Sportsbook

STS has announced significant changes in the composition of its Management Board and Supervisory Board from 2024. As one of the top sports betting operators in Poland, STS has now named Radim Haluza as its new CEO. He will also remain in his current position of CEO of Entain CEE, the new owner of STS Group. Mateusz Juroszek, STS’ current …

Andryi Liulko, Chief Sales Officer at Epom, takes an in-depth look at some of the best practices that operators should be adopting when building brand loyalty through advertising over the next 12 months.  Though necessary to reach local player bases, celebrity endorsement deals can be expensive endeavours that may not always yield strong brand loyalty. How should operators activate celebrity …

The Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) has announced that Charles Mizzi will succeed Carl Brincat as CEO. Effective from 26 January 2024, the appointment follows the public call issued on 30 October this year, and the selection process which ensued thereafter.  Mizzi will be shadowing Brincat throughout January to ‘ensure a smooth transition’ at the helm of the Authority. Minister for …

Digitain has revealed that Edmond Ghulyan has been named as its new Group Chief Strategy Officer and Chief of Centrivo Product Solutions.  Now assuming a broader role in the Senior Management team, Ghulyan is stepping up from his previous position of Chief Customer Care Officer and Chief of Centrivo Platform.  Vardges Vardanyan, Founder of the Digitain Group, commented: “Edmond has …

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has begun its next set of consultations examining the government’s white paper proposals which cover financial penalties and financial key event reporting. The consultations – running for 13 weeks – are part of the commission’s second batch which were launched at the end of November, but will have a different closing date of 15 March …

The Pools has enlisted Xtremepush to optimise its marketing channels and customer acquisition and retention strategy in support of its ongoing digital transformation. In 2023, the century-old business formerly known as The Football Pools rebranded to The Pools (thepools.com), launching its new app, website, and new games suite. Adopting a new digitally-led, player-centric approach, The Pools will utilise Xtremepush’s leading …

Entain has announced further appointments with immediate effect shortly following its announcement of Stella David becoming Interim CEO. The global sports betting and gaming giant has firstly named Pierre Bouchut as its new Senior Independent Director. Meanwhile, Virginia McDowell now officially becomes Chair of the Remuneration Committee, and Barry Gibson – who currently serves as Chairman of the company – …

Italy’s government has been warned not to proceed with the ‘reorganisation decree of online gambling’ as proposed by the Ministry of the Economy and Finance (MEF). The demand was made by the Italian online gambling trade association Logico, hosting a press conference last week, expressing ‘unified concerns’ about key proposals endorsed by MEF to overhaul Italy’s stagnant online gambling laws. …

IMG ARENA, in partnership with cricket data and analytics provider CricViz, has secured the exclusive global data and streaming rights for Cricket West Indies. The sports data and technology supplier will capture official data from over 450 matches across the West Indies Men’s and Women’s national teams, West Indies Under 19, West Indies Academy and various domestic leagues. Notably, this …

Publishing its pre-close trading update for 2023, XLMedia noted that it has previously looked into selling the whole company, but has been unable to find suitable value for its assets. Regarding M&A activity, XLMedia noted that following the sale of three European casino assets in July, the company’s board is exploring further asset sales opportunities and has had early talks …