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Flutter Entertainment Plc has disclosed a number of boardroom-level changes, governing the FTSE100 gambling group.  Current Deputy-Chairman Divyesh Gadhia and long-term Non-Executive Director Peter Rigby have individually confirmed that they intend to retire from boardroom duties following Flutter’s annual general meeting scheduled for 29 April. The FTSE firm has secured forthcoming replacements, confirming that Holly Koeppel and Nancy Dubuc will …

Online betting operator BetVictor has secured a multi-fixture sponsorship agreement with Newbury Racecourse for the remainder of 2021, including the Gold Cup. The collaboration will see the firm sponsor sponsorship of 41 races across 13 reacedays throughout the year, beginning with the BetVictor March Opening Weekend on 5 and 6 March, featuring the Betvictor ‘Greatwood’ Gold Cup. In addition, the …

Leeds-based Easyodds.com has launched its Syndicate Racing System (SRS) as a means of drawing new audiences to horse racing. The system, dubbed the ‘punters champion’ by the odds comparison site, aims to increase accessibility to broadcast audiences interested in horse racing by diversifying the role of syndicates. In an official blog post on medium.com, Easyodds said it ‘believes that syndicate …

Jdigital has signed a ‘collaborative agreement’ with Spanish problem-gambling therapist FEJAR, which will see its members promote a new treatment support freephone helpline (tel- 900 533 025) across their digital inventories.  The Spanish online gambling trade association has revealed that eight of its members – Codere, Ebingo, Entain, Flutter, Sisal, Sportium, Wanabet and Winamax – have begun the ‘first phase …

Betfair has announced the full rollout of its new ‘MatchMe’ service, which aims to enable its customers to match the best market odds devoid of price fluctuations on its flagship Exchange. Customers who turn-on the ‘MatchMe’ service will be automatically paired with a fully matched bet on the Exchange – as Betfair aims to eliminate the “nightmare of having to …

Stats Perform has appointed former Sky Betting & Gaming technology veteran Nick Cockerill as its new Group VP of Sports Betting Products.  Cockerill joined Stats Perform this February to head up the betting innovation arm of Stats Perform, for which the sports tech company seeks to merge its data capture, sports analysis and media capabilities to develop new ground-breaking products …

International sports betting operator Betway has secured the title sponsorship of South Africa’s T20 Challenge Twenty20 cricket tournament. This is an expansion of the operator’s already extensive presence in South African domestic cricket, acting as a sponsor of all Proteas Tests and One Day International series fixtures held in the country. “We are extremely happy to be announcing our title …