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Issuing a market update, FTSE-listed online gambling group GVC Holdings has confirmed that former party.bwin Entertainment Chief Executive Norbert Teufelberger has stepped down from his duties as a company Non-Executive Director. Teufelberger had been appointed a GVC Holdings governance member, following the company’s 2016 £1 billion outright acquisition of bwin.party Entertainment. Updating stakeholders, GVC announced that Teufelberger had finished his …

Sky Bet CEO Richard Flint revealed that the bookmaker restricts 3% of its customer base in the bets that can be placed, but the bookmaker does not close the accounts of winning punters. Speaking at the All Party Parliamentary Betting & Gaming Group Seminar in the House of Lords yesterday, Flint admitted that it restricted 2% of its customers to …

Does the United Kingdom have a new tennis star in its midst? With 23-year-old Kyle Edmund, a 300/1 shot before the Australian Open, now a shock semi-finalist and narrowed to 16/1. The Johannesburg, South Africa, born star now stands just one win from reaching the final of the years first major (also known as a grand slam), after a stunning …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Legislators in Mississippi have introduced a bill that would keep sports betting illegal in the state – even if the ongoing US Supreme Court case legalised it nationwide. Entitled House Bill 1113 (HB 1113), the new piece of legislation was put forward by Republican Roun McNeal and Democrat Nick Bain, and calls for all sports betting activities – with the …

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 …

Bill Vlahos, the man who spearheaded the BC3 Thoroughbreds as well as the failed betting syndicate The Edge, has appeared in court over claims he was part of a betting scam. Taking place in Melbourne, the case relates to 350 alleged counts of financial deception against Vlahos after his betting syndicate fell through, dating from 2005 to 2013, when Vlahos …