Retail

Reporting on its H1 2015/16 performance (unaudited six month period ending 31 December), the governance of Rank Group Plc, stated that it was pleased with results as like-for-like group revenues rose 5% to £370 million (H1 2014/15 – £351 million) Rank expects H1 2015/16 profits to be around the £46 million mark, up 11% on H1 2014/15 corresponding performance (£41.7 …

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has announced that it has extended its partnership agreement with sports data supplier Sportradar. Signing the agreement both organisations stated that they were committed to strengthening their fight against match-fixing in Asia. Sportradar will continue to assist the Asian football governing body, providing the organisation with match analysis and data. The partnership will additionally see …

ICE 2016 sees MRG Systems introduce its LiveSpace digital signage to the Gambling Industry. LiveSpace digital signage enables any source of data to be used to drive any number of display screens.  The prime feature of LiveSpace is its ability to take data in any number of standard formats, and combine this with a template written in HTML for display purposes. The data is monitored …

Betradar will be presenting an new innovative product range at ICE next week. With a coverage increase of over 50% in the past two years, all Betradar products can now offer a broader events range. One of Betradar’s highlights this year will be the Managed Trading Services – a tailor-made risk management solution – that allows any type of operator to outsource labour-intensive …

Ahead of its planned merger with Betfair, Paddy Power Plc governance released its corporate interim statement detailing that it expects to post an operating profit of  circa €180 million (£136 million) for its full year 2015 performance. Reporting on its H2 2015 performance (period of 1 July – 15 November 2015), Paddy Power governance stated that company performance had been …

Despite recent allegations around the Australian Open, organisers of the Burnie International are confident their event has not been targeted by match fixers, even though self-confessed ‘tanker’ Nick Lindahl has played there in the past. As reported in The Mercury, two other players allegedly among the 15 former and current professionals said to have played in matches surrounded by unusual …

Digital sports content and media group, Perform, has today announced the launch of its new IP retail betting service. The service is optimised for retail and incorporates video, visualisations, pre-match and in-running data. It also offers bookmakers the opportunity to incorporate their own odds via the new Perform Odds Store. Available video includes full coverage of major sporting competitions, such …

Ladbrokes Plc has confirmed the appointment of Mark Pain as a member of its governance Nomination Committee. Pain takes on the added responsibilities, having been named a Ladbrokes Non-Executive Director and Chair of the operators Audit Committee last December. As a governance advisor to Ladbrokes, Pain currently serves as Chairman of London Square Developments Limited. In addition to Ladbrokes, Pain …

Italian gambling operator Gruppo SNAI has confirmed the appointment of Chiaffredo Rinaudo as new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Rinaudo takes the executive role as SNAI looks to complete its merger with licensed Italian market gambling technology and content provider Cogemat (deal first announced May 2015). Rinaudo had previously served as CFO of Cogemat holding company Cogetech As CFO of the combined …

Betting technology and data provisions provider SIS has launched a bespoke sports trading department for its UK and international customers. the specialist team will aim to provide pricing in tandem with SIS’ established portfolio of high-quality pictures, data and streaming products. The service comes complete with comprehensive pricing on UK and Irish horseracing as well as BAGS greyhound racing, following a September soft-launch …