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Playtech’s Dr Toby Sucharov appointed CTO of Citizen

SBC News Playtech’s Dr Toby Sucharov appointed CTO of Citizen

Dr Toby Sucharov has been appointed Chief Technology Officer of Citizen – a payment services provider to the igaming industry. Having previously served as Playtech’s Head of UK Innovation and as Head of Games Platform as a Service (GPAS), Sucharov has a wealth of industry experience in scaling up technology products to service hundreds of igaming businesses globally. James Neville, …

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Epoxy.ai takes SmartPicks live with betPARX

SBC News Epoxy.ai takes SmartPicks live with betPARX

Epoxy.ai will debut its new SmartPicks offering this week after agreeing to roll out the plug-and-play solution with betPARX. SmartPicks will draw upon artificial intelligence and machine learning insights available on the Epoxy.ai platform to create “individualised” betting offers for players, as well as “unique bet suggestions based on a wide variety of variables”. The SmartPicks software will present players …

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Abios powers Buffed.bet with ready-made esports widgets

SBC News Abios powers Buffed.bet with ready-made esports widgets

Esports and data provider Abios has collaborated with Buffed.bet to power its new platform. It will supply its esports data through ready-made iframe widgets, allowing Buffed.bet to embellish its website and, said the firm, create “an engaging user experience for esports fans with minimal development efforts”.  In a bid to help esports fans find the next and most engaging matches …

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PIN-UP Global’s Marina Ilyina: a global ecosystem with no boundaries

Marina Ilyina, CEO of PIN-UP Global

Marina Ilyina, CEO of PIN-UP Global, unwraps the company’s intricate and multi-faceted approach to the igaming sector, underlining its ‘no-boundaries’ mentality and how it uses a people-first strategy to serve the business.   SBC: For those among our audience who aren’t familiar with PIN-UP Global, can you provide an introduction to the ecosystem and an overall outline of what it does? …

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Altenar readies for Swedish B2B launch

Altenar

Altenar has declared its intent to launch its sportsbook services in the regulated market of Sweden, having received approval of its B2B supplier licence by gaming inspectorate Spelinspektionen. The development sees Altenar, a supplier of customised sportsbook solutions extend its commercial footprint across regulated European jurisdictions, as it adds a Swedish licence to its already comprehensive licence portfolio. Of significance, …

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Crucial Compliance opens up Isle of Man hub

SBC News Crucial Compliance opens up Isle of Man hub

Crucial Compliance has reaffirmed its commitment to “create a safer gambling environment for everyone” by opening a new office in the Isle of Man.  The move is in response to the growing number of betting and gaming companies setting up shop on the island, many of whom are looking to strengthen their existing player protection offering.  Paul Foster, Co-Founder of …

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Genius Sports enhances integrity monitoring for DFB football 

SBC News Genius Sports enhances integrity monitoring for DFB football 

DFB, the German Football Association, has strengthened its partnership with Genius Sports to enhance its capabilities against match-fixing and betting-related corruption.  Since 2019, Genius Sports has been instrumental in arming DFB with its state-of-the-art Bet Monitoring System – a state-of-the-art system which analyses global odds movements in more than 7,500 games annually using predictive algorithms and automatically flags any potentially …

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Sportnco unifies shareholder vote to bolster GIG future 

SBC News Sportnco unifies shareholder vote to bolster GIG future 

Following the news that ex-Sportnco shareholders have formed a concerted action that now represents 8.2% of the Gaming Innovation Group (GiG) shareholding, SBC News spoke with its representative Hervé Schlosser to find out more about how the investment fits into the group’s plans.  The action means that around 70 former Sportnco shareholders now represent the third largest shareholder in GiG …

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GR8 Tech CEO commended for focus on digitalisation and company growth

SBC News GR8 Tech CEO commended for focus on digitalisation and company growth

Evgen Belousov, CEO of GR8 Tech, has been recognised for his role in “shaping the igaming industry’s future” after being listed as one of the “Top 10 Business Leaders to Watch in 2023” by the International Business Times.  Belousov was recognised for his focus on digitalisation and revenue generation which “has positioned GR8 Tech as a key player in the …

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Fastex elevates Web3 experience with Bahamut dashboard launch

SBC News Fastex elevates Web3 experience with Bahamut dashboard launch

Fastex, the Web3-driven ecosystem from SoftConstruct, has enhanced its Bahamut Chain blockchain platform with the addition of a new dashboard.  The dashboard, Fastex explained, will give platform users access to “all the necessary insights” about main features, tools and functionalities available on the Bahamut Chain. In a statement, Fastex said: “With the release of the dashboard, Fastex intends to share …

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