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Australian gambling operator Tabcorp is seeking a new marketing chief, as CMO Michael Smith announced that he had left the company following just 10 months in the leadership role. Smith a former telecoms marketing senior executive for Optus and Singtel, confirmed to Australian Media news source Mumbrella, that he had chosen to leave the operator stating “it had not been …

Three years ago, British horseracing decided to pool its collective terrestrial TV rights and sell them to a single broadcaster, Channel 4 (C4), the UK’s number three broadcaster in terms of overall audience share. It meant that horseracing would no longer been seen on the BBC, the nation’s number one broadcaster, and who had pioneered coverage of the sport from …

Industry development and innovation specialist Grand Parade has announced two new senior executive appointments, as John O’Reilly and Martyn Miller join the company. John O’Reilly joins Grand Parade as non-executive chairman. A 25 year gambling veteran, O’Reilly has held senior leadership positions at Ladbrokes where he led the eGaming division from inception in 1998, and latterly as Managing Director of …

Curacao/Malta licensed online bookmaker Pinnacle Sports has appointed former Mecca Bingo Head of Digital Marketing Harry Lang as its new Marketing Director. Working from Pinnacle’s London office, Lang will be charged with leading the bookmaker’s European marketing and brand initiatives. Lang has prior industry marketing experience having worked as Head of Games Marketing for bwin.party Entertainment (2012 -2014) and as Principal Brand …

Matchbook (Matchbook.com) has today announced the launch of its ‘personalised’ Apple Watch betting app. Focusing on personalising its user experience, Matchbook Apple Watch users will be able to prioritise access to preferred markets and configure app adjustments on the go. Matchbook marketing who today made the app available on the Apple App Store, describes the app as a “full function …

William Hill has this morning announced that it will extend its title sponsorship of the Scottish Cup for a further four years. The sponsorship extension sees the bookmaker surpass the eight-year mark as sponsor of the football tournament, which sees all levels of professional Scottish football participate. Agreeing terms with the Scottish FA, William Hill governance further announced that it …

Tabcorp governance stated that it was pleased with corporate performance, as the Australian operator maintained bet wagering levels in-line with 2014’s corresponding period which featured the FIFA 2014 World Cup. Issuing a Q3 2015 trading update, Tabcorp detailed that wagering turnover had been maintained at AUS $3.1 billion (£1.5 billion). Tabcorp’s maintained wagering activity would record a group revenue increase …

Reacting to media reports of a customer data breach/leak, payments provider Optimal Payments Plc has stated that it will privately investigating the allegations. Media sources report that small amounts of Optimal customer data have been made available in the public domain. With further allegations that the data forms part of a substantial data breach in Optimal’s operations. The data leaks …

Issuing a Q3 2015 trading update, Playtech Plc announced metric growth in all key verticals (apart from online poker), as the FTSE listed gambling technology provider recorded a 47% rise in group revenues to €170.9 million (Q3 2014: €116.5 million). The gambling technology provider continues its strong 2015 momentum, recording 21% revenue uplift to €75 million for its online casino …

  The papers reckon an England footballer is going to come out as gay. Fancy a bet on who it’ll be? #gayfootballer https://t.co/HiYCE1MCfA — Win Cash Live (@wincashlive) October 27, 2015 Interactive betting operator “Win Cash Live” (subsidiary of Lean Forward Ltd) has sparked controversy by offering a market on which “England International footballer will come out as gay” The …