The gambling industry’s charity appeal to raise funds for Ukrainians displaced by the Russian military action has reached its target of £250,000, but organisers are calling for one last push until the end of the month. As so many generous individual and corporate donors from across the gaming sector have stepped up to support the campaign, organisers have decided to …
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Microgaming has announced a ‘changing of the guard’ as long-term executive John Coleman has chosen to end his tenure as Chief Executive of the online casino games and software supplier. Coleman will be succeeded by Microgaming Chief Operations Officer (COO) Andrew Clucas who has been elected to serve as inbound CEO. A stalwart of Microgaming’s executive leadership team, Coleman had …
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Drawing upon lessons learned can help build the foundation for strong future performance, explained Elen Barber, Chief Marketing Officer at Kindred Group. An exclusive interview with Barber kicks off the first 2021 edition of SBC Leaders, delving into all things marketing, sponsorship, regulation and responsible gambling. Yet as the magazine title would suggest, Barber is far from the only leader …
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Romanian betting operator Superbet will use an injection of cash from Blackstone to build a bigger online profile as it tries to replicate the success of its retail business. That’s according to new CEO Johnny Hartnett, the subject of our lead interview for the first SBC Magazine of the year, which is now available to download HERE. Hartnett, who joined …
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At the inaugural SBC Safer Gambling Forum, which took place at the CasinoBeats Summit in September, industry leaders came together to discuss some of the most pressing responsible gambling topics at the minute. During Responsible Gambling Week (RGWeek 2019), which runs until 13 November, SBC will look at some of the topics addressed during the forum, and what measures the …
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Microgaming, a provider of online gambling games and software systems, has today confirmed that it will move to shut down its ‘Microgaming Poker Network – MPN’ in 2020. The Isle of Man technology incumbent details that its decision follows a review of its current product portfolio strategy, which will see Microgaming close one of online poker’s oldest operating networks. Launched …
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Gaming content giant Microgaming has unveiled Andrew Clucas as chief operating officer and Jean-Luc Ferriere as chief commercial officer. In his previous roles, Clucas has previously been a director of Quickfire at Microgaming since September, 2016, while Ferriere was previously director of Network Games at Microgaming. John Coleman, who was appointed CEO of Microgaming just last month, outlined: “Andrew has …
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Microgaming has become the latest firm to join the ranks of the All-in Diversity Project as a founding member, as it strives to help spearhead progress towards a more inclusive gaming sector. All-in Diversity is a not for profit industry driven initiative, that is aiming to facilitate open discussions in the key strategic areas of diversity, equality and inclusion, across the …
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