SBC has announced the launch of SBC Digital, a series of online conferences and product showcases dedicated to several of the betting and gaming industry’s most attractive regional markets. The series is the crucial third pillar of SBC’s services, sitting alongside the physical conferences and trade shows organised by SBC Events and the online news and print offerings of SBC …
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Fantasy football operator Sorare has gained a new Strategic Advisor in FC Barcelona and Spanish national team defender Gerard Piqué. Sorare is hopeful that Piqué’s contribution, in addition to the “significant investment” he has made in the company, will help expand its global presence and reach new fan bases across the world. Furthermore Piqué and his new colleagues at Sorare …
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Virgin Bet, in collaboration with Incentive Games, has launched a new customer acquisition game which it hopes will ‘raise the bar’ for player engagement. The new title, Virgin Bet Fives, gives players the chance to build a five-man football team over the course of a week, and win cash when their players score goals. Ric Leask, Marketing Director at Virgin …
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The CasinoBeats Summit 2021 conference and exhibition in Malta has been moved to the new dates of 18-20 May and will now run in an integrated live and online format. CasinoBeats Summit is part of the Spring iGaming Week (SIW2021) programme of high-level industry business and networking events, set to be delivered jointly by SBC Events, KPMG Malta and GamingMalta. …
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Highlight Games has announced that its Soccerbet video virtual football product will go live in all Jennings Bet retail venues across the UK. The Soccerbet product features archive football from various Premier League teams and players, including current giants Liverpool, Manchester United, Chelsea, Manchester City, Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal. Highlight Games co-CEO Nick Gardiner said: “I’m delighted to announce that …
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Gaming Innovation Group (GiG) has issued a subordinated convertible loan to two Nordic investment funds which will be used to ‘expedite revenue generating activities and enhance future growth’. The €8.5 million loan, which has been issued to Formue Nord A/S and Symmetry Invest A/S, comes as GiG looks to strengthen its cash position and capitalise on new growth opportunities that …
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The two-year ban on men’s tennis tournaments signing deals with sports betting and fantasy firms has been lifted by the ATP Tour. The ATP Tour took the decision to ban tournaments from forming partnerships with gambling operators after seeking advice from the Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU) following a string of match fixing incidents in 2018, but it appears that the …
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Reputation management, showing support to its affiliates and growing the team with new talent have topped the bill for Sebastian Jarosch in his first few months at Betsson Group Affiliates. It hasn’t been the easiest of starts for Jarosch, who joined the team as Head of Affiliates with the Covid pandemic in “full swing” and with affiliates partners facing new …
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Will sports betting come to the rescue for Ney York’s COVID-hit finances? Regulus Partners believes that Governor Andrew Cuomo has a tricky balancing act if he wants to boost coffers with deregulation. And why are regulators changing how they count problem gambling behaviour? US: sports betting regulation – Cuomo takes a bite? There has been a long history of gambling …
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Adam Conway, Head of Trading at SIS, examines the popularity of derivatives in horse and greyhound racing and why they are so appealing to bettors across international markets. Traditionally in regions where there is little or no horse and greyhound racing heritage, betting on these sports will have taken a back seat to more popular forms of betting content such …
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