Sport betting technology and software provider SBTech has confirmed that Itai Zak is to step down as CEO with gaming industry leader Richard Carter taking up the post. Carter, former Director of research at Deutsche Bank, was responsible for running the highly rated European equity gaming franchise for the past seven years John Anderson, Chairman of SBTech, commented: “We are honored to …
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Betsson pays backdated taxes to German authorities
Stating its intent to join a future regulated German sports betting market, Malta licensed European operator Betsson Plc has declared that it will pay historic taxes of circa SEK 113 million (£9 million) to the German government. Issuing a corporate statement declaring its goodwill intent, Betsson governance stated “Betsson still believes that it is not subject to a tax liability, but …
Read More »Clarion Events confirms ICE Totally Gaming will keep growing
After the conclusion of ICE 2016, event organisers Clarion Events have confirmed they will renegotiate its contract at ExCeL for the 2020 show onwards, by which time the show organisers expect that ICE Totally Gaming will be occupying the entire site. Clarion also confirmed that this year the show grew by another 4,000sq.m. Only 12 halls were not occupied, but …
Read More »Jay Kornegay – Westgate Las Vegas – Superbowl 50 to challenge betting records
All eyes are on the Levi’s Stadium on Sunday, as this year’s Superbowl sees Carolina Panthers take on Denver Broncos in Santa Clara, California. Just a few days before the big day we caught up with Jay Kornegay, Vice President of the Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino, to discuss Superbowl 50: ____________________________________ SBC: Hi Jay, the biggest annual sporting event …
Read More »Beñardo Elorz – Kirolbet – Think Local, Act Local and Go Global
Spanish-licensed bookmaker Kirolbet has made a quick start to 2016, by adding La Liga football club Real Sociedad to its growing list of partners. Starting today in London, they will be exhibiting at ICE stands N1-130 and N1-132. We caught up with Kirolbet Marketing Manager Beñardo Elorz to discuss the new partnership with Real Sociedad, existing deals with other Spanish …
Read More »Alan Alger – Betway – Premier League Darts continues to grow
Just a month on from Gary Anderson’s second world darts title, the Betway Premier League is back, starting at the First Direct Arena in Leeds. We caught up with Alan Alger, PR for Betway, to discuss the start of the £700,000 ten-man tournament, played out over 4 months at 16 arenas across Europe. SBC: Alan, Betway is sponsoring the Premier League …
Read More »New leadership team takes over at Paddy Power Betfair
Having secured a listing day share price of £105 on the London Stock Exchange, newly merged betting enterprise ‘Paddy Power Betfair’ confirmed its new governance team, which will lead the company post-merger integration. ‘Paddy Power Betfair’ will be led by former Betfair CEO Breon Corcoran, who will serve under the Chairmanship of Gary McGann (former CEO of Smurfit Kappa Group). …
Read More »Peter Warman – Newzoo – Esports market intelligence is key
Newzoo is a global market research and predictive analytics firm which focuses first and foremost on gaming. Headquartered in Amsterdam, it releases regular reports and predictions on esports amongst many other topics. SBC caught up with CEO and Co-Founder Peter Warman ahead of his talk on esports at ICE Totally Gaming. Warman will be a speaker at the ‘Fireside Chat: …
Read More »Baazov submits takeover proposal for Amaya Inc
Toronto (TSX) listed operator Amaya Inc has today issued a corporate statement detailing that current CEO and Chairman David Baazov has submitted an all-cash deal to takeover the company. Amaya’s Board of Directors will now create a special independent committee to review the forthcoming proposal by Baazov which is estimated to be offering CAD $21 (£10-11) per common share, representing …
Read More »Mediatech’s Daniel Graetzer – How can operators embrace the omni-channel experience?
Daniel Graetzer of Mediatech Solutions takes a look at what omni-channel actually means for the gambling industry, and where it can make the most impact. While omni-channel is definitely one of the biggest buzzwords in today’s gaming world, don’t let it distract you from the opportunities it presents. 2015 brought us a constant stream of stories in the M&A columns …
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