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BOS Sponsor Profile – Vahe Baloulian – BetConstruct

SBC News BOS Sponsor Profile – Vahe Baloulian – BetConstruct

BetConstruct, a developer and provider of both online and land-based betting solutions, has been confirmed as a Bronze Sponsor for the upcoming Betting on Sports conference. The company recently picked up the best Technology Supplier / Provider award at the 2016 International Gaming Awards, adding to its EGR B2B Award for Best Customer Service. BetConstruct’s has an extensive range of …

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GVC revamps Casino team with three new senior hires

SBC News GVC revamps Casino team with three new senior hires

Updating the market this morning, FTSE-listed GVC Holdings (GVC) has confirmed the appointment of three new senior hires to its online casino division.   Announcing the appointments, GVC governance confirmed that Rob Fell has joined as Head of Casino Product with Andrew Whitworth appointed as Head of Content. The new online casino team will also see Oliver Bartlett take up …

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Tom Seymour – Durham CCC – BOS Speaker – A growing betting market for limited overs cricket

SBC News Tom Seymour – Durham CCC – BOS Speaker – A growing betting market for limited overs cricket

Bookmakers are using a range of sports for marketing purposes, but which sports are proving to be the best, and most accommodating, partners? Tom Seymour of Durham County Cricket Club (CCC) will be speaking on the ‘Different Ball Game’ panel at Betting on Sports. As Commercial Director for one of the leading clubs in the country, Seymour is well placed …

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Digital growth sees Rank Group post ‘Solid’ 2015/16 results

SBC News Digital growth sees Rank Group post 'Solid' 2015/16 results

Presenting its full-year 2015/16 results (period ending 30 June), The Rank Group PLC (Rank) has declared a solid financial year reporting like-for-like growth across its divisions. Closing its financial year, Rank would record total group revenues of £753 million up 2% on FY 2014/15: £738 million. The operators sustained revenue performance would see it post FY group EBITDA of £128 …

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Why the bookies love famous faces

SBC News Why the bookies love famous faces

Big name sports stars looking to keep bringing home the bacon post-retirement have a few options these days.  From attempting to emulate GNev’s punditry on Sky Sports, the usual route of remaining in the game as a manager, coach, scout or agent to opening a carp fishery in France if you’re Lee Bowyer, there’s another choice becoming all the more popular. …

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Sun Bets launches #YOUBETCHA TV campaign

SBC News Sun Bets launches #YOUBETCHA TV campaign

New UK betting market entrant Sun Bets has announced the launch of its first ever TV advertising campaign #YOUBETCHA, as the News UK and Tabcorp joint-venture seeks to establish its brand with the general public. The campaign has been created by News UK in-house agency Pulse, following this August’s official launch of Sun Bets within the highly saturated UK online …

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Blavatnik’s Access Industries wants Perform to be the ‘Netflix of Sports’

SBC News Blavatnik’s Access Industries wants Perform to be the 'Netflix of Sports'

Len Blavatnik’s firm Access Industries, which has investments in the media & technology sectors, is reported to have rejected a number of co-funding approaches from US tech giants in Perform Group (Perform). This weekend The Daily Telegraph reported that Blavatnik had turned down equity funding partnerships from the likes of Amazon, Facebook and YouTube, as Access Industries aims to turn …

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City pays close attention to Paddy Power Betfair H1 results

SBC News City pays close attention to Paddy Power Betfair H1 results

City analysts are eagerly awaiting Paddy Power Betfair’s (PPB) H1 2016 financial update on Wednesday 24 August, as the newly listed FTSE operator updates the market and its investor on merger progress. Close attention will be paid to PPB’s ongoing convergence strategy, as the company has undertaken a series of restructures to its marketing and operational divisions with PPB governance …

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BOS Speaker Profile: James Watson – Sportradar – The skins volcano

SBC News BOS Speaker Profile: James Watson - Sportradar - The skins volcano

Esports form a notable part of the agenda at Betting on Sports (#bettingonsports) next month, and with a plethora of issues to discuss and debate it’s no great surprise why.  One industry expert is Sportradar’s James Watson. James will be on a panel alongside Pavol Krasnovsky, founder of RTSmunity, exploring how live betting can work in an esports environment. In …

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Lottery ‘Record Breaking Year’ lifts Tatts Group 2016 performance

SBC News Lottery 'Record Breaking Year' lifts Tatts Group 2016 performance

Presenting its 2016 full year report (period ending 30 June), Australian ASX-listed gambling operator Tatts Group has revealed a mixed set of results reporting strong digital growth hindered by legal costs. Closing its FY 2016 Tatts Group (Tatts) would post a statutory net profit decline of -7% to AUS $233 million (£136 million). Tatts 2016 earnings would be impacted by …

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