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Intralot appoints Nicklas Zajdel as digital lead

SBC News Intralot appoints Nicklas Zajdel as digital lead

Athens listed gambling technology and lottery systems supplier Intralot SPA has confirmed the appointment of Nicklas Zajdel as new Chief Digital Officer (CDO). An industry veteran in delivering omni-channel projects and products,  Zajdel joins Intralot’s executive team from Ladbrokes Coral (GVC Holdings) where he formerly served as Managing Director of Digital Solutions and Director of Commercial Operations. A seasoned industry executive, …

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Scientific Games signs five-year extension with Danske Spil

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Scientific Games has strengthened its relationship with Danske Spil after signing a five-year extension to power an enhanced sportsbook for the operator. The extension will see SG Digital – the Group’s digital division – continue to play an integral role in the delivery of sports betting for Danske Spil, having been a trusted partner to the state-owned Danish operator since …

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Kambi to showcase Bet-Builder as a vital business component

SBC News Kambi to showcase Bet-Builder as a vital business component

Operating within a ‘peak competition’ marketplace, in 2019 industry incumbents face the toughest market demands when engaging audiences to further drive sportsbook scale and betting volume. Amid this cutthroat environment, all bookmaker tools/functions must be refined and harnessed, as operators’ seek to develop products inventories capable of servicing their customers instant engagements needs. Hosting an exclusive ‘SBC Leaders Webinar’  (Wednesday – …

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Buenos Aires approves Vidal gambling decree with altered tax framework

SBC News Buenos Aires approves Vidal gambling decree with altered tax framework

The executive of Buenos Aires has signed into law the mandate of the ‘2019 Budget Law’, which revamps BA’s gambling framework, introducing Argentina’s first online gambling legislative code, operating within the province of Buenos Aires. Last December, BA districts approved Decree 181 of the 2019 Budget Law, allowing for seven BA online gambling licenses to be granted, servicing sports betting, …

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RGSB begins new era as ‘Advisory Board for Safer Gambling – ABSG’

SBC News RGSB begins new era as 'Advisory Board for Safer Gambling – ABSG’

The Responsible Gambling Strategy Board (RGSB), the policy and standards advisory unit for the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC), has rebranded as the Advisory Board for Safer Gambling – ABSG to reflect its deeper focus on safer gambling initiatives and protections. The independent advisory undertakes its rebrand as Dr Anna van der Gaag CBE begins her tenure as new chair, replacing long-term …

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GVC B2B updates and expands CBCX live data partnership

SBC News GVC B2B updates and expands CBCX live data partnership

FTSE100 betting group GVC Holdings has confirmed that it has extended its B2B partnership with CBCX a developer and distributor of betting hardware and software provisions. Updating the market, CBCX live betting inventory will continue to be powered by the ‘GVC Feed’ – the betting group’s B2B sports trading feed. GVC has acted as CBCX lead sports trading data provider …

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BetVictor strikes deal to honour BetBright antepost bets

SBC News BetVictor strikes deal to honour BetBright antepost bets

The controversial cancelling of antepost bets by BetBright when the Irish based operator closed down earlier this month is to be rectified after the stepping in of Gibraltar-based bookmaker BetVictor.  Acting in a ‘personal capacity’, former BetBright Executive Chairman Rich Ricci has partnered with BetVictor to announce a plan which will enable former BetBright customers to have their Ante Post bets reinstated. Former BetBright …

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Mercurius launches Tradr delivering ‘one-touch’ trading strategies on Betfair

SBC News Mercurius launches Tradr delivering 'one-touch' trading strategies on Betfair

New betting software development studio Mercurius seeks to empower the next generation of Betfair traders with sophisticated artificial intelligence tools. This week, Mercurius announced the launch of its ‘Tradr’ application on the ‘Betfair App Directory’, which will offer exchange customers access to automated trading strategies at the press of one click. Based in Milan, Mercurius is founded by the enterprise team of Fabrizio …

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Small software team drives sportsbook iFrame solution for Betinvest

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Betting platform provider Betinvest put faith in a small team with the right software expertise to push through the development of its customised ‘plug-and-play’ Sportsbook iFrame solution. The team consisted of only four developers with ten years experience in the industry. Starting their careers in Germany, the four have also worked in Cyprus, Asia as well as Ukraine. Valentyn Kyrylenko, …

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OddsMatrix pens new deal with Betting Promotion

SBC News OddsMatrix pens new deal with Betting Promotion

Industry platform and technology services provider EveryMatrix has penned a new partnership with Betting Promotion which will support Betting Promotion’s expansion of its current sportsbook platform live offering. The sportsbook platform includes a number of EveryMatrix’s proprietary sports data feeds. EveryMatrix CEO, Ebbe Groes, commented on the new partnership: “The OddsMatrix Data Feeds are highly flexible and can be easily …

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