As 2019 comes to a close SBC looks through the year to highlight major news that you might have missed in the sports betting world. This third edition looks at March and more specifically at VAR, the relationship between betting sponsorship and football, sports betting in India, and the expected innovations for 2019. Joe Petyt, Sky Bet: Taking a step …
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A Christmas week update sends shockwaves across the global sports betting marketplace, as US incumbent DraftKings agrees to a three-way combination with sports entertainment fund Diamond Eagle Acquisition Corp and leading industry platform and systems provider SBTech. The respective boards of each company, have agreed to terms forming a new business entity which will trade under the domain ‘DraftKings INC‘, …
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As 2019 comes to a close SBC looks through the year to highlight major news that you might have missed in the sports betting world. This second edition looks at February and more specifically at the data breakdown behind sports betting, the evolution of SIS’ product to meet the needs of bettors, Sky Racing’s first month of operation, and Optima’s …
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The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has launched a new service which will allow personal licence holders to manage their licences via an online account or through their mobile. The new service, available on the Commission’s website, allows personal licence holders to quickly change personal details, report key events linked to their licence, and download e-copies of the licence itself. Helen …
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As 2019 comes to a close, SBC looks back on the year to highlight major news that you might have missed in the sports betting world. This inaugural edition looks at January and more specifically at Insider Sport’s take on football’s 3pm blackout, GambleAware’s backing of self-exclusion, David Clifton’s sports betting predictions for the year and the UK high-street bank …
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Commissioned by Codere SA governance, ‘Big 4’ accountancy EY has confirmed a total impact of €15 million losses attributed as ‘intentional LatAm inconsistencies’ which will be accounted for in the Bolsa Madrid gambling group’s full-year 2019 results. October trading saw Codere declare to Spain’s CNMV markets authority that year-to-date accounts had been overstated by a reported €13-20 million attached to …
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The Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) has revealed that it had issued 13 licence refusals between January and June 2019 as confirmed in its interim performance report. The report reviews the performance of the MGA, highlighting major projects undertaken during the first six months of the year. It revealed that six of the 13 licence refusals were issued at onboarding and …
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Australia ASX-listed gambling technology group Aristocrat Leisure has confirmed that its Non-Executive Director Steve Morro will be stepping down from the company. The news was confirmed in the company’s 2019 annual report for the financial year ended 30 September 2019, where the technology group praised a ‘strong performance over the 2019 fiscal year.’ In a joint statement issued by Aristocrat …
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Malta-licensed online betting group LV Bet has named former member of the “Virtus.pro” organisation, Jarosław “Pashabiceps” Jarząbkowski as its new brand ambassador, who will work with the operator in promoting esports. The cooperation between LV BET and its ambassador aims to strengthen brand recognition across the internet and among Polish market players interested in esports. “We are pleased to take this …
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Industry platform and systems provider EveryMatrix has reaffirmed its commitment to maintain and expand its Kids Academy corporate social responsibility programme as it celebrates five years of the initiative. The project aims to offer Romanian children the chance to access quality education that would be otherwise unavailable to them, across computer science, mathematics and English. Ebbe Groes, Group CEO of …
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