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David Webb, BetConstruct: Why meeting new regulations is the industry’s big challenge for 2019

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At last month’s Betting on Football conference, we caught up with David Webb – Compliance Manager for BetConstruct – to discuss a couple of “major changes” to the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) regulations, how customer confidence impacts an operator’s growth potential, and why technological innovation is so important to enhancing fan engagement. SBC: What are the biggest challenges facing the …

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Sportnco goes live with Goldenpark.es to boost Spanish growth

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Sports betting solutions provider, Sportnco, has integrated Goldenpark.es into its platform in a bid to further strengthen its current Spanish growth. Completed on 1 April, the new deal will merge Goldenpark.es’s key assets onto its platform in optimal time and without technical or operational difficulties.   Hervé Schlosser, CEO and founder of Sportnco, said: “We are delighted to welcome Goldenpark.es …

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Betway backs Grand National partnership for a further 5-years

SBC News Betway backs Grand National partnership for a further 5-years

Betway has this morning confirmed that it will extend its ‘official betting partner’ status of the ‘Randox Health Grand National Festival’ for a further five years. The online bookmaker secured its betting partnership with Aintree back in 2017, with the Grand National becoming Betway’s biggest racing commitment in the bookmaker’s extensive sponsorship portfolio. Anthony Werkman, Betway CEO, said: “The Randox Health …

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Danish Spillemyndigheden blocks access to 25 sites

SBC News Danish Spillemyndigheden blocks access to 25 sites

In a move to block access to unlicenced gaming websites, the Danish Gambling Authority Spillemyndigheden has blocked access to 25 sites after petitioning the country’s telecommunications providers. Under court order from Copenhagen City Court, Danish internet providers are now obliged to block access to ten igaming sites, in addition to 15 skin betting websites. Of the 25 total sites, 1xBet …

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Ian Penrose backs ‘sports disruptor’ DataPOWA as non-exec Chairman

SBC News Ian Penrose backs 'sports disruptor' DataPOWA as non-exec Chairman

Industry figurehead Ian Penrose the former Chief Executive of London-listed Sportech Plc has backed new AI technology platform DataPOWA, a company seeking to revolutionise sports marketing. Penrose has become the technology firm’s Non-Executive Chairman, advising the enterprise as it develops its ‘POWA index’, a technology which will deliver global sports its first ‘data-driven real-time sports sponsorship value engine’. A twenty-year …

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Lottoland granted licences to launch in South Africa

SBC News Lottoland granted licences to launch in South Africa

Online lottery operator Lottoland has been granted two licences by the Western Cape Gambling and Racing Board in South Africa. One of the licences is a bookmakers licence that enables the operator to offer fixed odds betting contingencies to South African customers. The second is a manufacturing licence, allowing Lottoland to develop and use the company’s own software for its …

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ASA sanctions five operators for breaching advertising rules

SBC News ASA sanctions five operators for breaching advertising rules

Five gambling operators have been identified and sanctioned by the Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) after being found to be breaching strict UK advertising codes. The investigation marks a new phase in ASA policy with technology now playing a vital role in the identification of adverts. The new approach is part of wider efforts to ensure action can be taken against …

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DAZN nears entire data offload to Vista Equity

SBC News DAZN nears entire data offload to Vista Equity

As anticipated by media observers, DAZN (formerly Perform Group) is reported to be close to selling its entire data and content division to San Francisco based private equity fund Vista Equity Partners. The move sees DAZN divest its entire sports data collection and media rights inventory, which includes the assets of OPTA, Omnisport Video, SportsCloud, Watch & Bet, and RunningBall …

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Racecourse Media Group strengthens Director Board with three appointments

SBC News Racecourse Media Group strengthens Director Board with three appointments

UK Racing media rights holding firm Racecourse Media Group (RMG) has strengthened its directorial board through appointing Jim Mullen and Britt Boeskov as independent non-executive directors. The new appointments come as a bid to facilitate further understanding of the regulatory challenges that face the gaming industry in 2019, with hopes that Mullen and Boeskov will help provide strategic advice at …

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NFL’s ‘Great Dane’ and Better Collective ambassador Morten Andersen to speak at Betting on Sports America

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Morten Andersen, who holds the all-time record for most games played in the NFL, will be delivering a keynote speech at this month’s Betting on Sports America conference, held from 23-25 April at the Meadowlands Exposition Center in New Jersey. Andersen is attending #bosamerica as an ambassador for the Denmark-based igaming affiliate Better Collective – a key sponsor of the …

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