888sport has scored a first-of-its-kind partnership with the National Football League (NFL), making the gambling company the NFL’s first ever official sports betting partner in the UK & Ireland. As part of the deal, 888sport has also become the official sports betting partner of the Super Bowl and the official sports betting partner of the NFL London Games during the …
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888 calls for Betgenius sportsbook makeover
888 Holdings will deepen its sportsbook in-play and pre-match trading capacity by fully integrating Betgenius content, data and wagering solutions. Marked as a key directive, 888 will deploy Betgenius data and pricing solutions which will optimise the pre-match and in-play betting markets of flagship sportsbook property 888Sport. The partnership will cover all 888Sport active territories, in which Betgenius will lead …
Read More »888 integrates Golden Race virtuals in new partnership
888 has strengthened its virtual sports offering after teaming up with Golden Race ‘Beyond Virtuals’ to deliver a range of virtual sports games for its 888casino and 888sport platforms. Under the agreement, players at 888casino and 888sport will gain access to virtual sports betting events including more than 20 leagues and tournaments of 3D Virtual Football, 3D Horse Racing, Dog …
Read More »888 focuses on bolstering safer gambling measures amid COVID-19 crisis
Online gambling group 888 Holdings Plc has predicted that COVID-19 related disruptions will have a ‘single $ digit million impact’ on the firm’s 2020 EBITDA performance. Yesterday, 888 was forced to delay publishing its 2019 results, abiding with an FCA order which sanctioned a two-week moratorium on the publication of results by listed companies. Updating investors this morning, 888 stated …
Read More »IBIA boosts platform ranks as Kambi joins integrity body
Sports betting platform and systems provider Kambi has strengthened its commitment to integrity after becoming the latest to join the International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA). Under the terms of its membership, Kambi will be able to both utilise the IBIA’s global monitoring and alert platform, as well as feed data into the platform in order to strengthen betting integrity. The …
Read More »888 Holdings’ Guy Cohen on purchases, PASPA and poker
Guy Cohen, SVP, Head of B2C at 888 Holdings, discuss his company’s BetBright deal, operating in the newly regulated US sports betting market, and making plans to restore poker to its former glory. SBC: You have been on an acquisition spree lately. Can you explain the philosophy behind this, particularly regarding your BetBright purchase? GC: Sport was the missing link …
Read More »BoyleSports secures Birmingham City sponsorship deal
In its biggest sponsorship deal in over a decade, Birmingham City Football Club has named BoyleSports as its new principal partner until the end of the 2020/21 season. The new agreement will see Ireland’s largest independent bookmaker’s logo displayed on the front of the men’s team playing kit and replica shirts, replacing the current 888Sport logo from the most recent …
Read More »888 secures sports betting boost through BetBright deal
888 has secured the long-term product development strategy for its 888Sport division after acquiring the BetBright sports betting platform for £15 million. The platform will be integrated into 888’s proprietary gaming backend, giving the online gaming entertainment and solutions provider ‘complete ownership’ over its technology and product development across four key verticals – sport, casino, poker and bingo. However, more …
Read More »Kambi leadership eyes ‘full US acceleration’ following record quarter delivery
Stockholm-listed betting platform and systems provider Kambi Group Plc, reports a ‘record-breaking performance combined with strong future prospects’, publishing its Q3 2018 trading update (period ending 30 September). Detailing growth across its core metrics and KPIs, whilst continuing to strengthen its commercial pipeline, Kambi records period group revenues of €20.5 million (Q3 2017: €15m), maintaining year-to-date revenue performance of €55 …
Read More »888 launches NJ online sportsbook property
London-listed online gambling group 888 Holdings, has bolstered its active US portfolio launching its 888sports online sportsbook brand for the regulated state of New Jersey. Updating the market, 888 adds online sports betting services to its existing online casino and poker verticals active within New Jersey since 2013. 888sports New Jersey property will be powered by the firm’s long-term …
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