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Polish trade body urges ministers to rethink gambling regime for a modern economy

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Polish gambling trade body Polska Izba Gospodarcza Branży Rozrywkowej (PIGBRiB) has published a report outlining comprehensive changes to the nation’s online and land-based gambling frameworks.     PIGBRiB has issued its report to Warsaw’s SEJM, Poland’s lower house, branding the Polish Treasury’s gambling enforcements of 2017 as ‘non-viable’ for a growing modern economy. In 2016, Poland’s governing PiS National Conservative Party sanctioned the Treasury …

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IBIA links with arbitration bodies to agree dispute resolution procedure

SBC News IBIA links with arbitration bodies to agree dispute resolution procedure

The International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA) has secured a new agreement with arbitration bodies eCOGRA and the Independent Betting Adjudication Service (IBAS). Under the terms of the partnership, the trio will focus upon implementing measures that will ‘inform and advance the customer betting dispute resolution decision-making process’. It will primarily consider circumstances where customer winnings are not paid for the …

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Andre Gelfi – Suaposta strengthened by Betsson’s Brazilian intent

SBC News Andre Gelfi - Suaposta strengthened by Betsson's Brazilian intent

Andre Gelfi, CEO of Brazilian racebook Suaposta, has backed Betsson AB’s early mover advancements, despite facing significant unknowns related to Brazil’s future sports betting make-up. Closing 2019, a refinanced Betsson sanctioned the purchase of a 75% stake in Suaposta, Gelfi’s online racebook licensed by Brazil’s Ministry Agriculture and Livestock in partnership with Porto Alegre’s heritage  ‘Rio Grande do Sul Jockey …

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Punters turn on Bernie as Uncle Joe gets Super Tuesday bounce 

SBC News Punters turn on Bernie as Uncle Joe gets Super Tuesday bounce 

Bookmakers have reported that US political markets are radically changing ahead of tonight’s crucial Super Tuesday vote, in which 14 states will cast their official nominations to lead the Democratic Party’s US 2020 Presidential campaign. This afternoon, Betfair reported that frantic trading on its Exchange has seen former Vice President Joe Biden overtake Bernie Sanders. The campaign for Biden, who …

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Bookmaker STS strikes Polish Futsal partnership

SBC News Bookmaker STS strikes Polish Futsal partnership

Polish bookmaker STS has announced an extension to its agreement with Futsal Ekstraklasa, furthering the firm’s national league portfolio. As part of the sponsorship deal, Poland’s premier Futsal competition will continue to have STS as an official bookmaker until June 2022. STS is also actively involved with all 14 PlusLiga teams through various marketing and sponsorship campaigns. In a statement, …

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FA hands Daniel Sturridge four-month ban over betting breaches

SBC News FA hands Daniel Sturridge four-month ban over betting breaches

Former Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge has been handed a four month ban from all football-related activity after it was found that he had breached the FA’s betting rules. Sturridge, who terminated his contract with Turkish side Trabzonspor earlier on Monday, was originally issued a six-week ban last summer, of which four weeks were suspended, in addition to a £75,000 fine. …

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UK launch tops DAZN’s global billing

SBC News UK launch tops DAZN's global billing

Leading sports OTT streaming platform DAZN will launch its services within the UK this May, seeking to disrupt the status quo of UK sports broadcasting. Closing Monday 2 March trading, DAZN published a statement detailing the firm’s next phase of growth in which the OTT platform will enlarge its presence within 200 countries. A UK debut is reportedly top of the …

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Scientific Games seeks next level recommendations with Vaix.ai

SBC News Scientific Games seeks next level recommendations with Vaix.ai

Scientific Games Corporation has announced its latest digital partnership with artificial intelligence (AI) engine Vaix.ai that is set to offer personalised recommendations and tailored betting choices to sports bettors through the OpenMarket branch of the firm’s OpenSports product suite. As a result, Vaix.ai will now utilize an AI model through the product suite to enhance sports betting experiences by providing sports, league, team, …

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Ladbrokes backs its UK credentials launching ‘Where the Nation Plays’

SBC News Ladbrokes backs its UK credentials launching ‘Where the Nation Plays’

Ahead of next week’s Cheltenham Festival (10-13 March), Ladbrokes has debuted its new UK TV advertising campaign ‘Where the Nation Plays’. Forming part of a series which will cover racing, football and gaming, ‘Where the Nation Plays’ aims to highlight Ladbrokes’ heritage and proven credentials operating as the UK’s ‘most trusted bookmaker’. In its campaign notes, Ladbrokes marketing underlined that …

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