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Lottomatica ups its online market share in strong return to Borsa Milan

SBC News Lottomatica ups its online market share in strong return to Borsa Milan

Lottomatica Group SPA has lauded its strong return on the Borsa Milan, announcing record results across its core business units.  Publishing its Q1 2023 trading results, Lottomatica achieved a consolidated betting volume of €7,3bn, up 33% on 2022 comparatives of €5.5bn. The Italian gambling group’s units achieved combined gross gaming revenue (GGR) of €442m, up 20% on Q1 2022 results …

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Matt Harbord to expand Pythia Sports’ market offering as Head of Product

SBC News Matt Harbord to expand Pythia Sports' market offering as Head of Product

‘Gaming veteran’ Matt Harbord has been named the new Head of Product at Pythia Sports technology company.  Harbord recently held the same role at Sharplink Gaming in the US where he connected leading sportsbooks with major leagues and media partners in the country’s fast-growing sports betting market. Freddy Galliers, Director at Pythia Sports, stated: “We are really excited to have …

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William Hill and PA Betting Services renew racing data deal

William Hill and PA Betting Services renew racing data deal

PA Betting Services (PABS) has strengthened its links to UK bookmakers via a partnership renewal with William Hill Part of the PA Media Group, PABS will continue to provide 888 Holdings-owned William Hill with UK horse racing and greyhound racing data, as well as ‘select’ data from international horse racing. Included under the extended contract are provision of race cards, …

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BetMakers takes stateside leap as MonmouthBets goes to market

BetMakers takes stateside leap as MonmouthBets goes to market

Australia-based betting technology firm BetMakers Technology Group has completed a major milestone in North America, supporting the launch of MonmouthBets. MonmouthBets will accept wagers from New Jersey’s Monmouth Park from 13 May onward, building on BetMakers’ launch of retail fixed odds horse racing at the track in 2022. The product, regulated by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement, marks …

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Rank promotes ‘proven talent’ Jon Martin to COO

SBC News Rank promotes 'proven talent' Jon Martin to COO

Rank Group Plc has promoted Interactive MD Jon Martin to the position of Group Chief Operating Officer (COO), confirming that he will assume the role during the summer.  A five-year executive of Rank, Martin has led multiple divisions of the LSE gambling group including its Aspers Online brand and International operations.  In his new position, Martin will maintain his role …

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SIS expands European standing with ISIBET Pro Italy deal

SIS expands European standing with ISIBET Pro Italy deal

SIS (Sports Information Services) has strengthened its reach to the Italian betting space, signing a horse racing content agreement with ISIBET Pro. By integrating its racing platform into ISIBET Pro’s operation, UK-headquartered SIS will provide the Italian retail and online operator with content from 35,000 races annually from 170 racecourses. This will include fixtures from Africa, Australia, Europe, Latin America …

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Health Lottery assigns Mark Nash to lead marketing strategy

Lebby Eyres takes the helm as CEO of Northern & Shell Health Lottery

The Health Lottery has hired Mark Nash as Marketing Director ahead of a planned introduction of a new brand identity later this year. Nash’s immediate responsibility will be to streamline the Health Lottery’s marketing strategy, which will involve coordinating ‘various functions’ that were previously covered by other positions.  He joins the society lottery operator from insurance firm Aviva, and has …

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SKS365 steps up Planetwin365’s ‘phygital’ journey with Net4Media

SBC News SKS365 steps up Planetwin365’s ‘phygital’ journey with Net4Media

SKS365 has partnered with Net4Media – a betting and gaming technology solutions provider – to enhance the digitalisation and personalisation of its betting shops’ gaming experience.. Bucharest-based Net4Media will now support SKS3365’s management of the latter’s 1,000 Planetwin365 shops in Italy through the release of digital content for the retail network from a single centralised platform. In detail, each Planetwin365 …

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IGT hails weight loss as Q1 beats corporate expectations

SBC News IGT hails weight loss as Q1 beats corporate expectations

IGT Plc has reaffirmed its FY2023 corporate targets with confidence following an impressive start to year trading driven by commercial growth across all core business units.  Publishing its Q1 2023 trading update, the NYSE gambling technology group registered corporate revenues of $1.06bn, up 1% on corresponding 2022 results of $1.05bn. The 1% revenue uplift stands against Q1 FX currency impacts …

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