Following the conclusion of the ‘International Races’ festival (11 December) at the Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC), event title sponsor and HKJC commercial partner Longines has confirmed that it will extend its commercial tie-in with the Asian racing operator. Updating corporate stakeholders this weekend, HKJC governance detailed that Swiss watchmaker Longines had extended its title sponsorship of its ‘International Races’ …
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Racecourse Media adds HKJC racing content to broadcast schedule
Updating its clients and stakeholders, Racecourse Media Group has informed that it will begin to broadcast racing content from Hong Kong on UK TV channels of Sky 432, Virgin 536 and Freeview 231. Having entered a content partnership with the Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC), Racecourse Media extends its Asian racing coverage. Moving forward the specialist broadcaster will now show …
Read More »Betfred, Coral and Ladbrokes offer bets into Hong Kong pools
Betfred, Coral and Ladbrokes punters in the UK will be able to place bets on the pari-mutuel pools in Hong Kong, following an agreement between the Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC) and the UK Tote. The bookmakers will accept bets both online and in betting shops for the HKJC’s tote pools, although fixed-odds betting will not be available. SIS will …
Read More »VSoftCo opens strategic commercial office in Hong Kong
Industry virtual sports developer VSoftCo Ltd (part of the Scarborough Group) has announced that it will expand its services for the Asian gambling market by opening a strategic commercial office in Hong Kong. Its new office opening will lead the firm’s commercial and client development for the Asian market. VSoftCo governance further announced that its Asian division will be led …
Read More »Digital Fuel creates new entity for sports, racing and betting
Digital Fuel Marketing has established Digital Fuel Innovations (DFI), a new entity that will focus on content, technology, development, and products for the sports, racing and betting sector. As part of the launch, DFI will manage the relationships between Chroma Sports and wagering operators. Based in Sydney, and with offices in Melbourne, Hong Kong, London and Brighton, DFI will aim …
Read More »Genting Malaysia sells final stake in Genting Hong Kong
Asian gambling operator Genting Malaysia has sold its final 16.8% stake in Genting Group subsidiary Genting Hong Kong for a reported US $415 million (£320 million). The sale represents the lowest price permitted for the disposal of cruise line operator Genting Hong Kong at $ 0.29 cents per share. Last Friday Genting Malaysia governance issued a corporate filing with Bursa …
Read More »Equiom’s Peter Greenhill: ‘a very different player experience required in Asia’
Peter Greenhill, recently recruited as Head of eBusiness by Equiom Group, explains how his new firm fits into the gaming eco-system and why it decided to become a sponsor of the Asian Spring Social, organised by AGBrief and SBC. SBC: Hi Peter, great to catch up. As a gaming and eBusiness leadership veteran, what attracted you to join the Equiom Group …
Read More »Alibaba enters Asian lottery space with AGTech $308 million investment
Alibaba Group, Asia’s biggest online retailer, has agreed to buy a majority stake in Hong Kong-listed lottery technology provider AGTech Holdings for HK 2.4 billion ($308 million). The deal which will be processed through Alibaba investment subsidiary, Ali Fortune Holdings will see the retailer enter the rapidly growing Chinese lottery sector. Issuing a public filing with the Hong Kong Stock …
Read More »SportQuake continues expansion with new Asian offices
SportQuake has today announced the opening of new Hong Kong and Beijing offices as part of their expansion into the China market. The growth represents another milestone for SportQuake in a year that marks its 10-year anniversary since being founded by Matt House, the former Tottenham Hotspur Commercial Director. The agency has delivered over £150 million worth of partnerships between sports rights owners …
Read More »Tabcorp and German Tote to pool totalisators
Germany’s totalisator is the latest to join Tabcorp’s multi-billion dollar wagering pools, following an agreement completed between Tabcorp and German Tote. German Tote is majority-owned by French wagering operator Pari Mutuel Urbain (PMU), while German racetracks (BGG Betriebsgesellschaft der Galopp-Rennvereine mbH) also have a minority stake. The deal will involve the German Tote taking all Australian thoroughbred and harness racing and co-mingling their …
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