European igaming operator Mr Green & Co has announced that it is due to go live with Playtech’s Open Platform (POP), as the firm looks to expand its business and player intelligence capabilities. Joining the Playtech POP platform Mr Green will gain enhanced player reporting and bonusing capabilities allowing for deeper operational insight. Furthermore, the integration of Mr Green with …
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SBC’s Football Odds Expert Jeevan Jeyaratnam takes a look at one of the more ambitious football leagues in the world – the Chinese Super League – and asks how betting can benefit. Respectable news sources have recently been suggesting that the Chinese government have offered soon-to-be out of contract PSG star Zlatan Ibrahimovic an insane £59M per annum to ply …
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Former Norway and Liverpool FC defender John Arne Riise has had to drop his association with Scandinavian bookmaker Betsson in order to sign for Norwegian Tippeligaen side Aalesunds FK. Riise (35) one of Norway’s most successful footballers, had agreed to join the Ålesund football club on a free transfer at the start of March. On signing for Aalesunds FK, Riise …
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The week leading up to the Good Friday break has not been kind to Toronto TSX listed Amaya Inc, who saw its share price drop 20%, closing on Thursday 24 March at CAD $15.4. Following last week’s allegations of five counts of insider trading made against CEO David Baazov by the Quebec Securities Regulatory Authority (AMF), multiple financial analysts have downgraded …
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IP/domain seller and database resource WhoIS has reported that Curacao and Malta licensed bookmaker Pinnacle Sports has acquired control of premium generic domain ‘Pinnacle.com’. The domain was acquired from Phoenix-based electronic components manufacturer Avnet EMG for an undisclosed sum. At present Pinnacle Sports governance has not confirmed the purchase or its strategic plan for the domain ‘Pinnacle.com’. However, the domain …
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Issuing a market update, Tallinn (Estonia) listed gambling operator Olympic Entertainment Group (OEG) has confirmed that it will merge Eastern European assets following the publication of its end of year results. Undertaking a corporate review of operational assets in its eight active markets (Estonia, Slovakia, Poland, Belarus, Latvia, Lithuania, Italy and Malta) OEG governance announced that it would merge business …
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The rise of esports has been little short of explosive in the past year and real money wagering is following suit. The bookmaker bwin, which began offering esports markets in June 2015, has seen a huge rise in these markets in 2016. Betting on League of Legends, which equates to 69% of its esports betting, is expected to surpass the Champions …
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EveryMatrix is proud to offer Sporting Index, the largest sports spread betting operator in UK, its Casino and Live Casino products. Sporting Index is considered a pioneer in sports spread betting, building its portfolio on a trading technology that covers a wide variety of sports, while claiming an estimated UK market share of over 80%. Sporting Index benefits from advanced API technologies to integrate …
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Swedish slot supplier Play’n GO’s full suite of premium Mobile and desktop content has gone live with Eurobet Italy. The deal with Eurobet will broaden the Italian operator’s content offering to their players, with award-winning titles such as Gemix, Jewel Box, Lady of Fortune and Energoonz. The content roll out follows the Play’n GO’s completion of the Italian certification process …
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BetITBest‘s Nico Jansen is interested in discovering the best in people. This week it’s Russ Yershon. Russell Yershon has been working in the sports betting industry for more than 8 years, and specialises in gaming, marketing and operations. He is currently Head of UK Sportsbook for Titanbet, a role he has held since December 2013. Previously he spent 18 months in a …
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