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Digital performance drives growth for Rank Group

SBC News Digital performance drives growth for Rank Group

Rank Group has praised further growth across its digital division, with the group reporting growth in NGR and operating profit of 14% and 117% respectively. Publishing its interim results for the six months ended 31 December 2019, Rank attributed the 10% year-on-year lift in net gaming revenue (NGR) to the progress made on the group’s transformation programme. John O’Reilly, Chief …

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Askott Entertainment and Pinnacle agree strategic partnership

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Vancouver-based Askott Entertainment has added trading and risk management services from Pinnacle to its esports-first iGaming platform, Chameleon Gaming. This is part of a strategic partnership to boost the turnkey platform, launched in May of last year, which has been designed to target millennials and GenZ customers. It already offers a wide coverage of esports betting markets, streamer betting and …

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Genius Sports Media takes lead on Admiral Group’s sportsbook marketing campaigns

SBC News Genius Sports Media takes lead on Admiral Group's sportsbook marketing campaigns

Genius Sports Media, the publishing and advertising arm of Genius Sports, has agreed to support Admiral Group with customer engagement by launching a series of customer engagement-focused sportsbook marketing campaigns across multiple European markets. The partnership will see Admiral Group hand responsibility to Genius Sports Media for the creation, design and execution of bespoke acquisition and retention campaigns. The campaigns will …

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Alastair Graham: AgeChecked – Betting needs to get smart on Age ID

SBC News Alastair Graham: AgeChecked - Betting needs to get smart on Age ID

Calling for an imminent review of the 2005 Gambling Act, the UK government seeks to scrutinise the ‘under the bonnet’ components servicing online gambling incumbents. Amid heightened political scrutiny, Alastair Graham Chief Executive of age attribution software provider AgeChecked, details to SBC why in 2020 industry leadership needs to deepen its skillset and sophistication of tools related to age verification …

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BetUK replaces Royal Panda as QPR’s official betting partner

SBC News BetUK replaces Royal Panda as QPR’s official betting partner

BetUK has been named as the official betting partner of Championship-side Queens Park Rangers’ (QPR), with the deal expected to last for the remainder of the season. QPR’s former partner Royal Panda withdrew from the UK betting market earlier this month citing ‘tougher regulations’ as a primary reason. It won’t operate in the country from Friday 31 January, 2020.  However, the latest deal …

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Betsson branches out with QLZH Foundation partnership

SBC News Betsson branches out with QLZH Foundation partnership

Online betting and gaming organisation Betsson Group has committed to planting one million trees after signing a new collaboration with the QLZH Foundation. The new agreement will see Betsson Group become the first iGaming company to be named as a ‘Tree Partner.’ Jesper Svensson, CEO for Betsson Group said, “Our operational headquarters is in Malta, and has so been for …

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Neds goes live with BetMakers Racing Channel

SBC News Neds goes live with BetMakers Racing Channel

Australia-based BetMakers Technology Group has confirmed the launch of its new customised racing channel with wagering operator Pointsbet, which has gone live across the GVC Australia-owned Neds website. BetMakers has said that the new Racing Channel is currently live streaming over 2,000 international races across six operator sites, with coverage being shown from the US, UK, Ireland, Mexico and Canada. …

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Twitter partners with UKGC to ‘support responsible advertising priorities’

SBC News Twitter partners with UKGC to 'support responsible advertising priorities'

In a bid to offer information on how to limit gambling-related content across its platform, social media giant Twitter has partnered with the UK Gambling Commission to ‘support their responsible advertising priorities.’ The guidance is expected to explain the different methods in which Twitter’s safety tools and settings can be adjusted within an individual account, which is hoped to ‘to …

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BetPlay nets sponsorship takeover of Colombian football

SBC News BetPlay nets sponsorship takeover of Colombian football

Dimayor, the governing authority of Colombian football’s top two professional football leagues, has secured a four-year sponsorship agreement with BetPlay – the flagship sportsbook property of legacy Colombian gambling group Corredor Empresarial. Effective immediately, all Colombian football competitions sanctioned by Dimayor will feature the BetPlay brand as title sponsor, including Liga BetPlay Dimayor, Copa BetPlay Dimayor, Torneo BetPlay Dimayor and the …

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EGBA praises European Commission’s commitment to digital single market

SBC News EGBA praises European Commission's commitment to digital single market

Outlined in its 2020 work programme, the European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) has praised the European Commission’s strategy which focuses on improving the digital single market. In its work programme, the Commission outlined its plans to improve efficiency of the single market, particularly for online consumers. “EGBA welcomes the Commission’s commitment to making the single market work for online …

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