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San Francisco-based WinView Games, a start-up that wants to revolutionise viewer engagement and participation with live sport events has announced that it has secured $12 million in series B funding. Though $12 million may be considered small change in ‘The Valley’, WinView has garnered the attention of tech news sources by its roster of high-profile series B backers. Concluding its …

Betradar has informed that it has partnered with betting innovation studio Digital Sports Tech, distributing its ‘Player Props’ markets to its industry client base. Agreeing on partnership terms, Betradar will add Digital Sports Tech player performance betting markets to its XML client feed. The feature allows for customers to wager on the performance of an individual athlete. Moving forward, Betradar …

Toronto TSX-listed Amaya Inc has confirmed the appointment of Brian Kyle as its Chief Financial Officer (CFO), replacing the departing Daniel Sebag as group finance leader. Kyle is expected to takeover full CFO duties from 19 June. An experienced 25-year tech enterprise CFO, Kyle joins Amaya from IT operations and software infrastructure specialist Pivot Technology Solutions. “Brian will be a …

SportPesa will become the main shirt sponsor for Everton FC in a five-year deal described as the biggest commercial partnership in the club’s 140-year history. Starting on 1 June, the new partnership is at the heart of an ongoing global expansion for SportPesa, which includes its recent investment in a new European HQ on Liverpool’s waterfront, after the city beat …

Stockholm Nasdaq-listed industry affiliate marketing network Catena Media has informed the market that it is reviewing funding options for its ongoing M&A strategy which the firm has executed throughout 2016 and 2017. Issuing a short corporate communication, Catena governance has informed that it may action a ‘tap issue’ to release €50 million funds from its secured maximum €100 million bond. …

Updating the media and markets, Industry charity GambleAware has today confirmed that it has raised record-breaking £8 million in the 12 months ending 31st March 2017. However, despite the upturn in its funding, the charity has detailed that the figure still represents a 20% shortfall of the target set by the Responsible Gambling Strategy Board. An industry policy and best practices …

Nordic Nasdaq-listed European online gambling group Mr Green & Co has confirmed the appointment of Antoine Bonello as its new Chief Operations Officer (COO) for lead brand Mr Green.   Bonello an industry operations and customer retention specialist joins Mr Green from Paddy Power Betfair where he served as Director of Integration (2016-2017) within the merged enterprise’s Malta and UK …

Just two weeks after sponsoring Betting on Football 2017 at Stamford Bridge, SBC caught up with Secure Trading Senior Account Manager Ronan Smith to discuss the evolution of mobile payments, the role of crypto-currencies and the impact of payment processing on customer acquisition. SBC: What’s next in the mobile payment space? RS: For Secure Trading, it’s obvious that mobile devices are …

Newcastle United has confirmed that Asia-focused online gambling brand Fun88 has signed a three-year agreement becoming the ‘Magpies’ official shirt sponsor. Fun88 replaces UK quick loans operator Wonga.com as Newcastle United shirt sponsor, for the upcoming Premier League Season 2017/2018, in which the football club will celebrate its 125th anniversary.    Securing its new partner, Newcastle United management revealed to …