Sportsbook

Gearing up for the launch of its first igaming and online betting properties, new industry incumbent Carousel Group has confirmed the appointment of Phillip Wilson as Chief Operations Officer (COO). A seasoned industry executive in product development and strategic execution, Wilson joins  Carousel leadership from Copenhagen-based B2B lottery platform provider Winners Group APS, where he most recently served as COO/CPO …

Handball has become a major growth sport for LeoVegas, particularly around major international tournaments such as the sport’s ongoing men’s World Championship. The tournament, which runs in Germany and Denmark until 27 January, holds huge appeal for punters in LeoVegas’ core markets, particularly while Germany and the Nordics – including Denmark, Norway and Sweden – remain among the favourites for …

Sportsbook platform provider Altenar has this month powered the launch of Red Sevens, a first client for the company in the regulated market of Romania. Red Sevens (www.redsevens.ro) has subsequently become one of the first operators to launch with Altenar’s new responsive front-end sports betting client. Domenico Mazzola, Commercial Director at Altenar, said: “I’m delighted to announce that we are …

New US technology incumbent Bet.Works, has undertaken a further leadership appointment, hiring experienced executive Marc Brody as new Senior Vice President of Business Development. Brody’s duties in the new post will include identifying and acting upon opportunities for US growth, as well as overseeing the business development and account management teams for Bet.Works. David Wang, Bet.Works CEO, said: “We are …

UK Bookmaker Coral have teamed up with The Rugby Football League as part of a “historic commercial partnership” that will see the bookmaker sponsoring both the men’s and women’s Challenge Cups for the first time. The two-year deal will bring the two competitions together on 27 July, when the Coral women’s Challenge Cup Final shares the stage with the men’s …

Sky Betting & Gaming (Sky Bet) has frozen user access and transactions to its Italian sports betting property – Sky Bet Italia (SkyBet.it), as the online gambling group prepares to merge its assets with new owner The Stars Group Inc. Sky Bet has confirmed to SBC, that it has no plans to withdraw its brand or services from the Italian …

Merging the executive positions of Chief Product and Technical Officer, Stockholm-listed online gambling group Betsson AB has confirmed the appointment of Peter Frey to its corporate leadership team. A seasoned technology and digital strategy expert, Frey joins Betsson’s executive team from Bonnier Group, Scandinavia’s largest media publishing group, where he most recently served as Chief Technical Officer (2016-2018). Confirming the …

BtoBet, a multinational igaming and sportsbook platform provider, has strengthened its Latin American footprint with the expansion of its White Label Partnership Program. It follows the program’s rapid success in Africa over a short period of time. As part of the expansion, Wildar Gaming has become BtoBet’s new regional certified partner. Alessandro Fried, CEO of BtoBet, has predicted that many …