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Spanish sports betting operator Codere Apuestas (Codere) will fund the creation of a new Basque Pelota player league ranking with the help of the sport’s governing body Liga de Empresas de Pelota a Mano (LEPM). The new system named ‘Ranking LEPM Codere’, for the first time will classify the performance of Basque Pelota players competing in the ‘Aspe Pelota’ y ‘Asegarce Pelota’ …

GVC Holdings CPO Liron Snir praised the “straightforward integration process” after becoming the first operator to bring Yggdrasil games to the Italian market on Gioco Digitale. In addition to Yggdrasil’s content, GVC’s Italian operations will also gain access to BOOST™, the in-game promotional tool which enhances gamification via missions, tournaments and social sharing. For Yggdrasil, the successful integration with Gioco Digitale …

The Labour Party has hit its shortest price of 15/1 since the snap call for a UK General Election (8 June). The opposition party makes its comeback as the latest YouGov election polls have the Conservative Party ahead by a 9-point lead. Betfair Politics maintains the Tory as 1/18 market favourite (94% chance of winning) to maintain its government. Updating …

In June of last year, Mr Green launched its Kambi-powered sportsbook product in time for UEFA Euro 2016. Less than a year on, we caught up with the company’s CEO Jesper Kärrbrink, a speaker at the recent Betting on Football conference, to discuss operational challenges of the launch, balancing the revenue potential of the sportsbook with increased associated costs, and a newly …

Paddy Power has become the first bookmaker to offer ChatBot on Facebook Messenger, after going live with a new product provided by Onionsack. The industry-first ChatBot, powered by the Onionsack SaaS messaging platform, enables customers to login to their Paddy Power betting account, check balances and place wagers via Facebook. Once connected to the Paddy Power Facebook Messenger bot, customers …

Industry affiliate media owner, Caledonian Publishing has increased its betting-related inventory by announcing the launch of dedicated political betting website BetOnPolitics.co.uk. Caledonian’s new portal aims to be the leading destination for all punters seeking political betting insight and knowledge on a number of UK and international politics markets. Ahead of the UK General Election on 8 June, BetOnPolitics.co.uk offers its …

Speaking to Bloomberg News, Mark Frissora Chief Executive of Caesars Entertainment Corp (CEC) has laid out the three main objectives that will lead his firm’s recovery and add greater value for shareholders. Frissora and CEC executives are handling the final proceedings of the bankruptcy of the firm’s operating unit Caesars Entertainment Operating Company (CEOC). Frissora told Bloomberg that he expects …

Eastern Europe focused B2B lottery, betting and gaming provider InBet Games has made its full range of services available to casinos run by PlayPearls. Launched in 2002, Inbet Games has an extensive range of solutions, all of which can be run as terminals, websites or mobile apps, covering land-based, street and betting shop operations. The strategic partnership with PlayPearls, which was …

ASAP Italia, the company behind new DFS platform Sportito, has confirmed the appointment of Paolo Farinella as its new Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Farinella will be responsible for leading the technological development for ASAP Italia across Sportito, Bettingrunner, Superscommesse, and a portal dedicated to citizen journalism, Super News. Farinella’s experience in working with top brands such as eBay will help …

Following this week’s group Annual General Meeting (AGM), the governance of FTSE100 listed Paddy Power Betfair (PPB) has confirmed the appointment of former BT Group executive Emer Timmons as a new Non-Executive Director. A ten-year BT Group leadership executive, Timmons will advise PPB governance on international development projects and commercial strategy and initiatives. Timmons currently serves as Chief Marketing Officer of …