AGTech has added new Kabaddi games to daily fantasy sports (DFS) site First Captains, which sits on the popular Paytm First Games platform. Formerly known as Gamepind, Paytm First Games is a gaming destination running as a joint venture (JV) between Paytm as operator and AGTech Holdings as the technical service and sports content provider. Charlie Zhang, Vice President of …
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Bolsa Madrid gambling firm Grupo Codere SA has caused controversy with its appointment of former Spanish Justice Minister Rafael Catala as a corporate advisor. Codere has stated to Spanish media that Catala a figurehead of Spain’s Partido Popular (Conservative Party) and former board member of the company between 2005-2011, will act as a ‘legal and regulatory advisor, with no executive …
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Sportradar Integrity Services has strengthened its current agreement with the DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga in a move that will see the duo ramp up the fight against match fixing in connection with sports betting. Under the terms of the agreement, Sportradar has rolled out its Fraud Detection System (FDS) which seeks to carry out systematic and continuous monitoring, detection, documentation …
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Publishing its latest Q2 2019 trading update (period ending 30 June), New York-listed gambling technology group International Game Technology Plc (IGT) reports a strong quarter driven by significant growth in ‘global gaming product sales’. IGT records group ‘consolidated revenues’ of $1.23 billion up 3% on corresponding Q2 2018’s $1.2 billion, as the company sustains its in-store lottery momentum, offsetting new …
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This week’s instalment of 6 of the Best comes from Philip Canavan, Director of SEM Global, who tells us why he did the conga through the club enclosure at Cheltenham racecourse and which Manchester band produced his favourite album. Best Holiday The Algarve is our most regular holiday destination and I love it every time we visit. The food, beaches, …
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Christian Maglia recently moved from WeAreCasino to become Chief Commercial Officer of Magellan Robotech, the B2B division of Stanleybet Group, and SBC News caught up with him to find out about his new role and plans to grow the business. Maglia is also set to speak at Betting on Sports 2019, the leading international event for the sports betting and …
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Did you know that it is nearly 61 years since the first successful recognizably modern credit card – the BankAmericard – was introduced? It was not until 8 years later, in 1966, that Barclaycard launched in the UK the first credit card outside the USA. Credit cards have been controversial from the outset because of the potential harms that arise …
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Ladbrokes has confirmed that it will become the first high street bookmaker to go ‘paperless’ in its shops after launching a Racing Post Digital Betting Shop Display in two retail shops in Dublin and Galway. The launch coincided with the Galway Summer Festival, and will offer punters an interactive digital format of the odds and information of the runners and …
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The industry-wide voluntary ‘whistle-to-whistle’ advertising ban is due to come into force today (1 August 2019), which will see bookmakers ban all TV betting adverts during pre-watershed live sport broadcasts. The self-enforced ban, will not be applicable to horseracing and greyhound racing coverage, was suggested by the Industry Group for Responsible Gambling (IGRG) after it received public and political criticism …
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Betdaq has fulfilled a “key strategic aim” by launching a fixed-odds sportsbook to complement its 2% exchange and online casino. The new sportsbook will be backed by a multi-channel marketing campaign that includes PR and social media activities with ex-England footballer Glen Johnson and above the line advertising starring renowned actor Ralph Ineson. The entirely new sportsbook offers a shared …
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