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DAZN has announced the appointment of Sandeep Tiku as Chief Technology Officer (CTO) who will spearhead the global OTT sports media provider’s development of its much-anticipated proprietary sportsbook platform.  An industry figurehead, Tiku joins the DAZN executive leadership team from Entain Plc, where he formally served as Chief Operations Officer (COO) and executive board director of the FTSE100 gambling group. …

Entain Plc’s 2022 performance began in line with corporate expectations, as its business units and brand portfolio are matched against tough 2021 like-for-like comparatives.  Publishing its Q1 2022 trading update, Entain reported that group NGR was up 31%. This, it said, was supported by the return of its retail unit performance which achieved a 1,000% NGR uptake against 2021 lockdown …

Entain Foundation has extended its support for grassroots sports to Italy through its partnership with non-profit organisation, Sport Senza Frontiere Onlus. For the first time, the collaboration will now aim to deliver a social inclusion programme through free access to sport for young people across Italy – where Entain operates through the Eurobet, bwin and Gioco Digitale brands. Andrea Faelli, …

To the surprise of industry observers, Hungary’s parliament will review draft legislations aiming to liberalise the nation’s sports betting market. Regulus Partners reviews the market clauses proposed by drafts legislations to envision how Hungary’s sports betting regime may take shape post its full monopoly status…   Hungary is one of the few countries remaining in the EEA which has an online …

Environmental, Sustainability and Governance (ESG) initiatives are a growing focus of corporations across all mass market sectors. Though cynics may argue that the policies function largely as a public relations exercise, for Robert Hoskin this is far from the case.  To date Hoskin’s career reflects the ever-changing landscape of igaming, witnessing first-hand PartyGaming’s transition through subsequent M&As with Bwin, GVC …

UEFA, the governing body of football in Europe, has awarded its first ever contract for sports betting data to Sportradar. The new agreement will see Sportradar become the continental governing body’s authorised collector and distributor of data for betting purposes, building on its current position as the authority’s integrity partner for the past 12 years.  Sportradar will collect and distribute …

Entain Plc and Kindred Group have reaffirmed their intent to join the Netherlands KOA online gambling marketplace which is due to launch on 1 October.  Yesterday, KOA’s first 10 licenced applicants were disclosed by Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), the Netherlands’ gambling regulatory authority. Presumed to be taking part in the KOA’s first licensing window, European igaming giants Entain and Kindred withdrew their …

Betano has signed an agreement with FC Porto, becoming the club’s betting partner and gaining front-of-shirt sponsorship of its handball team. The deal is the second major betting partnership signed between the Kaizen Gaming-owned sports betting brand, following on from its agreement with FC Porto’s Lisbon-based rivals Benfica and Sporting CP as well as SC Braga, Marítimo and Os Belenenses. …

Entain’s bwin brand has been named the first official sports betting partner of the UEFA Europa League and UEFA Europa Conference League, strengthening its international sports marketing in Europe. Under the terms of the ‘ground-breaking’ three-year deal, bwin will gain brand visibility across both competitions across broadcast backdrops and in-stadia marketing on perimeter advertising as well as on both tournaments …

Betano has secured a three-year sponsorship arrangement with Portuguese football club SL Benfica, gaining kit marketing, digital assets and activations as part of the deal. The primary marketing opportunity which will be leveraged by Benfica under the terms of the partnership is that the Kaizen Gaming brand will become the first sleeve partner of the Primera Liga team, covering both domestic …