Responsible Affiliates in Gambling (RAiG) has confirmed the appointment of Cian Nugent, managing director of Racing Post, as the new chair of its trade body. Nugent will take over from Clive Hawkswood, who had previously expressed his intentions to resign in 2021. Considered to be an expert in digital operations and igaming marketing, Nugent will lead the trade body into …
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Brazilian football team Club Atletico Mineiro has selected Betano as its new main sponsor, marking the online sports betting platform’s first commercial deal with a sports club. Last night, Betano made its debut as Atletico Mineiro’s shirt sponsor as the Série A side took on Bragantino in the Brazilian Championship. However, the top tier Brazilian club’s former primary sponsor BMG …
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A template letter to MPs, the author of which is not yet known, has called on lawmakers to pressure the Gambling Commission to rethink its current betting review due to the financial impact on horse racing. The sport is set to be dealt a heavy blow by potential gambling reforms, in the form of a possible £60 million loss, at …
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ESA Gaming has strengthened its foothold in the Italian gaming market after agreeing to supply its EasySwipe portfolio of HTML5 mobile-first titles to local operator Scommettendo. Through the partnership, Scommettendo will boost lifetime values for its sportsbook players through the seamless integration of lightweight games such as Goal Mine and Fruit Staxx, as well as ESA’s versions of Roulette and …
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Playtech Plc has published a trading update informing investors that its full-year 2020 corporate performance is expected to be ‘ahead of market consensus’. The FTSE250 technology group anticipates reporting a ‘solid financial performance for 2020’ through delivering an adjusted EBITDA expected to be ‘at least €300 million’. Providing a review of its 2020 activities, Playtech underlined that the company had …
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Gamesys Group has announced an “outstanding operational performance” for 2020, despite the significant global setbacks posed throughout the year by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Group’s Board is confident that FY 2020 Revenue and Adjusted EBITDA at or above the ‘upper end of current market expectations’ will be reported, following a strong trading performance recorded in the fourth quarter of the …
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The need to present clearer, more transparent player data for affiliates and provide a stronger management layer for operators to mitigate new regulatory requirements is behind the vision that Cellxpert has for the ‘industry standard’ of affiliate marketing in the iGaming sector. SBC News caught up with CEO and Founder Assaf Dor (pictured above), who took us through some of …
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Kindred Group Plc has has recorded its ‘strongest quarter ever’ after publishing a trading update on its Q4 2020 activities. Ahead of disclosing its full-year trading results on 10 February 2020, Kindred stated that it has recorded an ‘all-time high’ in group revenues, predicting figures of approximately £365 million – a 55% increase on the corresponding period in 2019. The …
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Kicking off a new year, GambleAware will launch the ‘next phase’ of its marketing strategy to promote the National Gambling Treatment Service. The gambling harm prevention charity will promote its ‘Start to Regain Control’ campaign during the first half of 2021, with the aim of raising awareness of the National Gambling Treatment Service among vulnerable audiences within the UK’s most ‘at-risk …
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The Badminton World Federation (BWF) has handed heavy penalties to eight Indonesian players as well as a Malaysian equipment supplier. Of the eight players, three have received lifetime bans for betting, match fixing and match manipulation, whilst the remaining five have been given suspensions ranging from six to 12 years. In addition to their suspensions, the five players also face …
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