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Thami Tsolekile, a South African wicketkeeper that toured England with the Proteas in 2012 and was centrally contracted as recently as 2013/14, has been banned from cricket for 12 years. Tsolekile is one of four players caught up in the match fixing scandal linked to Gulam Bodi, who was banned for 20 years by Cricket South Africa (CSA) on January …

FTSE-listed GVC Holdings (GVC) has confirmed the appointment of Adele Lawton to the newly created role of Group Head of Bingo. Joining GVC Holdings, Lawton will be tasked with leading corporate initiatives and group strategy for GVC’s newly acquired online bingo properties which include Foxy Bingo, Party Bingo and Cashcade Network bingo partners. Lawton takes over as GVC online bingo …

SiGMA has made conference partnerships with KPMG, BiG Foundation, iGaming Academy and MGA, as well as Random Consulting’s Mario Galea and Aideen Shortt, ahead of its upcoming event in Malta. SiGMA is part of the much anticipated Malta Gaming Week, which gets underway on November 12. The summit itself will take place between the 16th and 19th, with all iGaming company …

Stating its corporate intent to increase its profile within the UK betting market, Irish independent bookmaker Boylesports outlined to the Irish Business Post that it is prepared to bid £100 million (€118 million) for a significant chunk of Ladbrokes-Coral retail betting shop inventory. Meeting industry competition concerns, the UK Competitions and Markets Authority (CMA) has forced Ladbrokes-Coral to sell circa …

Following its H1 marketing alignment with Paddy Power, Betfair has launched its first multi-channel campaign ‘Ready?’ with London creative agency Lucky Generals. Lucky Generals had been appointed Betfair creative lead agency in May of this year, as new FTSE enterprise Paddy Power Betfair began its post-merger synergy strategy, outlining initial corporate savings within its marketing operations. ‘Ready?’ sees Betfair marketing …

Manuel Sagall is the Art Director and Head of Marketing for Golden Race, the Platinum sponsor for the upcoming Betting on Sports Conference in London. The two-day conference is the largest of its kind within the sports betting industry, and takes place in September (15-16) at the 5-star Grange Tower Bridge Hotel. We caught up with him to discuss what attracted Golden Race to …

In a move that has surprised industry analysts, Nasdaq-listed Scientific Games Corporation (SGC) has announced the appointment of Kevin Sheehan as its new Chief Executive, as incumbent Gavin Isaacs moves to the governance position of Vice Chairman of the Board. Announcing the appointments this weekend, SGC confirmed to the media that Sheehan and Isaacs had already assumed their new governance …

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has moved to temporarily suspend the operating license of interactive TV gambling operator Smart Live Gaming (www.smartlivegaming.com). Issuing a market update on Friday 8 August, the UKGC declared that it was undertaking a review of parent company Smart TV Broadcasting Limited. Acting under section 116 of the UK Gambling Act, the regulator stated that it …

Sportech Plc subsidiary The Football Pools has confirmed that it will integrate a second screen live betting experience by BetUP produced by igaming UX specialists Commologic. Adding BetUP mechanisms, The Football Pools games will bring a in-play betting to customers for the first time and further add new game functions to its increasing product portfolio at footballpools.com. BetUp will be rolled …

Sky Betting and Gaming has employed 27 technology graduates this week to mark the start of its new Software Academy at Wellington Place in Leeds. The launch of the academy is a key part of the company’s strategy to keep home grown talent in the north of England. Just under 70% of the new recruits studied in Yorkshire, which includes …