“We need to be able to look ourselves in the eye and say we did everything we could,” explained William Hill CEO Ulrik Bengtsson, as he contemplated the importance of social responsibility and player protection across the betting and gaming industry. This exclusive interview with Bengtsson opens the second edition of SBC Leaders for 2021, where he shares his views …
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The anticipation and longing have probably never been bigger for sports fans than before the postponed Euro 2020 tournament this summer. At Enetpulse, a leading sports data provider, the focus is now on bringing the thrill back for football fans. Kamil Murcko, Enetpulse’s Head of Sales, believes that the rescheduled tournament will generate increased levels of fan engagement – perhaps …
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Darina Goldin, Director of Data Science at Bayes Esports, takes a look at seasonal trends within the esports industry and why she learnt to embrace the chaos that comes with trying to forecast esports events in 2021. If something is seasonal, it means that it fluctuates within a calendar year in a predictable fashion. This is true for shopping, the …
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Premier League football clubs will examine and discuss the future of betting sponsorships at a meeting scheduled for this Thursday. Sky News has this morning reported that EPL leaders will receive an ‘update on findings around shirt sponsorships and gambling addiction’. Football’s relationship with betting operators has become a prominent concern of the government’s ongoing review of the 2005 Gambling …
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Genius Sports has confirmed the appointment of David Levy as new company Chairman, as the company moves to imminently list on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). A figurehead in US sports and entertainment, Levy is the former President of Turner Broadcasting, credited with radically diversifying the news broadcaster’s media portfolio. During his 30-year executive tenure at Turner, Levy played …
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Sportradar has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Synergy Sports, the market leader when it comes to data and video analytics for the US college and professional sports space. The agreement, which comes hot on the heels of Sportradar’s acquisition of personalised messaging platform Fresh Eight, cements its position in the US market where it holds ‘keystone’ partnerships with …
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The last 12 months have shone a light on the need for unification of the French gambling market and highlighted reasons why there needs to be an expansion to areas of regulation. That’s according to David Ozararat, who became President of SoftConstruct’s French division in February. He told SBC News that the market is on an upward trajectory with online …
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The first few months of 2021 marked a ‘step in a new direction’ for Fonbet as the sports betting operator signed new international partnerships with three football giants: Paris Saint-Germain, Real Madrid and AC Milan. These partnerships, explained Alina Yakirevich – Chief Marketing Officer of Fonbet (pictured below) – have helped the company to interact with new demographics of punters while …
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The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has taken regulatory action against multi-brand mobile casino operator In Touch Games Ltd for failings with its social responsibility, money laundering and customer communications duties. In Touch – which operates the mobile casino portfolio of MFortune, MrSpin, CashMo, PocketWin and SlotFactory.com – has been fined with regulatory penalties totalling £3.4 million. The Commission has placed …
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The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has this afternoon sent a communication to stakeholders announcing that Neil McArthur has resigned from duties as Chief Executive of the regulator. McArthur has chosen to end his 15-year tenure with the Commission, having joined in 2006 as a legal advisor, raising up the ranks to become Chief Executive in 2018 replacing Sarah Harrison (MBE). …
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