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Champagning & Campaigning! Bookmakers braced for an unpredictable Oscars 2018!

SBC News Champagning & Campaigning! Bookmakers braced for an unpredictable Oscars 2018!

Movie insiders have deemed the 2018 Academy Awards, as the most unpredictable ‘Oscars Race’ in Hollywood’s history. On Tuesday, The Academy presented its most eclectic field of movie contenders to ever compete for the ‘Best Motion Picture’ category. The Academy’s ‘final nine’, sees a horror film, a fantasy drama, a female comedy and a summer blockbuster compete for Oscars 2018 …

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Argyll to boost in-play offering with SBTech’s Action Betting

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Argyll Entertainment are to become one of the first operators on the SBTech platform, in the United Kingdom, to bolster its in-play sports betting via the Action Betting feature. The operator behind SportNation.bet and RedZoneSports.bet is to adopt the mobile-first feature, which suggests players ‘markets of interest’ through contextual alerts and call-to-action betting options. Stuart Tilly, Chief Executive Officer of …

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R&D drives Coingaming’s rebrand & redevelopment of Sportsbet.io

SBC News R&D drives Coingaming’s rebrand & redevelopment of Sportsbet.io

Cryptocurrency online gambling operator Coingaming Group has detailed the recent rebrand and full website redevelopment of its Sportsbet.io asset, seeking to lead the sports betting market in new customer UI/UX engagement dynamics. Publishing a case study on Medium.com, key project stakeholder Pavel Zubarev Head of Design for Coingaming Group, detailed that the redevelopment project had been initially launched in 2016, as …

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Stars Group appoints Andrew Lee as new BetStars leader

SBC News Stars Group appoints Andrew Lee as new BetStars leader

Toronto TSX-listed online gambling firm, The Stars Group Inc, has this morning confirmed the appointment of Andrew Lee as new Managing Director of its BetStars division. Lee the former Managing Director of William Hill Online (2012-2016), will succeed current incumbent Zeno Osskó as BetStars MD, and is expected to takeover the sports betting division’s leadership duties on 29 January. Confirming …

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21Bet launches World Cup Bank Builder

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21Bet is beginning its World Cup build up, with the launch of its new promotion aimed at giving punters the chance to build a healthy balance before the spectacle gets underway. With the showpiece set to get started in Russia on June 14, a little over 20 weeks away, 21Bet has unveiled its ‘World Cup Bank Builder’ offering. The promotion …

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Global betting market to rise by 9% CAGR by 2022, report claims

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India-based research group ReportsnReports.com has documented a new study on the rise of the global sports betting industry, with the research forecasting growth at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.62% over the next four years. The report, entitled Global Sports Betting Market 2018-2022, argues that the major driver of this market growth is the sports industry’s digital revolution. …

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Paddy Power hires media executive Michelle Spillane as UK & IRE Marketing lead

SBC News Paddy Power hires media executive Michelle Spillane as UK & IRE Marketing lead

Irish bookmaker Paddy Power has confirmed the appointment of Michelle Spillane as its new Marketing & Brand Director for the UK & Ireland. The appointment sees Spillane takeover the majority of executive duties and projects, from former Paddy Power Marketing Director Mark Singleton, who this month joined digital photo printing firm Photobox. Spillane joins Paddy Power from Irish national TV …

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