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Hakan Hallstedt resignation spreads fear of further Swedish regulatory delays

SBC News Hakan Hallstedt resignation spreads fear of further Swedish regulatory delays

Swedish gambling stakeholders have been left in limbo regarding the country’s path towards a regulated online gambling market following the departure of Hakan Hallstedt as Director General of Lotteriinspektionen, Sweden’s national gambling regulator. Last Friday, Lotteriinspektionen governance confirmed that Hallstedt would not be renewing his tenure as Director General, as he had accepted a placement as Judge for the Blekinge District, …

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Finnplay selected as platform provider for GoWild’s return

SBC News Finnplay selected as platform provider for GoWild's return

Malta-based European igaming operator GoWild Gaming (GoWild), will relaunch its online gaming services utilising industry tailored systems provider Finnplay as its principal development and operations platform. Under the leadership of new CEO Itai Zak, the former Chief Executive of industry software and technology provider SBTech (2011-2016), GoWild announced this January that it would relaunch its commercial services by Q2 2017. …

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SBC & Racing Post agree strategic event partnership for 2017

SBC News SBC & Racing Post agree strategic event partnership for 2017

SBC and the Racing Post have joined forces after agreeing to a strategic event partnership for 2017. The deal will see the Racing Post take a prominent position in SBC’s two flagship conferences this year, Betting on Football (3-5 May) and Betting on Sports (13-15 September). Both events will feature the Racing Post Networking Cafe, allowing delegates to catch up …

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‘Made in Germany’…GIG launches Wetten.com

SBC News 'Made in Germany'...GIG launches Wetten.com

Oslo-listed Gaming Innovation Group (GIG) has announced the launch of new German-language online sportsbook Wetten.com delivered through its industry platform subsidiary iGaming Cloud. Wetten.com becomes the first betting operator to be launched on the iGaming Cloud platform, utilising GIG groups Malta Class 4 Remote Gaming License. GIG’s Wetten.com partnership has seen the company partner with German sports betting industry veterans Daniel …

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Jackpotjoy Plc debuts on London Stock Exchange

SBC News Jackpotjoy Plc debuts on London Stock Exchange

The London Stock Exchange (LSE) welcomed its latest gaming/betting listed enterprise Jackpotjoy Plc this Wednesday. Debuting on the London exchange as the ‘world’s largest online bingo operator’ Jackpotjoy Plc, formerly Toronto TSX-listed Intertain Group closed its first day of LSE trading securing a share price of 645p. Headed up by new Chief Executive Andrew McIver, JackpotJoy had first stated its …

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NYX OpenBet wins contract to revamp New Zealand Racing Board’s FOB platform

SBC News NYX OpenBet wins contract to revamp New Zealand Racing Board's FOB platform

Toronto TSX-listed NYX Gaming has confirmed that it has secured an agreement with the New Zealand Racing Board (NZRB) to deliver a bespoke fixed odds betting platform through its OpenBet technology subsidiary. Updating the market, OpenBet development teams will work with NZRB with aim of automating and revamping its ‘largely manual fixed odds’ betting services.  NZRB stated that a new …

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SBC Strengthens Sales Team with Neil Judson

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News, events and media services company SBC has strengthened its sales team with the appointment of popular betting industry salesman Neil Judson, who will be taking on the role of Senior Sales Manager. Judson has 10 years experience in b2b gambling publishing after sales roles at Betting Business magazine, International Casino Review and Intergamingi, as well as experience at Scientific …

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Tabcorp details Sun Bets as its biggest international initiative

SBC News Tabcorp details Sun Bets as its biggest international initiative

Australian gambling giant Tabcorp Holdings has labelled Sun Bets, its strategic joint-venture with News UK, as the biggest international commercial initiative undertaken in the firm’s history. Officially launched last August, the Sun Bets brand aims to compete against UK legacy operators within the ultra-saturated UK online betting sector, a marketplace estimated to be three times the size of Tabcorp’s Australian …

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Interwetten eyes European ‘Top 5’ slot following remarkable 2016

Interwetten Speaker Stefan Sulzbacher ‘ends race in promising position’

The board of European sports betting operator Interwetten has labelled 2016 as a ‘remarkable year’ for its business and operations, as the company eyes aggressive future growth within its new and established markets. Presenting its full-year trading results, Interwetten governance detailed that group wagering turnover had increased by 29% to €1.2 billion as the company outperformed its expected 2016 performance …

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