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Leading European sports betting bettingexpert has announced that it has launched an Italian language version of its Smartbets odds comparison site. bettingexpert (operated by Better Collective) continues its ambitions of expanding Smartbets into the leading Pan-European odds comparison portal, informing customers of the best bookmaker information and deals available. Italy represents Smartbets third market entry, following the launch of its …

Fenway Games has announced its biggest deal to date which will see the company’s SnapPlay product launched into the Chinese sports market via a deal with Chinese social sports platform HQ Sports. The deal will see Fenway provide a social version of its instant-betting app which will be distributed via HQ Sports’ MiaoHi social sports app and its Jihai app, …

Spanish gambling operator Grupo Codere (Codere) has launched its dedicated Mexican sports betting website Codere.mx, as the restructured operator continues to expand its services within Latin America. Through its strategic partnership with leisure operator Grupo Caliente, Codere is Mexico’s biggest gambling operator servicing 84 gaming establishments. Furthermore, the gambling group has a reported 70 betting points within the provinces of …

The governance of Finnish state-owned operator Veikkaus OY has stated that it has completed its unification of gambling enterprises under the Veikkaus brand, which will seek to bring a greater market proposition to Finland’s betting/gaming consumers. Last June the Finnish Finance Ministry announced that the state-owned gambling enterprises of Ray (slots & games) Fintoto (racing) and Veikkaus (betting) would be …

FTSE-listed GVC Holdings has announced that Hollywood star Heather Graham will be the ‘face’ of UK subsidiary brand Foxy Bingo. Graham star of hit movies ‘The Hangover’ and ‘Boogie Nights’ will head Foxy Bingo’s latest £10 million UK marketing campaign and brand refresh. Foxy marketing detailed that the actress will head-up six ‘tongue-in-cheek’ commercials for the bingo brand. The first …

PMU and PSG have enjoyed a partnership which has now spanned over six years. The latest news is that it is to be extended into the Parisian club’s new esports arm.  PMU is one of the most established French betting companies and it recently launched its esports brand, PMU eSport. The aim of this is to be involved with the statistics …

Updating the market, US Nasdaq-listed casino operator Wynn Resorts (Wynn) has confirmed the appointment of Craig S Billings as the firm’s new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Billings is set to officially join Wynn on 1 March, taking over the senior executive role from incumbent Stephen Cootey who left the company last month to ‘pursue personal projects’. Reporting to Wynn governance, Billings …

Malta-based industry full-service white label solutions supplier Platin Gaming has announced that sports and betting data specialist Betradar have certified seven core mechanisms of its sports betting system. Updating the market, Platin Gaming governance detailed that it had asked Betrader the industry’s leader in sports data provisions to review its white-label betting software, adding further reliability and authority for its B2B …

Pushing industry omni-channel conversion, Playtech Plc’s sports betting division Playtech BGT is set to launch its BetTracker mobile app, allowing customers to transfer their sports bets to their mobile devices after placing them in-shop. The innovative app allows for retail to digital crossover, as customers can watch their bets progress and even cash them out on the Playtech system, which …

The Labour Party maintaining its ‘heartland seat’ of Stoke-on-Trent, may have seen Jeremy Corbyn avoid complete political disaster last week. However, Labour’s leader still has a daunting task ahead of him if he is to stand as official Party representative for the next General Election. Growing unrest in ‘camp Labour’ regarding leadership has led to senior party officials denying numerous …