Asian betting market experts are taking the Chinese Super League (CSL) seriously, though football in China has a long road until it becomes an attractive proposition for sports consumers. At this month’s SBC ‘Betting on Football Conference’ (3-5 May Stamford Bridge London), the newly funded CSL was discussed as an Asian sport and commercial prospect. Andre Rodrigues, CEO of Malta-based …
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Why operators need to be aware of the new data protection rules
Professor Alessandro del Ninno, an advocate at Italian law firm Tonucci & Partners, will be presenting an update on the incoming rules over data protection that operators have to be mindful of at next week’s Betting on Football Conference. SBC caught up with him ahead of the show to discuss why it is so important. SBC: The EU General Data …
Read More »BOFCON 2016 – The dawn of DFS in Europe
The question of the value of club partnerships for both parties was the opener of the daily fantasy sports panel at Betting on Football (#bofcon) on Thursday afternoon. Oulala Founder Valery Bollier, Sportego Founder Trev Keane, Mondogoal International Director Richard Graham and Fantasybet CEO Viktor Enoksen discussed DFS in Europe in a session chaired by Editec’s Simon Burrell. Mondogoal’s Richard …
Read More »BOFCON 2016 – Trading Places Panel
The fourth session of this year’s Betting on Football Conference (#bofcon) at Stamford Bridge was focused on data and trading patterns. It featured Senior Odds Compiler at Super Soccer Jeevan Jeyaratnam, Paolo Personeni of Sportsradar and Nathan Rothschild, Co-Founder of iSport Genius, with the Founder of Sportsbook Training Services Jonathan Smith moderating the ‘Trading Places – How has the availability of …
Read More »BOFCON 2016: Khaled Naim on football and esports
The founder of esports agency Stark Esports, Khaled Naim, spoke at #bofcon today on the subject of FIFA as a gateway between football and esports. Stark has a partnership with VFL Wolfsburg and further deals with a host of Bundesliga clubs including Bayern Munich are also on the cards. The terms of the Wolfsburg deal sees Stark aiding the side’s entrance into …
Read More »Vahe Baloulian – BetConstruct – #Bofcon 2016
Award winning developer and betting industry supplier BetConstruct is a silver sponsor at this year’s Betting on Football Conference (#bofcon). Ahead of the event this week we spoke to CEO Vahe Baloulian about getting things right ahead of a major tournament such as Euro 2016 and retention strategies beyond, as well as the year ahead, how mergers are like marriages and …
Read More »The rise of DFS in Europe continues with Premier Punt
Daily fantasy sports operator Premier Punt was first established in late 2013 and went live in March 2015. Having secured the investment of several local and overseas shareholders, and having acquired a UK licence from the Gambling Commission it’s now looking to press on with a second investment round. The previous investment round took place in April 2015 and the …
Read More »Michael Probert – iSoftBet – #Bofcon 2016
Online and mobile casino games supplier iSoftBet is a sponsor at next week’s Betting on Football Conference (#bofcon) taking place at Stamford Bridge, home of Chelsea FC, on Thursday April 21st. iSoftBet has clients including Paddy Power, Netbet, EveryMatrix and LeoVegas and is certified in a number of countries throughout Europe with offices in both London and Luxembourg. Michael Probert is the Head …
Read More »Andy Scott – Digital Fuel Marketing – #Bofcon 2016
Andy Scott is a Senior Account Manager at Digital Fuel Marketing, one of the sponsors of this year’s Betting on Football Conference (#bofcon) at Stamford Bridge on April 21st. The Digital Fuel squad has been selected from marketing teams at some of the leading sports betting and gaming operators around the globe. Digital Fuel works with clients at all stages …
Read More »Gordon MacSween – Captive Media – #Bofcon 2016
Captive Media is an award winning advertising platform founded in 2007. It also claims the title of being the only one able to near guarantee the undivided attention of men for a minute during major sports events. This is due to their focus on interactive washroom based advertising. The company has worked with a host of major brands including Guinness, …
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