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Maxymiser boosts product extensions with 9.1 update

SBC News Maxymiser boosts product extensions with 9.1 update

Digital marketing and user engagement/optimisation specialist Maxymiser, has announced a set of further extensions to its optimisation suite with update 9.1 which its hopes will boost the performance of its igaming and sports client portfolio which  includes operators Paddy Power, Camelot, iGame, bwin and Betfair Maxymiser 9.1 includes new features that empower marketers to easily personalise customer experiences and also …

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GVC Holdings confirms acquisition bid for entire bwin.party assets

SBC News GVC Holdings confirms acquisition bid for entire bwin.party assets

Online gambling investment firm GVC Holdings has confirmed to the media, that it has submitted a proposal for the acquisition of bwin.party entertainment in its entirety. GVC Holdings this morning released a short corporate statement confirming its actions and interests with regards to bwin.party. A bwin.party counter statement would confirm the interest of GVC’s acquisition proposal, and would further state …

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Clarion Gaming – Industry leaders set to speak at the Slot Summit Bucharest 9-11 June

SBC News Clarion Gaming - Industry leaders set to speak at the Slot Summit Bucharest 9-11 June

Ash Gaming Managing Director Andrew Porter and Gaming Standards Association Protocol Director Ethan Tower have been confirmed as high-profile speakers at next month’s edition of the Slot Summit in Bucharest, Romania. Jonathan Smith, Training and Development Consultant, Sporting Index/ Sporting Option, has also been named on the stellar line-up of speakers for the June 9-11 event. Attendees will be provided with valuable …

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Crispin Nieboer – William Hill aims to ramp up product innovations

SBC News Crispin Nieboer - William Hill aims to ramp up product innovations

William Hill is set to ramp up its innovation projects and in-house development competencies as the operator looks to reinvigorate the sports betting and igaming markets. Speaking to advertising news source TheDrum at the Shoreditch Digital Festival, Crispin Nieboer William Hill’s Director of Corporate Development and Innovation detailed that the operator would look to launch up to 10 new innovations …

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Malcolm Graham departs as CEO of PKR

SBC News Malcolm Graham departs as CEO of PKR

Industry news source EGR Magazine has disclosed that PKR CEO Malcolm Graham has left the operator to join mobile gaming platform developer Gametech as Vice President. Graham confirmed his departure to EGR Magazine stating that after more than ten years leading PKR operations it was now “time to move on” after being offered “a great opportunity”. As Vice President of …

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Sweden joins BHA’s equine anti-doping policy

Sweden joins Ireland, France and Germany as the nations whose runners in Britain are treated in the same way as British-registered horses.All other international runners are required to be sampled prior to running in Britain The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) today announces the addition of Sweden to the list of racing nations whose runners in Britain will be treated, in …

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LeoVegas wins GP Bullhound Summit Superstar award

SBC News LeoVegas wins GP Bullhound Summit Superstar award

European mobile gambling specialist LeoVegas, was crowned 2015’s Summit Superstar after receiving the award for “Summit Superstar- the most interesting and high performing company in Europe” , at the prestigious GP Bullhound’s European Unicorn Summit Awards Over a hundred leading business leaders from the European digital economy attended the event in Marbella. The judging panel composed of leading CEOs, entrepreneurs, the …

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Paddy Power confirms Gary McGann as new Chairman

SBC News Paddy Power confirms Gary McGann as new Chairman

Ahead of today’s Annual General Meeting, Paddy Power announced that retiring Smurfit Kappa CEO Gary McGann will become the operators new Chairman, replacing the outgoing Nigel Northridge who will step down from the company board at the end of June. Last week Irish business news reports had speculated that McGann would be the strong favourite to replace Northridge who has …

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Unfavourable sports results impact Paddy Power’s strong metric performance

SBC News Unfavourable sports results impact Paddy Power's strong metric performance

Paddy Power has revealed in its interim management statement (period 1 January – 11 May), that the operator recorded a strong start to 2015 which has been offset by ‘unfavourable’ sports results seen throughout the sector. The company further stated that a weaker euro this year had helped offset the impact of new taxes and regulations levied on the betting …

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