bet365 has confirmed the closure of its long-running telephone betting (telebetting) operations, stating that demand for the service had declined to minimum rendering it obsolete. The Coates family-owned betting business has operated a telebetting service since the company’s foundation in 2000 in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. This week, bet365 confirmed that it had shut down its 0871 218 4131 telebetting number, revealing …
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To celebrate the return of the sports calendar, Paddy Power plans to bring together a host of celebrities to take part in the Paddy Power Golf Shootout. The event, which will take place behind-closed-doors at the Centurion Club in Hertfordshire, will feature celebrities such as Piers Morgan, Peter Crouch, Jamie Redknapp, Freddie Flintoff and Harry Kane. Joining them will be …
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BMIT Technologies, a provider of customer support solutions, has announced the launch of its AI-powered ‘CX Virtual Agent’, providing customer-centric teams optimal support amid a tougher industry backdrop. Co-developed with engineering studio EBO.ai, the CX Virtual Agent is an industry-tailored customer service tool designed to automate key operational functions reducing operator resources and burdens on workforce. In its product breakdown, …
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Sports betting and igaming solutions provider Delasport has strengthened its online casino offering by securing a new agreement with Betsoft. The new agreement will strengthen Delasport’s network of casino content providers, which already includes Evolution Gaming, Microgaming, Vivo Gaming, Evoplay, Quickspin, Asia Gaming, Pragmatic Play, Reel Time Gaming and many more. Operators running off the Delasport software will be able …
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Communicating on behalf of its members, the Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) has declared that England’s casinos will be ready to reopen and service the public safely from 4 July. As part of the government’s ‘stage 3’ arrangement of lockdown easings, hospitality and leisure businesses across England will be allowed to reopen from 4 July, providing that they adhere to …
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Mobile bookmaker Kwiff has optimised its racing audience capacities by integrating Racing Post content solutions. Starting this week, all Kwiff racing markets will feature in-depth Racing Post analysis and insights provided by the publisher’s ‘data-filled racecards’. Agreeing terms on a comprehensive content package, Kwiff’s UK and international racing markets (South Africa and UAE) will be supported by Racing Post’s high-quality …
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Redeploying its broadcast services following lockdown, Sports Information Services (SIS) has confirmed that it will optimise its streaming capacity by utilising Phenix real-time video solutions. Updating its global partners, SIS revealed that it has installed Phenix streaming provisions which will significantly reduce network latency across its 24/7 live broadcast programming. Phenix’s technology upgrades will be deployed across SIS’ 24/7 Live …
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Sportradar has extended its partnership with NSoft by signing an additional agreement dedicated to the global awareness of NSoft’s AI-powered Vision software. NSoft Vision, which will launch in Australia and other markets later this month, is an AI-boosted Video Management System which aims to prioritise data utilisation to support companies in making ‘better business decisions’. Vision covers all surveillance industry …
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Highlight Games has agreed to make its portfolio of products available via EveryMatrix’s CasinoEngine platform. Under the terms of the agreement, the London-based video virtual sports specialist will make English, Italian and Greek variants of its Soccerbet product available to operators on EveryMatrix’s CasinoEngine platform. This will soon include a Turkish variant. Amund Stensland, CasinoEngine COO for EveryMatrix, commented: “We …
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Wiraya is helping operators to navigate COVID-19, by engaging with sports fans that have become dormant during the football ban. The German Bundesliga made a return earlier this month, and with Premier League fixtures already in the pipeline for 17 June, it is more important than ever for betting operators to re- engage with punters that have become inactive during …
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