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GamCare teams up with financial services to launch safer gambling toolkit

SBC News GamCare teams up with financial services to launch safer gambling toolkit

GamCare has launched a new toolkit for financial institutions, gambling businesses and debt advice agencies across the UK to offer further support for customers experiencing gambling-related harms. Available for free on the GamCare website, the toolkit will feature tailored materials on banking, debt advice and gambling treatment sectors, as well as gambling businesses. Anna Hemmings, CEO at GamCare, commented: “People …

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Luckybet NG selects BtoBet’s Neuron 3 platform to lead systems overhaul

SBC News Luckybet NG selects BtoBet’s Neuron 3 platform to lead systems overhaul

BtoBet has moved deeper into West Africa after announcing that it has become the lead omnichannel systems provider to Nigerian betting group Luckybet (Luckybet.ng).  The agreement follows an extensive review undertaken by Luckybet management as it seeks to find a technology supplier to power its fast-growth retail and online betting operations. The partnership will see Luckybet upgrade its entire systems …

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Betting on Sports Europe – Digital agenda to confront the challenges shaping sports betting industry’s future

Betting on Sports Europe - Digital agenda

The Betting on Sports Europe – Digital virtual conference and exhibition will see 120 of the sports betting industry’s most influential executives come together to tackle a heavyweight agenda focused on how to approach the sector’s biggest challenges.   As the industry nears the end of one of the most difficult years it has faced, it has crucial decisions to make …

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SBC Summit Barcelona – Digital: The rise of live casino and the lessons to be learnt 

SBC News SBC Summit Barcelona – Digital: The rise of live casino and the lessons to be learnt 

The rise of live casino has become a highlighted topic in the gambling industry particularly given its rise is prominence due to the global health pandemic reducing live-sport offerings and halting all retail. However, online casino’s rise could also help retail in terms of using the technology available to enhance the land-based customer experience. Speaking at SBC Summit Barcelona – …

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Flutter renews legacy partnership with Scientific Games to lead critical enlargement  

SBC News Flutter renews legacy partnership with Scientific Games to lead critical enlargement  

Scientific Games has secured a further tier-1 operator commercial agreement after FTSE100 betting group Flutter Entertainment Plc renewed its technology partnership for a further five years.  Ahead of undertaking key merger integration projects, including Sky Bet and PokerStars, Flutter confirmed that it will maintain all Scientific Games ‘OpenSports’ technology provisions. The five-year renewal comes on the back of Flutter’s US …

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GLMS updates membership statutes to accommodate changing integrity roles

SBC News GLMS updates membership statutes to accommodate changing integrity roles

The Global Lottery Monitoring System (GLMS) will update its membership and operating statutes to reflect the changing conditions faced by its sports and wagering partners as it continues to safeguard sports integrity. The decision to reform membership categories follows a GLMS general meeting, where members reflected on the ongoing and future challenges that COVID-19 will pose on sports governance, security and …

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Trovato Villalba handed lifetime ban following FIFA investigation

SBC News Trovato Villalba handed lifetime ban following FIFA investigation

The FIFA Disciplinary Committee has issued a ‘lifetime ban from all football-related activity’ to Marco Antonio Trovato Villalba, with the President of the Paraguayan Club Olimpia also ordered to pay CHF 100,000 fine (£84,300). The sanction was given after Trovato Villalba was found ‘guilty of match manipulation and of failing to comply with his duty to collaborate during disciplinary proceedings. …

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Betsson bolsters US vision with Scientific Games’ OpenTrade systems

SBC News Betsson bolsters US vision with Scientific Games’ OpenTrade systems

Betsson AB has announced a major product upgrade after integrating Scientific Games’ ‘OpenTrade’ systems across its sportsbook platforms. The new integration will allow Betsson to significantly advance its US sports trading capabilities as it plans to launch its first US sportsbook property in partnership with Colorado’s Dostal Alley Casino during the first-half of 2021 trading (partnership pending regulatory approval).  Moving …

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SIS: Offering an omni-channel experience for online and retail customers

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Rachel Coulson, Head of Product Proposition at SIS, highlights how operators can adjust their online sportsbook offering to optimise engagement with both online and retail customers within the current climate. Retail has long been the cornerstone of the betting industry in many countries and for a significant proportion of bettors it is the place where they will always choose to …

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