UK racing has mourned the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, who is recognised as horseracing’s “greatest and most influential supporter.” Yesterday afternoon, the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) celebrated Queen Elizabeth’s patronage of British racing supporting all levels of the sport. Queen Elizabeth was a keen breeder of racehorses and endorsed equine welfare as a global ambassador of The …
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As SBC Summit Barcelona is getting closer, Shay Segev, DAZN Group’s CEO and one of the keynote speakers of the global conference and trade show shared DAZN’s ambitions beyond broadcasting and explained why the company is the one-stop shop for sports fans across the globe. SBC: What is DAZN’s strategy when it comes to competitors? How do you go against …
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The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has cited progress on achieving the priority areas of its new ‘three-year Corporate Strategy’, helping improve the governance of licensed gambling businesses. corp The Commission published its 2021/2022 ‘Annual Report & Accounts (April 2021-March 2022)’ assessing its performance, measures and compliance work to make gambling safer in Britain. The compliance work was undertaken over the …
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The office of 10 Downing Street has confirmed the appointment of Michelle Donelan as new Secretary of State for DCMS. The MP for Chippenham (Wiltshire) will replace incumbent Nadine Dorries, who has chosen not to serve in the senior cabinet of new PM Liz Truss, having stated her preference to ‘return to the backbenches’. Under PM Boris Johnson, Donelan served …
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Abios, a subsidiary of Kambi, will now gain access to real-time data from League of Legends, Dota 2 and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournaments after entering into a new partnership with Bayes Esports. The data from Bayes Esports, which also includes information from tournament organisers such as Lol esports, ESL Gaming, Dreamhack and Beyond the Summit, will be used to power …
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Allwyn UK will be allowed to begin the transition process to become the new operating company of the National Lottery. Yesterday afternoon, parent company Allwyn Entertainment AG announced that Camelot Group had withdrawn its appeal of enabling rights granted by the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) to Allwyn UK. The appeal formed part of Camelot UK and IGT Plc’s High Court …
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Corporate social responsibility is a core focus for Parimatch Tech, a principle which has become even more apparent in the wake of the war in Ukraine. That was a key message from Katerina Biloruska, Parimatch Tech Co-Founder and Chairwoman of the Parimatch Foundation. In the lead interview for Issue 22 of the SBC Leaders Magazine, Biloruska walks us through her …
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Digitain’s new brand ambassador Luis Figo, the former Barcelona, Real Madrid and Internazionale star, strengthened his ties with the company when he visited its headquarters in Yerevan to meet the team last week. Securing the services of one of the iconic footballers of his generation is a big statement for a B2B supplier. But Digitain is a company with ambitious …
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Bayes Esports has set the stage for a more sustainable future for the esports industry with the launch of a new partnership program that will focus largely on integrity. The Bayes Esports Partnership Program will aim to provide the esports data supplier’s partners with more visibility whilst also seeking to develop “new and innovative platforms with the integrity of esports …
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Stoke-based operator bet365 has strengthened its footprint in the North American market after entering its second US state, Colorado. Having signed a 10-year agreement with Century Casinos, bettors across the Centennial State will gain access to “thousands of betting events and hundreds of in-play markets” via the bet365 site. In addition, punters will also benefit from early payout offers, parlay …
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