A strong field at this week’s Royal Ascot is expected to result in a large number of accumulators placed throughout the week, according to BusinessDay. Consulting some of the UK’s leading bookmakers, the business news site stated that firms are anticipating an ‘avalanche of accumulator bets’ throughout the five days of the festival. In particular, Baaeed in the Queens Anne …
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Entain has witnessed a 7% reduction in absolute GHG emissions from 2020, as well as revealing a majority of its revenue stems from domestic regulated markets. Publishing its 2021-22 ESG report, which sets out the firm’s approach to, and performance on, sustainability and ESG related issues, the operator revealed that, alongside the aforementioned, its UK and Republic of Ireland retail …
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Real Luck Group Ltd and its ‘Luckbox’ subsidiaries have confirmed that group CEO Thomas Rosander will speak at two of SBC’s igaming conferences in the coming weeks. The CEO of the sportsbook, esports betting and casino games provider will speak at the CasinoBeats Summit, in Malta, from May 24 to May 26 before attending Betting on Sport Europe, in London, …
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Low6 has updated its UltimateFan fantasy sports product to include NFTs, seeking to offer a ‘new frontier’ of possibilities for sports, betting and affiliate firms. The NFTs will be incorporated into the mobile-based UltimateFan offering as the ‘UF Coach’ feature, with the goal of combining NFTs and fantasy sports using in-game and out-of-game structures. Birmingham-based Low6 intends to use this …
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DAZN’s recruitment strategy of hiring experienced industry executives to head its new DAZN Bet venture has continued, hiring two more former senior Entain employees. Shane McLaughlin joins DAZN Bet as Managing Director for the UK and Ontario, ending a nearly 13 year career with Entain which saw him hold six positions, with the most recent being Director of Digital Business …
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The Entain Foundation and the Trident Leagues have created the Pitching In Volunteer Hub – an online portal that aims to connect football fans and potential volunteers. Set up to assist prospective volunteers with offering their services to clubs, Entain has also promised to promote volunteering through its network of community-based Ladbrokes and Coral betting shops. Entain first launched the …
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In an expansion of its Portuguese operations, Genius Sports has partnered with SL Benfica, covering live tracking data, analytics and enhanced broadcasting. The deal will see Genius’ Second Spectrum subsidiary provide tracking technology, machine learning and AI capabilities to provide ‘statistical insight’ into the team. Additionally, the company will also conduct a broadcast role for Benfica to bolster fan engagement …
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Entain has received recognition for its sustainability efforts from GamCare, as the responsible gaming charity awarded the firm its Safer Gambling Standard. As one of the UK’s ‘Big Four’ betting and gaming group’s, Entain has stated that it is the ‘largest operator’ to be awarded with the accreditation, which covers both its online and land-based operations. The group was recognised …
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GambleAware has published its list of corporate donors for the 12 months ending 31 March 2022, revealing that the ‘Big Four’ group of UK operators generated 89% of all contributions. The responsible and safer gambling organisation updated that Entain, Flutter Entertainment and William Hill all made donations in the millions, with total industry contributions to GambleAware reaching £34.7 million. The continued …
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DAZN has hired another industry veteran to the leadership team of its sports betting venture DAZN BET, appointing Gemma Burge as Head of Safer Gambling. Burge specialises in risk management and safer gambling for the online and land-based betting and gaming sectors, having accumulated experience over a 15 year career, which included employment at Sky Bet and William Hill. At …
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