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STS Poland strengthens broadcasting content by 20,000 events with IMG

SBC News STS Poland strengthens broadcasting content by 20,000 events with IMG

Polish bookmaker STS has announced a fresh deal with sports media rights provider IMG to significantly expand its content of ‘broadcast sporting events’ via its website and mobile app. Under the terms of the new deal, which is to run until the end of 2020, the firm is to enhance its offering by approximately 20 thousand sporting events, including streams of football, …

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Luckia backs Galician development for start of new Spanish football season

SBC News Luckia backs Galician development for start of new Spanish football season

Ahead of the start of La Liga’s new football season (17 August), Spanish bookmaker Luckia has outlined its commitment to developing and improving Galician football. A subsidiary of Grupo EGASA, one of Galicia’s biggest employers, Luckia has launched its “A Xogada” project in partnership with the Galician Football Federation (RFG). Starting with Spain’s football season for 2018/19 and beyond, Luckia …

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Curtains for Corbyn? Paddy Power cuts odds on Jezza’s 2018 resignation

SBC News Curtains for Corbyn? Paddy Power cuts odds on Jezza's 2018 resignation

It appears that the Labour Party cannot escape charges of antisemitism, as this week Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu released pictures of party leader Jeremy Corbyn ‘supposedly’ attending a wreath-laying ceremony for the 1972 Munich Olympic Games terrorists in 2014. The Labour Party has defended Corbyn’s position, stating that its leader was ‘visiting a Tunisian cemetery to honour innocent victims …

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Luckia points to a ‘cautious approach’ for Portuguese market entry

SBC News Luckia points to a ‘cautious approach' for Portuguese market entry

Spanish gambling group Luckia (Grupo Egasa) has confirmed that it will expand its commercial operations within Portugal, having been granted a license to operate sports betting and gambling provisions by Portuguese authorities. Closing its 2017 accounts, in which the Galician operator recorded group revenues €500 million, Luckia governance states that ‘Portugal will be the firm’s next new market destination’. However, …

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Nigel Eccles sues Paddy Power Betfair for ‘purposely undervaluing’ FanDuel

SBC News Nigel Eccles sues Paddy Power Betfair for 'purposely undervaluing' FanDuel

US Tech news source Recode has reported that FanDuel enterprise co-founder Nigel Eccles (former CEO) is preparing to take Paddy Power Betfair (PPB) to court, regarding its $465 million takeover of FanDuel completed in July 2018. Eccles representatives have filed a Scottish court order against PPB, representing four of FanDuel’s enterprise co-founders; Nigel Eccles, wife Lesley Eccles (former CMO), Tom …

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EveryMatrix continues growth with Maltese base

SBC News EveryMatrix continues growth with Maltese base

Accommodating its future commercial growth strategy, industry platform and technology services provider  EveryMatrix has unveiled the development of its new office in Malta. EveryMatrix’s Maltese expansion has been led by new Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) Ian Freeman who joined the company in H1 2018 from competitor Kambi Group Plc. Securing a new single-point location for EveryMatrix commercial operations, Freeman will be …

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Troubled mybet Holdings files for insolvency proceedings

SBC News Troubled mybet Holdings files for insolvency proceedings

The governance of Frankfurt Xetra-listed betting group mybet Holdings SE has today issued a corporate update informing investors that it has filed for ‘open insolvency proceedings’. The insolvency update follows mybet governance failure to sell the business to an undisclosed investor, as previously reported in July 2018. This Friday, governance will file its insolvency application for three syndicated companies, of …

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The Stars Group eyes all possibilities to maximise US growth

SBC News The Stars Group eyes all possibilities to maximise US growth

Having outlined that he was “very pleased” with The Stars Group interim performance, Group CEO Rafi Ashkenazi, states that he is open to further partnerships when it comes to capitalising on US expansion. Pending CMA approval, The Stars Group is on the brink of completing its $4.7 billion acquisition of Sky Bet, a transaction that will significantly strengthen its sports betting capabilities, …

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GiG confident of 2018 targets as company strengthens commercial & product pipelines

SBC News GiG confident of 2018 targets as company strengthens commercial & product pipelines

Oslo-listed online gambling firm Gaming Innovation Group (GiG) is confident of achieving its full year 2018 expectations, as the company reports strong interim results, driven by growth across its B2C and B2B verticals Year-to-date, GiG has recorded corporate revenues of €74 million (H1 2017: €50 million), as the gambling group continues to strengthen its commercial pipeline combining organic and acquired …

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Stars Group revises guidance & accounting to reflect its enlarged identity

SBC News Stars Group revises guidance & accounting to reflect its enlarged identity

Toronto TSX-listed The Stars Group Inc has published its unaudited Q2 2018 results, and further revises its full-year corporate guidance, to reflect its new business entity having undertaken a series of transformative acquisitions. Updating the market, the Stars Group reports consolidated group revenues of $410 million up 29% on corresponding Q2 2017’s $305 million as the company reports growth across its …

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