Esports betting has come a long way in the past year and Pinnacle announced today that it has now taken five million bets on esports markets. The first esports wager was taken by the bookmaker back in 2010 and it was only last year that it hit the three millionth wager mark. Two million bets in less than six months demonstrates …
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Malta and Ukraine-based Eastern European sports betting operator Favbet has confirmed the appointment of Nikos Chalikias as its new Chief Executive Officer with immediate effect. Favbet governance promotes Chalikias to the position of leadership having served as the firm’s Chief Commercial Officer (CCO – 2016) and following a candidate internal and external review. Chalikias has prior Eastern European sports betting …
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Yggdrasil Gaming has won Innovator of the Year at the 10th International Gaming Awards, the latest in a growing list of accolades for the supplier. At the same awards 12 months ago, Yggdrasil was voted Gaming Software Supplier of the Year, while the company also won Slot Provider of the Year at the 2016 EGR B2B Awards. Yggdrasil governance stated …
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Industry platform and software provider EveryMatrix has launched its new OddsMatrix sportsbook platform at ICE 2017, stating that its new product will be the most flexible technology for all industry stakeholders. Having undertaken months of in-house development, EveryMatrix detailed a complete turnaround of OddsMatrix as a betting platform stating that the service had been ‘built from the ground up with …
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FIFA governance has pledged to further combat match fixing and strengthen its sports integrity program by deepening its existing relationship with Sportradar’s Integrity Services. Moving its existing Fraud Detection System with FIFA, Sportradar teams will now work closer with FIFA’s six continental confederations; CONCACAF, CONMEBOL, CAF, UEFA, the AFC and the OFC monitoring syndicated matches and betting related activity. FIFA …
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FTSE-listed Playtech Plc continues its industry M&A strategy confirming the acquisition of specialist ‘soft games’ developer Eyecon for a maximum consideration of £50 million. Playtech will pay an upfront cash fee of £25 million for its acquisition of Brisbane-based Eyecon assets. The technology firm has added a further £25 million in performance-based targets once the initial acquisition is complete. Detailing …
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Updating the market, FTSE-listed digital payment services provider Paysafe Group Plc (Paysafe) has confirmed the appointment of Oscar Nieboer as its first group Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). An international technology marketing veteran, Nieboer joins Paysafe leadership team from Amazon UK where he served as marketing lead for the firm’s video content division (CMO 2015-2016). Nieboer has prior industry experience having …
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Given its reputation for monetisation and global reach, it is no surprise to see the Premier League following in the footsteps of La Liga, Ligue 1 and the Chinese Super League by accepting sleeve sponsors from the start of the 2017/18 season. It has been suggested that the top clubs could bring in £10 million per season from this new …
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A night of high drama, saw New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady carry his team from a 25-point deficit to Super Bowl LI glory this Sunday. In what many have called the greatest Super Bowl final of all time, ‘Touchdown Tommy’ stepped up his game to win his fifth Vince Lombardi trophy with US media crowning Brady the GOAT (greatest …
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Sky Betting & Gaming (SB&G) has confirmed the appointment of Vaughan Lewis as the firm’s Director of Corporate Development. Taking on the senior executive role, Lewis will be tasked with leading the strategic expansion of SB&G operations. Responsibilities will include setting up corporate goals and targets, assessment of SB&G divisional performance and management of the operator’s intellectual property. Seeking to …
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