Denmark state-owned gambling operator Dansk Spil has informed the market that CEO Christian Madsen will step down from the leadership of the firm in April 2017. Dansk Spil governance will now seek to replace Madsen who has served as CEO since 2005, with a successor expected to be announced by the start of 2017. The news of Madsen’s departure follows …
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Bookies’ Corner – Getting ready for Euro 2016
With everyone’s eyes on Euro 2016 this week the latest Bookies’ Corner focuses on just that and the build up to it from the world of bookmaking. SBC spoke to Ryan Murton Head of Digital Marketing at Oddschecker, BetVictor’s Head of Sportsbook Product Eoin Ryan, Head of Football (Interactive) at Gala Coral Richard Scott and Unibet’s Head of UK Marketing …
Read More »Francesco Rodano joins Playtech as Chief Policy Officer
Former Italian Head of Remote Gaming for the Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli (AAMS), Francesco Rodano has joined Playtech Plc’s executive team as Chief Policy Officer (CPO). A European regulatory expert, Rodano will advise and guide Playtech on international policy corporate initiatives and practices within the context of further new regulations entering the gambling sector. As Head of Remote …
Read More »Valencia CF becomes the latest football club with an esports team
Valencia CF has become the first La Liga club to have its own esports team after the grand unveiling on Tuesday June 7th at the Mestalla stadium. This move follows the recent announcement by Schalke 04 that it had moved into the world of esports by acquiring and rebranding the popular team Immortals. Peter Draper, Marketing Director of Valencia CF, said: “This is …
Read More »Debt burden sees Gala Coral post £49 million losses ahead of Ladbrokes merger
As UK gambling operator Gala Coral Group (Coral) prepares for its £2.3 billion merger with rival Ladbrokes, the company presented its latest H1 2016 results (28-week period ending 9 April), reporting core metric growth throughout all its products. Despite its strong core metric performance, Coral would report H1 interim losses of £49 million as the company looks to reduce its …
Read More »William Hill calls for KPMG digital & tech review
UK business news sources have reported this weekend that William Hill has approached KPMG consultancy to undertake a strategic review focusing on the company’s digital and technology operations. The consultancy review follows William Hill’s may financial update which saw the operator post an 11% net revenue decline in its digital division, with the company further detailing product declines in …
Read More »Mr Green launches sports betting product
Stockholm Nasdaq-listed online gambling operator Mr Green & Co (Mr Green) has announced the soft launch of its new sports betting product in time for Euro 2016 (10 June – 10 July). Powered by sports betting platform provider Kambi, the Malta-based operator had detailed in its Q1 corporate update that it would look to launch a betting product in 2016. …
Read More »SpiffX offers chance to Take 5 for a revolutionary live betting app
Stockholm listed specialist betting exchange SpiffX has launched a brand new live betting app that makes betting in-play as easy as pressing a button. Take 5 has been designed to make live betting accessible to a wider demographic of sports fans by making the concept as simple as possible. Take 5 consists of a single button which, when pressed, places …
Read More »Gaming Realms hands control of QuickThink Media to Ayima London
Updating the market, London AIM-listed mobile casino and social games operator Gaming Realms Plc has informed that it has entered into a strategic partnership with London digital marketing specialist agency Ayima. The partnership will see Gaming Realms hand over control of media buying and performance marketing subsidiary QuickThink Media Limited to Ayima. Ayima will now act as lead online marketing …
Read More »Martin Wachter – Golden Race – My Super Show
Golden Race CEO Martin Wachter will be in Amsterdam this week for the iGaming Super Show, with plans to showcase the firm’s cutting edge virtual products How have you prepared for the event? Our tenth anniversary as a company has seen us travelling around the globe a lot recently showing off our latest virtual product Real Fighting. We’ve been in …
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