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Sky Bet donates £250,000 to Yorkshire Children’s Heart Surgery Fund

SBC News Sky Bet donates £250,000 to Yorkshire Children’s Heart Surgery Fund

Sky Betting & Gaming (Sky Bet) has donated more than £250,000 to fund life-changing support at one of Yorkshire’s leading charities – the Children’s Heart Surgery Fund. Hundreds of staff and guests gathered at SBG’s Annual Charity Gala in Leeds on Wednesday for a night of fund-raising activity, hosted by ITV Racing’s Oli Bell and Ed Chamberlin. A silent auction, …

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Genius lining up BetVision to meet Europe-style US betting behaviour

Genius lining up BetVision to meet Europe-style US betting behaviour

Genius Sports expects US bettor behaviour to develop broadly in line with that of Europe, and is positioning itself as a data leader in the sector through high-profile partnerships and product innovation.  That was the message CEO Mark Locke related to investors following Genius’ latest quarterly earnings update, shortly before the firm announced a new stateside partnership with FanDuel, the …

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Flutter keeps faith in global progress against regulatory hurdles

Flutter keeps faith in global progress against regulatory hurdles

Flutter Entertainment leadership remains confident in the group’s Australian prospects despite a slowdown in trading from the country during Q3, as outlined by CEO Peter Jackson and CFO Paul Edgeliffe-Johnson. The leadership duo addressed investors and analysts this morning after the group’s Q3 earnings call, which revealed an overall group-wide revenue increase of 8% to £2bn (Q3 2023: £1.9bn) whilst …

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Sky Bet and EFL offer £6m for community projects across England & Wales

SBC News Sky Bet and EFL offer £6m for community projects across England & Wales

Sky Bet the English Football League (EFL) have announced the launch of the Building Foundations Fund to provide £6m towards community projects across England and Wales. Sky Bet – Flutter Entertainment‘s UK sports betting brand – in its role as the current title partner of the EFL, will invest £1m per year into what has been described as a ‘vital’ …

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Sian Carson to lead Sisal’s expansion in Italy and abroad as CPO

SBC News Sian Carson to lead Sisal’s expansion in Italy and abroad as CPO

Sian Carson has been appointed as the new Chief People Officer of Sisal, one of Flutter Entertainment’s international operator brands. Carson is set to lead the group’s human resources and organisational design division with the goal of strengthening its expansion process in Italy and abroad. The new hire said that she was ‘proud’ to join the firm, adding: “I am …

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BGC: UK big five bookmakers racing media payments to rise by £30m

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The financial contribution made to British racing by the country’s largest bookmakers is set to rise in 2024, according to the Betting and Gaming Council (BGC). Payments from Entain, Flutter Entertainment, bet365, 888/William Hill and Betfred will increase by £30m, the standards body and trade association revealed today. This ‘record cost increase to broadcast races’ will see the total payment …

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Flutter deal extends Playtech’s reach to Georgia and Armenia

Flutter deal extends Playtech’s reach to Georgia and Armenia

Playtech will roll out its sports betting and igaming services to Adjarabet in Georgia and Armenia, with the live casino vertical highlighted as a particular area of focus. The delivery of Playtech’s products to the two markets has been enabled by the London-based firms’ agreement with FTSE100 global gaming group Flutter Entertainment. Having embarked on a global expansion strategy in …

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Flutter to close the shutters on 21 Irish Paddy Power shops

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Flutter Entertainment UK&I is rolling back the presence of its Paddy Power brand on the Irish high street, closing 21 betting shops at various locations across the country. Following a review of the Paddy Power Irish retail estate, the FTSE100 gambling group has opted to allow some licences to expire whilst others have been terminated early. Paddy Power, in the …

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Sky Bet’s Steve Birch ‘proud’ of RG focus in EFL partnership

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Sky Betting and Gaming’s Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) doubled down on the responsible and safer gambling commitments of the firm’s partnership with the EFL this week, with the 2023/24 season well underway. Steve Birch, who has held the CCO role at the Flutter Entertainment betting brand since June 2022, referenced the government White Paper as he reflected on Sky Bet’s …

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Flutter joins WiHTL community for better HTL inclusion 

SBC News Flutter joins WiHTL community for better HTL inclusion 

Flutter Entertainment has joined the charter of WiHTL, a business collaboration community devoted to increasing diversity and inclusion in the hospitality, travel, and leisure industry (HTL). The initiative sees Flutter become a sponsor of WiHTL’s Women Non-Executive Director (NED) Programme. CFO Paul Edgecliffe-Johnson will also become a founding member of WiHTL’s CFO Committee.  Founded in 2016, WiHTL is a collaborative …

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