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Foreign operators seek ADM reassurances on licensing extensions

SBC News Foreign operators seek ADM reassurances on licensing extensions

Italy’s ADM customs and monopolies agency faces a series of legal battles with foreign-based online gambling operators unless Italy’s government provides reassurances to operators allowing for licence extensions.  Confusion reigns within Italian igaming, following the Senate’s refusal to review two separate appeals to extend online betting, casino and bingo concessions for a further 18-months up to December 2022.   Legal certainty …

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GVC maintains FTSE4Good listing expanding duties with the Carbon Trust 

SBC News GVC maintains FTSE4Good listing expanding duties with the Carbon Trust 

GVC Holdings has retained its position as a ‘FTSE4Good Index’ business following its annual review of corporate practices.   A London Stock Exchange CSR directive, the FTSE4Good Index was launched in 2001 tracking the performance of listed firms’ environmental, social and governance (ESG) standards.   GVC Holdings has retained its listing on FTSE4Good Index having undertaken an independent assessment of its corporate …

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SPFL launches Championship OTT powered by StreamAMG

SBC News SPFL launches Championship OTT powered by StreamAMG

The Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) has launched an exclusive online streaming platform operated by OTT specialist StreamAMG, broadcasting all Scottish Championship matches. The OTT platform has been launched to cater for international audiences, helping overseas fans follow live action of Scotland’s second tier of professional football. Meanwhile, domestically Scottish Championship clubs will be allowed to use the platform for …

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UKGC: Pent-up sports demand slows in August 

Sarah Garnder: UKGC consultation conclusions due this summer

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has published a further ‘market update’ tracking how COVID-19 has impacted gambling behaviours and participation across the UK.  Since March, the Commission has gathered data from licensed betting operators (retail and online) representing 80% of the UK gambling’s regulated marketplace. The UKGC has maintained that its market updates reflect how ‘gambling behaviours evolve as the …

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Ben Cove joins Pinnacle as new CMO

SBC News Ben Cove joins Pinnacle as new CMO

Pinnacle has strengthened its marketing efforts after confirming that Ben Cove will join the company as its new Chief Marketing Officer. Under his newly formed role, Cove will oversee the company’s strategy to deliver its brand to the wider mainstream audience, offering insight into the strategic focus at Pinnacle as the bookmaker plans for 2021 and beyond. Commenting on the …

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Colossus Bets confirms Bernard Marantelli CEO departure

SBC News Colossus Bets confirms Bernard Marantelli CEO departure

Colossus Bets has confirmed via a Linkedin update that company founder and Chief Executive Officer Bernard Marantelli has ended his tenure of leading the ‘super pools’ betting technology provider. David O’Reilly, Colossus Bets’ founding Chief Operating Officer, will succeed Marantelli as company chief executive. He will be supported by the promotion of commercial lead Eva Karagianni-Goel (Chief Commercial Officer), who …

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Betsson upgrades group racing content with SIS 24/7 betting channels

SBC News Betsson upgrades group racing content with SIS 24/7 betting channels

Betsson AB has significantly expanded its live racing content by integrating Sports Information Services’ (SIS) 24/7 live betting channels across its European sportsbook portfolio. The agreement marks Betsson’s ‘first-ever group-wide content deal‘, which will see SIS racing channels streamed across its sportsbook subsidiaries of RaceBets, Betsson, Betsafe and NordicBet.  Betsson has highlighted its SIS channel integration as a key sportsbook …

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Inspired set for Turkish debut with Sisal Sans

SBC News Inspired set for Turkish debut with Sisal Sans

Inspired Entertainment will debut its virtual sports portfolio in Turkey after securing a lead supplier agreement with ‘Sisal Sans’, the Turkish joint venture between Sisal SPA and Şans Digital AS. Under the agreement, Inspired will provide its V-Play Plug & Play solution, a complete end-to-end online virtual sportsbook product, with its content to be made available on desktop and mobile …

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Kindred places technology as the core theme of 2020 Sustainable Gambling Conference

SBC News Kindred places technology as the core theme of 2020 Sustainable Gambling Conference

Kindred Group Plc has disclosed that its fifth annual ‘Sustainable Gambling Conference’ will encourage its executive delegates to explore the question of ‘how technology can support a more sustainable industry?’  Due to take place on 21 October, Kindred’s sustainability conference will take place as an online event to accommodate COVID-19 measures. Each year Kindred invites executive guests from health services, …

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IMG ARENA inks Misli streaming partnership

SBC News IMG ARENA inks Misli streaming partnership

Sports betting service and content hub IMG ARENA has agreed to provide its streaming services to Turkish operator Misli.com after the duo inked a new partnership. Misli is one of a limited number of regulated online sports betting operators in Turkey, having been licensed by the state’s Spor Toto Teşkilat Başkanlığı. Under the terms of the new partnership, Misli’s customers …

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