Sportradar Chief Product Officer – Computer Vision, Luka Pataky, examines the ways in which the firm’s Computer Vision solution can add multiple new dimensions to enrich the user experience. Sports betting is constantly evolving. To keep up with the demands of increasingly tech-savvy and data-hungry customers, betting operators need to present more opportunities to engage with sports, offering exciting new …
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Upon completing its first full year as a NASDAQ-listed business earlier this year, Codere Online made two key announcements to its new investors. These were that the firm broadly achieved its 2022 growth targets – reporting a rise in revenue of 48% to €123m- and that CEO Moshe Edree would be replaced in the leadership role by COO Aviv Sher. …
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In a post-ICE rundown, BETER’s Nikolay Vernydub and Evgeniy Bekker spoke with SBC News about the company’s flagship products and plans for 2023. With new products on the horizon and major upgrades across all its verticals, BETER arrived at ICE London 23 ready to showcase all its BETER Esports, BETER Sports, BETER Gaming and BETER Live products to the world. …
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As anticipated, Spain’s Council of Ministers has approved the “Royal Decree on Responsible Gaming Environments” to federally enforce new measures and gambling restrictions Adopting the changes across Spain’s 17 autonomous communities, the Council aims to “strengthen the protection of underage and vulnerable consumers, especially those aged 18 to 25.” The new measures, endorsed by Alberto Garzón, Spain’s Minister of Consumer …
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Playtech Plc has notified investors that it has agreed to purchase ‘a low, single-digit percentage stake in Hard Rock Digital (HRD)’ – the online gambling subsidiary of US entertainment and leisure group Hard Rock International (HRI). The investment will amount to $85m (€80m), and will be used to fund HRD’s global expansion plans to the benefit of Playtech’s commercial pipeline …
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The greatest challenge for any sportsbook is removing barriers for the end users, according to Erik Logdberg, Chief Operating Officer at Kambi, who delved into how the sports betting provider has transformed its offerings over the last two years. Speaking at this year’s ICE London 2023, Lodgberg expressed that, along with removing said barriers, providers must create “more exciting offerings” …
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A staple of the British high-street, Betfred is one of the country’s most recognisable betting brands with a reputation built upon its retail offering and sponsorship activities, and the company is now embarking on its ambitious global growth plans. Following the long-awaited launch of its Las Vegas sportsbook this month, Betfred USA Sports Chief Operating Officer Bryan Bennett spoke with …
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Following a three month interim period, Adam Smith will take on the position of Chief Executive Officer at FSB full-time. Smith initially stepped up to the CEO role back in December 2022, taking over from David McDowell, who has since joined the firm’s Board. In this time, the B2B sports betting and igaming supplier has taken its first major steps …
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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has disclosed that Flutter Entertainment has agreed to pay a $4m fine to settle violations of the US Securities Exchange Act. The settlement was disclosed this morning by the SEC, and relates to Exchange Act breaches committed by Flutter’s igaming subsidiary PokerStars business activities within Russia. An investigation by the US financial markets watchdog …
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Fernando Haddad, Brazil’s Minister of Finance, has shared that the Presidency of Lula da Silva will focus on moving forward on “electronic gaming”, and sanction a sports betting regime. Yet, new details of a federal bill show that online casinos will not be included in upcoming plans. Sports news outlet Panorama Deportivo cited Ministry sources and explained what the regulation …
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