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Better Collective Spotlight: Staying on top of the tech game through QA mindset change

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For the latest Better Collective Spotlight on SBC News, we delve into the quality assurance (QA) work behind the scenes at Better Collective, helping popular platforms such as bettingexpert.com to work as efficiently as possible. Toms Jurjaks, Head of QA at Better Collective (pictured), explains more about how the company’s products benefit from these processes, why it’s so important in …

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Better Collective finalises Atemi takeover in £40m deal

SBC News Better Collective finalises Atemi takeover in £40m deal

Better Collective has completed a ‘major strategic move’ after confirming that it has completed the acquisition of igaming lead generation specialist Atemi Group. The acquisition has been valued at approximately £40 million, of which £32.5 million is paid upfront at closing. This will be done via a combination of £27.8 million in cash and £4.7 million in Better Collective shares …

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Better Collective cautious on quick recovery as COVID drags growth momentum

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Better Collective has highlighted the strength of its digital business model in mitigating the impacts of COVID-19, as widespread sporting cancellations hindered performance during Q2. This story featured in today’s SBC News 90. To view the latest round-up, watch today’s edition here. Publishing its interim results for the period 1 April – 30 June, Better Collective noted a 4% decline …

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Better Collective Spotlight: How Betarades.gr is driving engagement through YouTube

SBC News Better Collective Spotlight: How Betarades.gr is driving engagement through YouTube

For this month’s Better Collective spotlight, SBC had a chat with Kyriakos Fourniadis, Director Greece & Romania and Theo Riganis, Director of Thessaloniki from Better Collective’s Greek flagship brand Betarades.gr, to discuss the ways the brand utilises YouTube talk shows, and how this helps drive engagement and retention. The Betarades.gr brand has accrued a large social media presence over the …

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Bettingexpert crowns TheTrollmanSha World Tipster Champion 

SBC News Bettingexpert crowns TheTrollmanSha World Tipster Champion 

Sports betting tipster social network Bettingexpert.com has crowned TheTrollmanSha as its World Tipster Champion 2020, with the Italian winning €10,000. The annual event was created by bettingexpert to reward top tipsters within the community. Taking place from July 1 2019 – June 30 2020, TheTrollmanSha provided over 14,000 tips and was the best to guess the outcome of sporting events …

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RAiG members back radical overhaul of UK gambling’s affiliate landscape

SBC News RAiG members back radical overhaul of UK gambling's affiliate landscape

Responsible Affiliates in Gambling (RAiG) has announced that its membership body supports ‘in principle the introduction of statutory licensing or registration regime’ for affiliates operating within the UK gambling market. Support for the introduction of an affiliate-centric licensing regime follows RAiG’s internal review of existing social responsibility and responsible gambling standards related to affiliate marketing practices. It said in a …

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‘Better for Bettors’: Better Collective’s formalised approach to sustainable development

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For this month’s Better Collective Spotlight, we spoke to Christina Thomsen (pictured above), Head of Investor Relations (IR) and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) at Better Collective. We asked her about the sustainability strategy at Better Collective, the parent company behind the likes of bettingexpert.com and hltv.org, and a new commitment to supporting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) set by the …

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Better Collective moves fast to mitigate COVID-19 as esports journey begins

SBC News Better Collective moves fast to mitigate COVID-19 as esports journey begins

The business model for Better Collective has shown resilience against COVID-19 headwinds, as it moves to diversify its publishing assets to compete within the esports market.  A strong opening to 2020 trading saw Better Collective record a 40% increase in group revenues to €20m (Q12019: €15m), which has been driven by a combination of improved sports win margins and increased …

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SBC Digital Summit: Better Collective’s Jesper Sogaard on adapting to the current climate

SBC News SBC Digital Summit: Better Collective’s Jesper Sogaard on adapting to the current climate

As the hugely successful and deeply engaging SBC Digital Summit drew to a close, Jesper Sogaard, CEO & Co-founder of Better Collective, sat down with SBC Managing Director Andrew McCarron to discuss what the future landscape looks like for affiliates.  He emphasised that when it comes to gaining the trust of the public, establishing and abiding by a regulatory climate …

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