SG Digital (Scientific Games Corp) has confirmed the appointment of Karolina Pelc as Vice President of Casino Innovation. Pelc joins SG Digital’s executive management team from Stockholm-listed online gambling group LeoVegas AB, where she served in a number of online casino leadership roles (2015-2018). Taking on VP responsibilities for casino development, Pelc is set to focus on enhancing SG Digital’s casino …
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BETDAQ has revealed a 138% leap in football trading on its exchange after year-on-year figures for September showed matched bets had grown from £26m to £62m. This came after a strong August performance football turnover, with the £42m staked in 2018, a 100% increase from the £21m staked in the same month in 2017. A significant uplift in active users …
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Legacy Eastern European gambling operator, Olympic Entertainment Group (OEG) begins a new chapter as a private enterprise. Last Friday, OEG governance completed the firm’s delisting from the Tallinn Nasdaq Exchange, as private equity firm Odyssey Europe completed its €290 million outright takeover of OEG, a transaction first announced on 19 March 2018. Prior to the company hosting its ‘extraordinary general …
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Paul Marcantonio, Head of UK/Western Europe at ECOMMPAY, has suggested that the amount of money consumers over the age of 60 are putting into online gambling is proof that the baby boomer generation can adapt to the new technologies sweeping the market just as well as their millennial counterparts. Marcantonio spoke about the booming business opportunity – pun intended – …
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Online casinos 32Red and www.21.co.uk, operated by LeoVegas Gaming, have seen one complaint each dismissed by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). For the latter of the two it was challenged whether the ad “ portrayed gambling in a context of toughness,” with the TV broadcast for the site featured a man in a tuxedo playing blackjack, whilst a heartbeat sounded over …
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Stockholm-listed sports betting platform and software provider Kambi Group Plc views the start of the new NBA season as yet another early pacesetter for the liberalised US betting market. The technology group has revamped its entire NBA markets inventory, seeking to bring new betting dynamics to the unique sport of basketball. Kambi states that it has developed the sector’s most comprehensive …
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The government has issued its support to the British Horseracing Authority (BHA), after a petition lobbied for the group to cease responsibility of racehorse welfare. The e-petition, which was signed by more than 105,000 signatures, led to the issue being debated in Westminster. However, the government used the debate to praise of the work of the BHA, before confirming that …
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The Italian Agency of Customs and Monopolies (ADM) has shut down approximately 7,000 online gambling websites deemed to be in breach of national gambling laws. The ADM figures were presented through an official economic & financial report presented by the Italian government as part of it September 2018 update. The report details that over 10 million attempts to engage with …
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Introducing itself to the regulated New Jersey betting market, Australian sportsbook PointsBet (pointsbet.com) has recruited the services of NBA legend Allen Iverson. The new Garden State incumbent plans to release its first US online sportsbook property this November. Prior to its official sportsbook launch, PointsBet will host a free-to-enter $1 million NBA sweepstake, allowing sports fans to pick the 8 …
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Technology from Trustly means that Ingenico merchants can now get paid through a quick, seamless and secure online transfer directly from a customer’s bank account. The new collaboration, announced earlier today, has seen Ingenico expand its range of online payment solutions and enhance its position in 26 European countries, with the online banking payment method from Trustly integrated into its …
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