Euroleague Basketball announced a new partnership this week which saw DraftKings become the Official Fantasy Partner for the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague. DraftKings will bring its expertise on board in order to help the EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge undergo a makeover and offer fans several new fantasy games and opportunities in both the EuroLeague and 7DAYS EuroCup. DraftKings is of course well versed as a …
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Jacob Lopez, Founder & CEO at OPTIMA, spoke to SBC News about the company’s new influx of staff, year-on-year revenue increases and its new engagement tool for retail betting shops. SBC: We understand that OPTIMA has hired 50 new employees in the last six months; what specific departments have you targeted with these appointments? JL: Yes, but we are still …
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GoldBet has boosted its existing content partnership with NYX Gaming Group by upgrading to NYX OGS™ (Open Gaming System) from the CGS platform. The partnership with NYX, who will serve OGS via its Game360 content studio, will see the Italian operator increase its offering with thousands of slot games, bingo and poker through a single integration. This deal gives access …
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Former Adjarabet CMO Lasha Machavariani will provide an overview of gambling in the region of CIS and Georgia, the history behind the regulated market in the region, and an update on the major players and opportunities in the country at next week’s SBC Betting Forum. A long-term ambassador for SBC Global, Machavariani is one of 15 leading industry speakers taking to the stage in the inaugural …
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The GLI Group has announced the acquisition of NMi Metrology and Gaming Ltd as well as related gaming assets (“NMi Gaming”) from NMi Certin, B.V. and related parties. The Group, which delivers land-based lottery and iGaming testing and assessment services, belives the acquisition will assist NMi Gaming’s clients by providing them with instant global reach through GLI’s accredited 475 jurisdictions. …
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The last game of the NBA Finals between Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers was the top match on bettingexpert in June, with more tips than for the Champions League final. The Warriors beat the Cavaliers 120-129 at the Oracle Arena in California to cap a 4-1 triumph, after becoming the first team in NBA playoff history to reach the …
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Betfair has signed up to become the Official Gaming and Betting Digital Partner of Italian champions Juventus for the coming season starting from 2017/18. As part of the partnership, Betfair will be able to use Juventus’ name and image rights in their promotional material in Italy and around the world in Europe, America and Oceania. Supporters of ‘The Old Lady’ …
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Global Gaming has appointed Mark Wadsworth as a member of its executive team as the company looks to to support the recent expansion in Malta. Wadsworth joins the firm as Director of the Group’s companies in Malta. Here he will head up two new major development projects. Prior to joining, Wadsworth worked at Betsson in the role of Head of Platform. He worked across …
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Betting on Sports 2017 (12-15 September) will provide delegates with the opportunity to meet England’s most successful Test cricket captain, Michael Vaughan. Vaughan, the test captain between July 2003 and August 2008, racked up a record 26 wins in charge of the team, with only 11 defeats in his 51-match reign. His 18 centuries included a score of 166 in …
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Richard Walsh, Managing Director of the Coingaming Group which operates Sportsbet.io, spoke to SBC News about the sportsbook’s journey, the burgeoning blockchain technology and transparency over legal issues in bitcoin betting. SBC: Hi Richard, can you summarise for SBC readers the Sportsbet.io journey from its inception and initial planning, through to its current day-to-day operations? RW: Since launching in-time for …
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