey on the Betting Hub via the incorporation of Voxbet’s technology, which enables users to speak or write a bet and place it with an operator. Checkd …

SIS (Sports Information Services) has strengthened its reach to the Italian betting space, signing a horse racing content agreement with ISIBET Pro. By integrating its racing platform into ISIBET Pro’s operation, UK-headquartered SIS will provide the Italian retail and online operator with content from 35,000 races annually from 170 racecourses. This will include fixtures from Africa, Australia, Europe, Latin America …