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Moving to complete its $4.7 billion acquisition of Sky Betting & Gaming (SB&G), Toronto TSX-listed the Stars Group Inc, has further announced that it will launch a private unsecured loan offering for $750 million. Updating the market, the Stars Group governance will undertake its additional $750 million debt financing through private/institutional investors, with the loan placement set to mature in …

In The World Cup’s Finest we ask various individuals to delve into their own personal history of football’s quadrennial showpiece extravaganza, selecting a number of favourites as well as revealing what is their very first World Cup memory. Today we hear from Motti Colman, Director of New Business at Optimove, who addresses a belief that Paul Gascoigne was going to …

Jacob Lopez, the founder and CEO of sports betting and gaming solutions provider OPTIMA, has hailed the contribution of his team after landing an award from the Azar Magazine. Azar, a leading publication dedicated to all things betting and gaming in Spain, has recognised Lopez with a ‘Business Excellence’ award. Since July 2012, Lopez has driven huge growth for OPTIMA …

The Irish Bookmakers Association (IBA) will work with UK counterpart the Industry Group for Responsible Gambling (IGRG) to enhance the objectives and coverage of ‘Responsible Gambling Week 2018’ (RG Week, 1-7 November). Updating the market, Sharon Byrne Chair of the IBA has confirmed that the organisation will support IGRG initiatives on Responsible Gambling across Irish betting premises. In Ireland, RG …

Sports betting solutions provider SBTech has announced the soft launch of mobile-first sportsbook MoPlay.co.uk, on a full platform solution. Becoming the latest brand to go live on the firm’s Chameleon360 iGaming platform, it is the first to be launched by Gibraltar based Addison Global Group. The MoPlay management team is to be led by Juergen Reutter, CEO of Addison Global …

Now in its 57th year of operations Joe Jennings bookmakers, established in 1961 in Harlow, Essex, currently in its third generation, has grown to see its operations located across 15 betting offices. Operating in a smattering of locations across its home territory, its retail estate also stretches offshore to both Jersey and the Isle of Man, the latter of which …

Toronto TSX-listed The Stars Group Inc has today published a market update disclosing the target price attached to its public share offering, first announced on Monday 18 June 2018. The Stars Group governance will move forward on a $38.00 per common share price, with the company having secured underwriters to purchase 17 million common shares, with a further 8 million …

Playtech has received a further green light in its €846 million (£741 million) purchase of Snaitech SpA, after the Italian financial market’s supervisory authority Consob, cleared the path for the mandatory takeover of the remaining shares not already owned by the group. The gambling software development firm had previously announced an initial acquisition of 70.6 per cent of the Italian …

Industry next-generation platform provider BtoBet has confirmed the appointment of Valentina Ivanoska as new Chief Operating Officer (CCO) with immediate effect. Updating the market, BtoBet governance details that Ivanoska takes on the executive leadership role as the company seeks to meet the future enterprise challenges of an evolving online gaming/betting marketplace. An experienced C-level executive with experience in building technology …