The UK Tote Group has made two new appointments to support the execution of its growth strategy. The changes to its leadership team come as the UK and Irish pool operator expands its international and domestic network. Dave Hammond has become Chief Commercial Officer (UK). Described as an experienced industry leader, Hammond has worked in a variety of senior operational …
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SBTech will “set the tone” for the year ahead at ICE London, with a full complement of company leaders ready to welcome sports betting and gaming partners to ‘Go Big’ and join #thebigleague. We caught up with one of these leaders Andrew Cochrane, the Chief Development Officer who is heading up the ‘Go To Market’ team. He told us more …
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Some of the leading suppliers to the sports betting industry offered their insights into the future for sportsbook personalisation based on automated customer segmentation, advanced behavioural analysis and predictive AI-driven models. The first round table participant was SBTech, who this week was chosen by Gamesys as platform provider for the new Virgin Bet brand in the UK. The company was …
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Earlier this month, Dave Hammond left his role as B2B Divisions Director at Paddy Power Betfair to take up the reign as COO of SBTech, charged with driving growth through 2019 and beyond. Following the appointment we spoke to Hammond regarding the transition, personal and company-wide ambitions, the future of online sports betting and much more. ____________________ SBC: Why was …
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Industry technology and platform provider SBTech has this morning confirmed that seasoned gambling executive Dave Hammond will join its senior leadership team in 2019 as new Chief Operating Officer (COO). Hammond is the former B2B Divisions Director for FTSE100 Paddy Power Betfair (2015-2018), where he led commercial arrangements with World Lottery Association operators and delivered a number of critical projects …
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Paddy Power has appointed Dave Hammond the former Senior Vice President of Mobile operations for Inspired Gaming Group to lead its retail innovation strategy. Appointed Head of Retail Products & Innovation, Hammond will play a key role in developing Paddy Power’s omni-channel strategies and creating further customer acquisition points between the operator’s retail and digital services. An experienced gambling operations …
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Inspired Gaming provider of virtual sports content , mobile games and SBG video lottery terminals, has confirmed the launch of two new HTML5 mobile games to be added to client William Hill omni channel portfolio. The blockbuster omni-channel hit game “Centurion” and the innovative episodic HTML5 mobile game “Spirit of the Samurai.” Centurion is Inspired’s biggest bonus game to date. Set …
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Inspired Gaming Group (Inspired), supplier of SBG Video Lottery and Virtual Sports, today announces that Lee Gregory, Managing Director of the UK, takes responsibility for the whole integrated UK P&L and Dave Hammond has been appointed as SVP of Mobile. Lee Gregory will take responsibility for the whole of the UK market across VLT, Virtual Sports and Mobile. Dave Hammond, …
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