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Playtech Plc will trade with caution for the remainder of 2020, as its business units emerge from a ‘disrupted period’, with its corporate outlook dependent on further COVID-19 outcomes. Publishing its 2020 interim results (period ending 30 June), Playtech recorded a 23% drop in corporate revenues to €564 million, (H1 2019: €728m) as the FTSE250 technology group absorbed a series …
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France-based sports betting solutions supplier Sportnco has confirmed the appointment of Benjamin Böhle-Roitelet as its new Chief Information Officer (CIO). Sportnco praised Böhle-Roitelet’s technical expertise, highlighting that the new appointment will strengthen the company’s technical arsenal as well as ‘increasing innovation and managing acquisitions of tech companies’. Hervé Schlosser, CEO and founder of Sportnco, stated: “The arrival of Benjamin Böhle-Roitelet …
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Paysafe Group has confirmed the inbound appointment of Ismail ‘Izzy’ Dawood as new Group CFO, who will join the firm’s executive leadership team on 28 September, replacing outgoing incumbent Peter Smith. A 25-year financial services executive, Dawood joins Paysafe from North American credit score software and systems provider Branch International where he formerly served as CFO from 2019 to 2020. …
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Sportradar has strengthened its corporate governance team by confirming the appointment of Chuck Robel as Chairman of the Audit Committee for the Board of Directors. Robel, the current Chairman of GoDaddy, is recognised as one of big tech’s leading corporate stewards having served as a board member and audit chair for McAfee, Informatica, Palo Alto Networks, Borland, Adaptec, Jive Software and …
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Adjusting business operations and core systems for unprecedented working conditions, no other betting c-level position has felt more pressure and scrutiny than the CTO. Opening the ‘Innovation and Technology’ track on day two of SBC Summit Barcelona – Digital, tech experts and leading betting operators underlined that following an adjustment period, the industry faces a myriad of new variables beyond …
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Gaming Innovation Group (GiG) has formed a strategic partnership with Betgenius to boost its sports data, trading and risk management provisions, and further the sportsbook capacity of its flagship B2B platform. The agreement will see GiG utilise Betgenius’ end-to-end live data, trading and risk management services to upgrade all sportsbook provisions for regulated market partners. 2020 has marked a year …
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Global headwinds continue to mount for Intralot SPA, as its corporate performance is severely impacted by the compound effects of the loss of key technology contracts and COVID-19 constraints recorded across all operating markets. Publishing its H1 2020 interim statement (period ending 30 June), Intralot declared group operating losses (NIATMI) of €42.9m, up 39% on corresponding H1 2019’s €31m. Recording …
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EveryMatrix‘s flagship payment gateway MoneyMatrix has entered a strategic agreement with DAOGroup to utilise its cryptocurrency-fiat exchange provisions as an integrated payment solution for its fast-growing network of operators. The partnership will see MoneyMatrix become the first industry-tailored payment processing solution to offer the ‘DAOWallet‘ designed to supports best-priced currency exchanges for Bitcoin and Ether for crypto, Tether and TrueUSD …
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Finding the right balance between live and automated support for customer service is an ongoing debate in the iGaming industry. While the process of ‘deflecting’ (to technology) for simple case resolution is now well established, the introduction of artificial intelligence (AI) brought new challenges as well as creating opportunities. For example, finding that line where the issue at hand becomes …
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Responsible gaming and AML strategy specialist Crucial Compliance has strengthened its senior leadership team with the appointment of Wesley Taylor as a Non-Executive Director. Under the new role, Taylor’s main responsibility will be financial oversight and governance, as well as advising on sustainable growth strategies. Commenting on his new role, Taylor said: “I am delighted to join the board of …
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