Speaking on the second day of CasinoBeats Malta Digital, Paris Smith, CEO of Pinnacle, claimed that ‘every crisis is an opportunity’ as she explains how her company evolved at the start of the COVID-19 crisis. As part of the Leaders’ Panel, Smith went on to praise her ‘loyal’ and ‘dedicated’ staff and how there have been lessons learned from the …
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Betclic has announced its biggest sponsorship commitment to date after becoming the official betting partner of French football’s Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 championships. Confirmed this morning by France’s Ligue de Football Professional (LFP), Betclic will join French football’s roster of marquee sponsors, which includes UBER Eats as headline sponsor Ligue 1 and BKT tyres as lead sponsor of Ligue …
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William Hill has revealed that its UK online and retail divisions are due to merge in a move which will see the operator fast-track its recovery in 2021. Reported by the Racing Post, the firm’s UK online managing director Phil Walker will take responsibility for the single UK market division, while retail division director Nicola Frampton will step down. Both …
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Sport Integrity Australia has agreed a new alliance with the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC) to ensure that it is equipped to deal with integrity threats to Australian sport. The new partnership will ‘deliver a broad range of intelligence capabilities and information sharing’ to protect sporting integrity and combat potential corruption threats. Sport Integrity Australia Chief Executive Officer David Sharpe …
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William Hill Plc has begun the phased closure of its ‘Gametek Office’ in Stockholm, a decision the FTSE betting group has undertaken to simplify its operating structures. Issuing a statement to SBC, William Hill brands its Stockholm office closure as ‘a natural step’ in the firm’s integration of MRG Group assets within its wider organisation. William Hill will move to …
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Mobile bookmaker Kwiff has announced an ‘industry-first’ by launching its proprietary-built ‘supercharged cash-out service’. Launched this July to coincide with the majority of global sports leagues recommencing their competitive calendars, Kwiff will allow all customers to ‘supercharge’ their cash-out returns delivering optimal value to its betting markets. “Any Cash Out can now be Supercharged, putting our customers in control of …
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Digitain has strengthened its simulated tennis offering after agreeing to integrate LSports’ new Tennis Betting Simulator product across its platform. The product will use real data from over a million historical tennis matches, with randomised, original matches identically replayed alongside real-time odds and visualisations. Features will also include ball movement, heatmaps, shot placements, score changes and match statistics. At the …
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The Dutch Council of State (CoS) has upheld an appeal submitted by Betfair and Unibet which claims that the allocation procedure carried out by the Netherlands Gambling Authority (NGA) did not give other parties ‘a fair chance’ of obtaining a totalisator licence. Under Article 24 of the Betting and Gambling Act, the NGA is permitted to grant one totalisator licence, …
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Pinnacle has strengthened its esports data output after adding Abios to its growing list of suppliers. As part of the agreement, Abios will supply the online bookmaker with enriched data in order to boost the firm’s esports offering. This includes developing its data portfolio to provide its customers with a greater selection of odds across a range of titles and …
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Victoria Police has confirmed that two individuals have been charged with attempting to corrupt at least two tennis tournaments in Brazil and Egypt in 2018, after they were found to be a part of an international tennis match-fixing syndicate. Reported by the Sydney Morning Herald, the India-headquartered syndicate is allegedly responsible for using low-ranked players from Europe and South America …
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