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Having committed £12m to Sky Betting & Gaming’s ongoing recruitment drive, Brand & HR Director Rob Painter details to SBC the corporate and leadership challenges of undertaking such a significant initiative as the igaming and betting sectors’ drastically change. Painter details SB&G’s governance approach, its commitment to driving talent acquisition in Yorkshire and why the igaming and betting industries should no longer …

Fred Done owner of Betfred is reported to be closely monitoring the £2.3 billion merger of Ladbrokes and Coral. Speaking to The Sunday Times, Done detailed that his firm were preparing to bid for as many as 500 retail betting shops he believes will be sold in order for the merger to satisfy UK regulatory competition terms and conditions. At …

Bolstering its European operations, Sky Betting & Gaming (SB&G) has appointed Giovanna D’Esposito as Managing Director of Sky Bet Italia. Industry news source EGR Magazine reports that the former Paddy Power Italy MD, will be charged with establishing and leading SB&G products within the Italian market, as the firm looks to grow its operations outside of its core UK marketplace. …

Issuing a trading update for its Q4 2015 performance (period ending 30 November), London AIM listed GVC Holdings reported a 12% net gaming revenue growth with the operator averaging NGR of €716,000. GVC highlighted that its improved performance had been driven by an uplift in its sports wagering which had grown to an average of €4.9 million representing an increase …

Bet365 was named Best Bookmaker for the second year running at the Betting on Football Awards last night. The Stoke-based bookmaker beat off strong competition from rivals Sky Bet and Unibet to pick up the title. Sky Bet didn’t go home empty handed though. The firm picked up awards for Best Mobile Bookmaker and Best Sponsorship Partnership for its work …

The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) has named Betfair as its first ‘authorised betting partner’ (ABP) having agreed a three year deal which will see the operator pay a percentage of racing revenues for its betting services. Betfair who have voluntarily supported the 54th levy scheme since its first announcement in September, is the first bookmaker to gain official ABP status. …

Fredrik Burvall, CEO of European igaming operator Cherry Group AB has announced the appointment of Jonas Wåhlander as Chief Executive of its digital gaming division ‘Cherry Online’. Cherry Group governance stated that the appointment had been made to support its ongoing aspirations to drive digital growth and profitability. Wåhlander has 15 years’ experience in senior positions within online entertainment businesses, …

Officials of Aintree Race Course have confirmed that the 2016 ‘Crabbies Grand National’ will be run at 17:15 UK Time – 9 April. The one hour push back will aim to help TV scheduling for the race during a busy UK sporting weekend.  Having examined 2015’s  Grand National audience figures, Aintree officials and UK broadcaster Channel 4 decided to push back …

Carl Leaver CEO of Gala Coral Group has dismissed claims that the creation of Ladbrokes-Coral will only favour Coral stakeholders. Having announced Gala Coral’s year to date performance which saw the operator record EBITDA earnings of £205 million, Leaver dismissed the recent criticisms of Ladbrokes investor Dermot Desmond. The Irish investment magnet had made scathing criticisms regarding Ladbrokes governance woeful …