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Betfair have confirmed the promotion of Mark Brooker to Chief Operating Officer, Brooker steps up from his previous position as Director of Sports Betting. Brooker has been involved within Betfair operations for more than five years, looking after sports betting initiatives and corporate development for the operator. Betfair’s appointment of Brooker, will see him become responsible for the performance and …

Sportradar and SportAccord signed a Memorandum of Understanding during the 2014 SportAccord Convention to harmonise their prevention and education approaches on Sports Betting Integrity. Sportradar are the world’s supplier of sports betting related data and statistics. The company assist sports federations, state authorities and law enforcement agencies around the world fight betting related match-fixing by providing sophisticated technical solutions for …

Unibet PLC finds itself in hot water, due to their sponsorship of the upcoming Stockholm Marathon, on the 31st of May. The operator’s sponsorship of the running event, has fallen foul of Swedish gambling regulator Lotteriinspektinen, who claim that the igaming operator has breached Swedish advertising regulations in their sponsorship of the event. Lotteriinspektinen have threatened the Swedish listed igaming …

A report in Monday’s Irish Independent suggests that over 100,000 Irishmen and women have a gambling problem, with those in the under-25 age category significantly more at risk. The article quotes Paul Mullins from Aiséirí, a group that provides community and residential services to help young people, adults and families overcome and recover from addiction. Mullins works as an addiction …

A new infographic from affiliate website RightCasino.com reveals how, in 20 years, online gambling evolved into a $35bn (£20.8bn) annual market. The infographic charts the history of online betting from humble origins to its current level of sophistication, where social gambling, mobile accessibility and multi-million pound jackpots have become the industry standard.

Entertainment games publisher Atari, have announced a strategic partnership with Pariplay, which will see Atari’s popular interactive games inventory converted into real money  gaming formats, which will be further available to gaming and gambling operators. Popular titles set to be converted to real money formats include – Pong, Tempest and Asteroids Atari’s partnership with Pariplay, will see the distribution of …

Betfred announced plans to launch its brand in Australia, applying a mobile first strategy to its marketing and operations, as it aims to establish itself in the market. Betfred believes that utilising mobile channels for the Australian igaming market will create a point of difference between them and their competitors. Luke Brill Managing Director of Betfred Australia, announced that the …

Brazilian Government drafted its ‘Internet Constitution Policy’, a set bills designed to implement policies and standards for governance and regulating internet and digital use in the region. Part of the drafted Bill has been geared towards implementing potential policy for the governance of igaming in Brazil. The Bill sets to implement restrictions on use of unlicensed online gambling and sports …

Ahead of the Betting on Football Conference – 8th of May Stamford Bridge, Team SBC catches up with Mark Davies of Camberton Public Relations to discuss marketing context and brand management ahead of new legislation for igaming and sports betting operators. Mark Davies is an expert at gaming and sports betting public relations, corporate communications, reputation management and stakeholder management. …