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Speaking to Ladbrokes Coral Plc investors on H1 2017 performance, group CEO Jim Mullen has detailed that the FTSE gambling firm is ‘now delivering on its pre-merger promises’. Presenting H1 2017 results, which saw Ladbrokes Coral declare group operating profits of £51 million, Mullen stated that the enlarged operator’s ambitions and scalability were ‘no longer theoretical’. Throughout his tenure as …

The ‘Sport in Focus’ track at Betting on Sports (12-15 September) will culminate in a session dedicated to next year’s FIFA World Cup, as more than 120 operators and 80 high-level affiliates at #boscon2017 get on ‘The Road to Russia’. AC Milan Commercial Director Jaap Kalma will be joined by an industry quartet tasked with educating over 1,200 delegates at …

Ahead of Betting on Sports 2017 (12-15 September), BetStars Managing Director Zeno Ossko, part of both the ‘Marketing – Changing dynamics in strategy and planning‘ and ‘World Cup 2018 – The road to Russia‘ sessions at next month’s event, spoke to SBC News about what he’s looking forward to at #boscon2017 and what sports partnership has stood out over the …

888, one of Britain’s biggest online gambling firms, is to pay a record penalty package of over £7.8m as a result of what the Gambling Commission has described as ‘serious failings’ in its handling of vulnerable customers. The action follows the discovery of significant flaws in 888 UK Limited’s (888) social responsibility processes, which aim to protect consumers from gambling-related …

Amelco, Silver Sponsor for the upcoming Betting on Sports conference (12-15 September), helps to create and generate prices for some of the most successful sportsbook operators. Less than two weeks before the event, we spoke to Amelco Head of Commercial Sean Hurley about the company’s tailored systems for sports betting, a trading shift towards third parties and what he expects …

More than 120 operators, 75 top level affiliates and 80 suppliers will be joined by some of the biggest sports organisations in Europe at this year’s Betting on Sports conference, held from 12-15 September. Among the 120 operators at #boscon2017 will be the recently merged Paddy Power Betfair, a premium sponsor of the event, and Ladbrokes Coral, which will be …

Having boosted the live market inventory of Accuscore, CEO Tuomas Kanervala details to SBC readers why sports prediction services should be vital tools for bookmakers and not just betting punters.   Working with media owners such as Yahoo, CBS Sports and the Wall Street Journal, Kanervala details that utilising sports prediction services bookmakers can optimise and refine their customer retention …

Ahead of Betting on Sports 2017 (12-15 September), OtherLevels CEO Brendan O’Kane, part of the ‘CRM – Digital identity and marketing’ session at next month’s event, spoke to SBC News about what he’s looking forward to at #boscon2017, where operators and affiliates can work better together and what sports partnership has stood out over the last 12 months. SBC: Why …

It’s safe to say that “recapturing millennials” has been a buzzword thrown around the gambling industry for a considerable while. Are young punters drawn to greyhounds and racing in the same way as previous generations? When they’re looking to have a bet, what are they looking for? The esports opportunity is still arguably in its infancy. It’s vitally important to …

The latest developments in Artificial Intelligence, Live Betting Data and CRM will be tackled on the Betting on Data track – part of the Betting on Sports Conference by SBC Events (12-15 September). Asking the question: ‘How can AI be effective in terms of a sports betting environment?’, the first Betting on Data panel features the insight of CEOs from …