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There’s an iWatch up for grabs as Golden Race has challenged Betting on Sports attendees to try to outpunch MMA star Lyubo Simeonov, otherwise known as ‘The Hammer’.  Visitors to the Betting on Sports conference in London this week will have the chance to go head to head with one of the stars of Golden Race’s award nominated Real Fighting game.  …

Ve Interactive has been confirmed as a C-Level Dinner Sponsor for the Betting on Sports (BOS) conference. A world-leading technology company, the Ve platform has become an essential component for any online business to acquire, engage and convert customers. Under the vision and steerage of its co-founder & CEO, the award-winning serial entrepreneur David J. Brown, Ve Interactive has since gone …

Totally Gaming delivered the World Regulatory Briefing (#WrBriefing) in London’s iconic OXO tower yesterday with a packed out agenda of speakers both endemic and non. An impressive line up included Sarah Harrison, CEO of the UK Gambling Commission, as Keynote Speaker. Harrison delivered a pinpoint 45 minute talk which was refreshingly frank. Discussing the new National Responsible Gambling Strategy developed …

Having filed its 2015 annual report (period ending 31 December), professional online betting exchange Smarkets has declared corporate profits of £5.2 million up 1568% on 2014’s corresponding £316,000. The London-based operator disclosed that its 2015 exchange wagers had hit the £1 billion mark, with Smarkets governance reporting year revenues of £10.4 million up 429% on FY 2014’s £1.95. Commenting on …

Vahe Baloulian is the CEO at BetConstruct. He’ll be speaking at the two day Betting on Sports Conference late next week at London’s prestigious Grange Tower Bridge Hotel. Vahe will be speaking on marketing and customer acquisition strategies alongside Pinnacle’s Harry Lang, Richard Hayler of IBAS, Jacob Lopez Curciel of Optima with Rebecca Jennings of Global Reviews as chair. SBC: …

With the 4th anti-money laundering (AML) directive likely to bring the betting industry within the regulated AML sector for the first time, and forthcoming data protection changes rendering gambling operators liable for huge new financial penalties for data protection breaches, SBC Events has brought together an expert panel to deliver timely guidance for chief executives, heads of marketing, compliance teams and …

Lysis Gaming Compliance has been confirmed as an Event Badge Sponsor for Betting on Sports 2016. Lysis Gaming Compliance, part of the Lysis group, provides compliance strategy, anti-money laundering services and consultancy to the gaming industry. The company provides qualified and experienced teams from a City of London headquarters and near-shore centres, delivering efficient and cost-effective KYC and FATCA processing, …

Stockholm-listed Betsson AB has confirmed that it has entered a binding agreement to acquire Lithuanian betting operator Lošimų Strateginė Grupė, holding company of betting brand TonyBet’s Lithuanian business. Updating the market, Betsson governance detailed that it had acquired Tonybet Lithuanian assets for an initial consideration of €4 million, representing a 3.6x multiple on the acquired firms 2016 to-date EBIT of …

Playtech has moved to strengthen its sports betting senior management team, announcing a trio of leadership appointments, ahead of a set of large-scale ‘Playtech ONE’ projects and following its acquisitions sports software provider BGT. The FTSE-listed gambling technology provider has confirmed the appointments of Richard Andrew as new Playtech Sports Chief Operating Officer (COO), joining from The Hong Kong Jockey Club, …