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Nasdaq-listed industry technology provider Scientific Games Corporation (SGC) has confirmed the appointment of Leigh Nissim as its new Managing Director of its B2B Interactive division. Nissim joins SGC, having most recently served as CEO of London AIM-listed mobile games and platform provider Nektan Plc. An industry veteran, Nissim has extensive B2B commercial development background having served in leadership positions for …

Durham County Cricket Club (CCC) has announced that 188BET will be the club’s new official betting partner for the forthcoming season. Tom Seymour, Sales Director at Durham CCC, said: “We’re delighted to welcome 188BET into the club and looking forward to working with one of the most user-friendly names in the betting market. I am sure that Durham and cricket fans in …

Taking over as the first Chief Operating Officer for industry live racing content and data supplier SIS (Sports Information Services), SBC speaks to Dominic Matthews on joining the ambitious SIS executive team  As part of his new leadership remit, Matthews will be responsible for all the operational and commercial teams across the business, ensuing alignment of both SIS’ strategic direction and …

Betsafe Horse Racing Manager Michael Robinson has reacted to the sports betting subsidiary adding a horse racing product to its service by signing up for today’s Tipster Challenge at Goodwood. Robinson has picked his seven winners at #GloriousGoodwood, which includes an extremely brave Nap of the Day in the 3:35. At the time of writing, Lancaster Bomber is priced at …

Ladbrokes Coral Plc has confirmed that Jason Scott will serve as its CEO of Ladbrokes Australia, following a ‘successful time in charge’ as the division’s interim leader. Last February, Scott was appointed interim CEO of Ladbrokes Australia, following the departure of Dean Shannon. Prior to the interim appointment, Scott had served as the division’s Trading Director. A key stakeholder in …

Betting on Sports (12-15 September) will embrace the challenge of operating within a fast-changing global industry by uniting five leading CEO’s from the sports betting space.   Markus Peuler, CEO at Mybet, will be joined on the first day CEO panel at #boscon2017 by Pinnacle’s Paris Smith, BetBright’s Marcus Brennan, Favbet’s Nikos Chalikias and Parimatch’s Sergey Portnov. This high-level discussion …

The Professional Golfers’ Association (PGA) has expanded the reach of its national golf championship by striking live streaming deals with both Twitter and sports publisher GiveMeSport. Having opted against renewing a deal with Sky Sports in favour of a “multi-platform” alternative with TV coverage on BBC and live streaming on Twitter, the PGA is trying to ensure that the championship …

Issuing a market update, the governance of online betting exchange operator Matchbook Group (Matchbook.com) has revealed that it has completed a ‘significant investment transaction’ that will ‘considerably grow the trajectory’ of its business. Matchbook governance did not disclose the sum of its secured investment, ut stated that through its funding round the company had brought on board well versed strategic …

Sunderland AFC has welcomed Coral as the clubs official betting partner for the forthcoming season. Coral will provide the Stadium of Light with a match day betting service for every league and cup game throughout the 2017-18 season. Through its association with Sunderland, Coral aims to strengthen its position as one of the biggest sports betting brands in the UK …

Aviva Premiership Rugby Club Leicester Tigers has launched its new mobile app, powered by official betting partner LeoVegas. The app aims to be the best information portal for Leicester Tigers fans, and will include exclusive club content, videos and ‘matchday live’ features such as pre and post-game analysis. LeoVegas further informs that the app has been built utilising Opta rugby …