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BetConstruct announces partnership with National Lottery Bulgaria

SBC News BetConstruct announces partnership with National Lottery Bulgaria

BetConstruct, an award winning developer and provider of online and land-based gaming solutions, has announced a partnership agreement with the National Lottery Bulgaria. As part of this agreement, BetConstruct will provide its Sportsbook product to www.7777.bg, which will launch in Q1 2016. National Lottery Bulgaria is a market leader with over 90% market share in scratch tickets and fast growing number …

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Colossus Bets launches £1 Million free-to-play predictor game

SBC News Colossus Bets launches £1 Million free-to-play predictor game

Colossus Bets have announced the launch of ‘FreePlay6’, the world’s biggest free-to-play predictor game with a £1 million weekly jackpot prize. The correct score game follows a similar format to Sky’s popular ‘Super 6’ game, but includes the firm’s partial cash-out feature, enabling Colossus players to take cash profits on ‘live’ free tickets throughout the weekend. The game, which requires players to pick …

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SBTech set on pushing product innovation forward

SBC News SBTech set on pushing product innovation forward

Itai Zak, CEO of interactive sports betting solutions supplier SBTech, is planning on ‘pushing product innovation’ to its limit at the start of 2016 as the firm strives to offer ‘the best sportsbook product, with the right tools and extras to beat any challenge the competition may raise’. Zak intends to meet that challenge head on by showcasing its Chameleon360 iGaming …

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BetVictor adds to senior staff

SBC News BetVictor adds to senior staff

Gibraltar based bookmaker BetVictor has announced that it has hired five new senior members of staff, and made an internal promotion, following a period of sustained growth for the firm. CEO Andreas Meinrad said of the news: “We are delighted with the quality of our new appointments. They bring with them the necessary skills and abilities identified last year as being fundamental to …

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BetConstruct opens new offices in Montevideo & Kiev

SBC News BetConstruct opens new offices in Montevideo & Kiev

European sports betting technology and solutions provider BetConstruct has announced that it has opened strategic offices in Montevideo, Uruguay and Kiev, Ukraine. The new offices will support BetConstruct’s ongoing new market expansion targeting Eastern Europe and Latin America. The strategic offices will assist BetConstruct operations with commercial development by creating  localised client facing services and account management. BetConstruct’s CEO Vahe …

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Kirolbet confirms Real Sociedad partnership

SBC News Kirolbet confirms Real Sociedad partnership

Spanish-licensed bookmaker Kirolbet has added La Liga football club Real Sociedad to its growing list of partners. The San Sebastian based club will offer Kirolbet a range of opportunities to push their promotions at the Anoeta Stadium and across their digital channels. Financial terms of the agreement weren’t disclosed, but Kirolbet will become the official betting sponsor for Real Sociedad. The …

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Kenneth Alexander – GVC Holdings eyes FTSE 250 entry

SBC News Kenneth Alexander - GVC Holdings eyes FTSE 250 entry

Speaking last weekend to The Daily Telegraph, GVC Holdings CEO Kenneth Alexander detailed his company’s ambitious plans for its +£1 billion takeover of bwin.party Entertainment. Having gained shareholder approval to finalise its leveraged takeover of the Gibraltar based online gambling operator, Alexander stated to The Telegraph that should GVC governance successfully integrate bwin.party services, the new business entity would become …

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Danish owned Fibetco launches BetOnFinance.dk

SBC News Danish owned Fibetco launches BetOnFinance.dk

Danish owned Fibetco has launched BetOnFinance.dk, a game that merges the financial and gambling markets. BetOnFinance will take up a unique spot in the Danish gambling sector and within international markets, as part of Fibetco’s vision to ‘make financial markets available for the man on the street.’ Fibetco has built up over 30 years of experience within the financial markets …

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GVC Holdings appoints Nick Batram as Corporate Strategy lead

SBC News GVC Holdings appoints Nick Batram as Corporate Strategy lead

London AIM listed betting operator GVC Holdings Plc has confirmed the appointment of Nick Batram as new Head of Investor Relations and Corporate Strategy. Batram takes on the newly created role, with GVC Holdings having gained full shareholder approval to finalise its takeover of bwin.party Entertainment, the operator will now push to conclude the deal by 1 February. GVC governance …

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ESSA releases statement following tennis corruption reports

SBC News ESSA releases statement following tennis corruption reports

ESSA have reacted to the suspected match-fixing at the top level of world tennis by stating their intention to work closely with the Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU), and throwing their support behind the recently launched UK Sports Betting Integrity Action Plan. Yesterday, secret files exposing evidence of widespread suspected match-fixing, including at Wimbledon were leaked online. In fact, over the …

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