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Tech start-up Tokabot launches virtual betting buddy on bwin

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Tech start-up Tokabot has teamed up with bwin to bring its chatbot technology to the sports betting market in time for next month’s football showpiece in Russia. The two parties have unveiled ‘WettBuddy’, a brand-new approach to customer engagement for customers on bwin throughout the World Cup and beyond. Launching this month in Germany and Austria in a trial phase …

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New vision… NetEnt AB promotes Therese Hillman to Group CEO

SBC News New vision... NetEnt AB promotes Therese Hillman to Group CEO

The governance of Stockholm-listed industry games developer NetEnt AB, has this morning confirmed the promotion of Therese Hillman as new Group Chief Executive Officer. Since March 2018, Hillman has served as ‘acting CEO’ of NetEnt’s group enterprise, following the departure of former incumbent Per Eriksson. A leadership executive in sports, media and finance, Hillman has formerly served NetEnt AB as …

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SG Digital calls for Stockholm Tech & Talent expansion

SBC News SG Digital calls for Stockholm Tech & Talent expansion

Nasdaq-listed Scientific Games Corporation (SGC) has announced that it will move to expand its Stockholm Technology Development Center servicing its enlarged SG Digital division. SG Digital’s Stockholm offices were developed to create a centralised technology hub focusing on platform development, technical operations and digital innovation. Updating the market, SGC governance has confirmed that it will seek to add a further …

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Mr Green seeks to join the esports scene with Gamingzone Entertainment joint-venture

SBC News Mr Green seeks to join the esports scene with Gamingzone Entertainment joint-venture

European online gambling group Mr Green & Co, has announced that it will launch its first esports-centric property in partnership with Gamingzone Entertainment. Updating the market, the Stockholm-listed enterprise has confirmed that it will develop an esports entertainment joint-venture with established esports media publisher Gamingzone. “Mr Green and Gamingzone Entertainment have established a joint venture to create a new community …

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Fred Done backs Adzooma ‘all-scale’ advertising platform

SBC News Fred Done backs Adzooma 'all-scale' advertising platform

Betfred founder Fred Done has backed ‘all-scale’ digital advertising platform Adzooma, an enterprise which seeks to deliver the quickest and simplest route to advertising online. Done and Betfred group marketing subsidiary ActiveWin Media, have become angel investors in the Nottingham-based venture. Founded in 2015 by Robert Wass and Dave Sharpe, Adzooma has developed an automated advertising platform designed to service …

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Optimove acquires email-focused marketing brand DynamicMail

SBC News Optimove acquires email-focused marketing brand DynamicMail

Israeli user management software provider Optimove has acquired PowerInbox’s DynamicMail. A leader in real-time personalisation, the purchase of DynamicMail comes after Optimove received $20 million in funding. The 300 brands that use Optimove’s marketing hub have around 500 million consumers in the UK and Europe, with these brands sending over 3 billion personalised emails to their customers last year alone. …

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Playtech seeks to advance its M&A agenda

SBC News Playtech seeks to advance its M&A agenda

The governance of Playtech Plc has stated that it will continue to ‘explore further M&A opportunities’ to advance the FTSE firm’s regulated market growth strategy. Ahead of today’s corporate Annual General Meeting (AGM), Playtech governance details to its investors that it is making progress on both its ‘organic and M&A’ disciplines. During Q1 2018, Playtech Plc completed the acquisition of …

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BetConstruct secures Malta MGA class I accreditation

SBC News BetConstruct secures Malta MGA class I accreditation

Updating the market, industry technology and software provider BetConstruct has confirmed that its services and operations have been granted two ‘Class I licences’ by the Malta Gaming Authority (MGA). The approved MGA C1 licences will allow BetConstruct, to expand its casino and games services and technology provisions for licensed Maltese operators, servicing European-wide igaming markets. Further to its update, BetConstruct …

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Amelco secures BetStars platform renewal

SBC News Amelco secures BetStars platform renewal

Sports betting software and market trading services provider Amelco, has this morning confirmed that it has renewed its lead sportsbook supplier contract with The Stars Group Inc subsidiary BetStars. Updating the market, London-based Amelco will continue to act as lead platform technology provider for BetStars, a partnership that it has serviced since the brand’s launch in 2015. Issuing a short …

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Kambi recruits Mattias Eriksson as chief product lead

SBC News Kambi recruits Mattias Eriksson as chief product lead

Stockholm-listed betting platform and software provider Kambi Plc has confirmed the appointment of Mattias Eriksson to the newly created role of Chief Product Officer (CPO). Eriksson, who will be based out of Kambi’s Stockholm office, has prior industry experience having worked for Swedish state-owned gambling operator Svenska Spel in a number of senior commercial and product focused roles. Prior to …

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