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Struggling social games developer Zynga has turned to board member and former Electronic Arts (EA) executive Frank Gibeau to be its new CEO, as the company looks to recover its position as a leading games/content producer. Gibeau’s appointment will see Mark Pincus become Executive Chairman, Pincus had returned as leader of the developer last April as Zynga performance metrics hit …

In a conference held yesterday sports betting operator SportPesa was announced as the official shirt sponsor of Kenyan club AFC Leopards in a five year deal.  The ceremony was attended by SportPesa CEO Ronald Karauri, Football Kenya Federation President Nick Mwendwa, Leopards Co-Chairman Dan Mule and a host of former players amongst others including Kenyan footballing legend Joe Kadenge. The Nairobi side …

Toronto-listed Amaya Inc has issued a corporate statement updating the market on its appointed special committee reviewing the management buyout offer put forward by current CEO and Chairman David Baazov. Amaya informs that to date its board has not received a formal proposal by Baazov and his executive regarding the takeover of the company. The independent committee advised by Barclays …

It’s time for Week 8 in the Tipster Challenge! Let’s find out if Ed Nicholson from Unibet can handle the pressure of keeping the Guest team on top of the leaderboard! Ed has been professionally involved in racing and betting for nearly 25 years, having started with Ladbrokes in 1993, and is currently Head of Racing and PR at Unibet. He …

After much anticipation Yahoo has today announced the launch of Yahoo Esports. The company is looking for it to follow the lead of its successful Yahoo Sports product, and the esports section will look to provide the best experience by providing news and video content. It will initially focus on five titles; League of Legends, CS:GO, Heroes of the Storm, Streetfighter …

A bill was recently submitted to the federal government with the aim of amending the current law so that it penalises match-fixing more adequately. The German Sports Betting Association (DSWV) has welcomed this move. DSWV President Mathias Dahms said: “Match-fixing is a crime. If criminal groups affect games, then it’s economically damaging as well as from an integrity point of view. This is …

RankR is aiming to become the home of esports, where the community can meet to find an opponent for any game, join a team (or build and manage one) or find upcoming events and read news from the industry as a whole.  Whilst the past year has seen an increasing number of esports suppliers and operators, in varying capacities, the …

Another day, another confirmed #bofcon speaker on SBC News. This time it’s Jonathan Smith, a man with over 25 years of betting industry experience under his belt! Jonathan founded Sportsbook Training Services, and in April he will be presenting the Sports Betting Academy, a 3-day course for sportsbook staff. He will be making his Betting on Football conference debut at Stamford …

Online gaming operator 888 has promoted Chief Operating Officer Itai Frieberger to the position of CEO, a move that has seen Executive Chairman Brian Mattingley move into a non-executive role with immediate effect. Frieberger has been Chief Operating Officer of 888 since 1 April 2011 and joined the Board on 13 May 2015. Mattingley commented: “We are delighted to announce the …

Industry news source eGaming Review has reported that Sporting Index Group Chief Executive Warren Murphy is set to resign from his leadership post. Murphy ends his seven-year tenure as CEO of Sporting Index, in which he negotiated the sale of the company to gambling investor Magnus Hedman in March 2015. Murphy has been with the spread betting operator since 2003, …