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Following this week’s launch of its nationwide ‘Million Pound Goal’ campaign, Betvictor has announced the appointment of Lars Fulle as its new Head of Marketing. Fulle joins BetVictor from online lottery operator Lottoland where held the senior management position of VP of Online Marketing Announcing Fulle as marketing lead, BetVictor would additionally confirm the appointment of Marla Wisniewska as its …

Amaya Inc. owned PokerStars has announced a new sponsorship deal with major esports organisation Team Liquid. The terms of the deal will see several Team Liquid pros, including LiquidTLO, introduce poker into their gaming repertoire and showcase online poker to brand new audiences on their Twitch channels. The aim is to demonstrate the similar skills, challenges and competitive elements that poker shares …

Sportlobster will give fans the chance to win one million Euros this summer as it launches the €1 million Euros Predictor, which challenges consumers to predict the exact outcome of Euro 2016. Competitors will need to predict the 16 teams that will progress from the group stage, including their position, and then the teams progressing from each knock-out game from …

Yggdrasil Gaming CEO Fredrik Elmqvist discusses the reasoning behind the firm’s huge recruitment drive so far this year as the slot developer pushes across Europe. SBC: Hi Fredrik, it’s a pleasure to interview you. Can you detail to SBC readers the need for your European recruitment drive? Why is this initiative required for Yggdrasil operations? Fredrik Elmqvist: Quite simply because we are growing …

Battaash provided Stephen Harris with the perfect lift at Bath, as bettingexpert moved back up to 2nd place in the Tipster Challenge table. The 14/1 shot helped them to a week high total of 16.20 points. Meanwhile, SBC News were able to keep the lead after small point wins on Beausant and Sharjah. The experts from Timeform had a similar …

Addressing executive remuneration at Paddy Power Betfair (PPB) first ever AGM, Chairman Gary McGann stated that the company had implemented a ‘fair, transparent and balanced’ policy. McGann noted concerns on the matter, following 32% of shareholders voting against PPB’s executive pay report at the meeting. PPB’s Chairman stated that the divide stemmed from a change in the new group’s long …

Åland licensed gambling operator Paf has confirmed the appointment of former Betting Promotion and Tain Networks Chief Executive Christer Fahlstedt as its new CEO. A Scandinavian igaming veteran Fahstedt replaces Ander Ingves, who stepped down as CEO of Paf last February following a dispute with governance regarding the operator’s corporate strategy.   Announcing Fahlstedt as its new CEO, Paf governance …

Unibet has been recognized as one of Malta’s top employers by research undertaken by commercial enterprise organization ‘Business Leaders Malta’. The Stockholm-listed betting operator’s Malta division earn a ‘best in category’ title following a study researching seven key employee and management criteria. The study researched factors relating to; employee development, leadership, HR structures, policies, team building corporate communications and wellbeing. Officials at …

Prepaid online payment providers, paysafecard, have reached a company milestone by signing a first sponsorship deal with an elite eSports club, G2 ESPORTS. G2 ESPORTS was founded in November 2013 by Carlos Rodriguez, one of the world’s most successful eSports players. In just one year, the Madrid-based club has become one of the top five clubs in the world, and …

The UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has reprimanded Irish bookmaker Boylesports for depicting a bonus incentive attached to an image of a hand nailed to a crucifix. The UK advertising watchdog declared that the bonus which was emailed to the operator’s player base the day before Eater Sunday was likely to have caused “serious offence”. The promotion additionally carried the …