Paddy Power Chief Executive Officer Patrick Kennedy is set to step down from his role in April 2015. Kennedy will have served Paddy Power as CEO for nine years, having been appointed to the position in January 2006. Commenting on his planned departure, Kennedy noted that ‘change is good, both for the company and the individual’. Kennedy further commented “ …
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Do you know your Ronaldo from your Ronaldo, when we all celebrated Milla time or which Luis Suarez will be most successful this summer? Then here’s a chance to prove your mettle. Onside Analysis, specialist in football performance and data analysis, has developed a 20 question quiz on the World Cup. The person who gets most correct (or is selected …
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This week team SBC catches up with David McDowell CEO and co-founder of sports betting platform provider FSB Technology, to discuss his companies journey from fantasy sports technology supplier to optimised real time sports betting platform. McDowell gives his insight into developing new sports betting products, with a focus on dynamic new features which FSB believe will bring much needed …
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Bet365 picked up the Best Football Bookmaker title at the inaugural Betting on Football Awards last week, outpacing the competition with 35% of the popular vote. Bet365 took the award, sponsored by BetConstruct, ahead of the four other finalists: BetVictor, Paddy Power, Pinnacle Sports and SkyBet. On behalf of Bet365, James Woods, Head of Performance Marketing, collected the award from …
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Ladbrokes annual general meeting saw company shareholders show their support for CEO Richard Glynn, despite the continued struggling performance of the gambling operator. The meeting saw just 68.55% of available voting rights used, nevertheless 99.9% of the votes counted were in favour of Glynn remaining at the helm of Ladbrokes. Glynn had stated that the operator had undertaken the first …
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Exclusively for today’s Betting on Football Conference, Don Best‘s Todd Fuhrman interviews Jay Kornegay, VP of Race & Sports Operations at The LVH, about the role football plays in Las Vegas sportsbooks. Don Best Sports, with offices in Las Vegas, United States and Vancouver, Canada, is the leading provider of US sports information to the sports betting industry. Don Best …
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Ian Wright Managing Director of Rufus Retail Anthropolgy, is a designer with 30 years experience in creating retail commerce stores. Wright has helped redesign many retail bookmakers, with an emphasis on optimizing in-store experiences and improving customer sales. Wright discusses how retail operators can improve customer experience and how they should look to integrate new technologies within their in-store designs. …
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Betfair announced the promotion of Sylvie McDermott to the newly created role of Product Management Director. McDermott will be responsible of Product management operations for across all Betfair product inventory, including product delivery and maintenance. McDermott will report to new Chief Operating Office Mark Brooker, who joined Betfair in April 2014. McDermott has been promoted from her position as Head …
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William Hill has confirmed the departure of its Australia Chief Executive Officer Michael Sullivan, who agreed to leave the company on Monday. William Hill announced that Group of Director of Operatins James Henderson would take temporary charge of the regions operations, while it looked for Sullivan’s replacement. Sullivan retained his position as CEO of William Hill Australia, following the operator …
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Spanish gambling regulator Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego (DGOJ), are set to add new amendments to the current Spanish online gambling bill which will see online slots and sports betting exchanges allowed to be serviced by licensed online gambling operators. The DGOJ are finalising amendments to current Spanish online gambling regulations, which may see the integration of slots and betting …
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