Madrid’s Commercial Court has rejected the appeal put forward by the Sampedro family, seeking to overturn the appointment of a new executive leadership team at Grupo Codere. The appeal was sanctioned by former Codere CEO & Co-Founder José Antonio Martínez Sampedro, who was accompanied by Luis Javier Martínez Sampedro (former GM of Codere Americas) in seeking to annul the decision …
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Spanish gambling firm, Grupo Codere has announced that it has surpassed +2,500 betting points operating within its home market of Spain. During the first two months of 2018, Codere has strategically expanded its retail presence in the regions of Andalucía and the Balearic Islands. The Balearic and Andalusian expansions support Codere’s 2017 dedicated betting shop openings in Madrid and Castilla …
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Easy Payment Gateway has coincided the opening a brand new office, with an addition to its team. The online payment specialist has opened the doors to its first London office, and appointed former Paysafe Group Business Development Manager Jonathan Gonzalez Rambal as Head of Business Development UK. Jose Peral, Chief Operating Officer at Easy Payment Gateway, said: “We are delighted …
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In defiance of the increasingly stern orders from the Spanish government, the campaign for a Catalonian independence referendum continues to gather momentum. Located in the northeast of Spain with a population of 7.5 million and accounting for roughly 20% 0f Spain’s current GDP, the Catalonia province not only has its own language and culture, but it also has a longstanding …
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Digital payment start-up Easy Payment Gateway, a new payment processor targeting aggressive expansion in the online sports betting market has confirmed that it has completed a £5.5 million venture funding round. The ‘simple integration payment API’ specialist detailed that its funding round was led by two seasoned tech investors Andreas Mihalovits and Alejandro Betancourt who believe that Easy Payment Gateway can become …
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Goodboy, an educational Christmas game for children, was crowned the winner at the second edition of Recreativos Franco’s Game Weekend. Developed by a group of young people aged 23 to 39, Goodboy is a game where children communicate with Santa Claus, who defines the number of sweets they need to unlock each present. A parents’ management application then displays different …
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Codere Apuestas, part of the Spanish multi-national company Codere Group, has become the official sports bookmaker for Real Madrid. The bookmaker will sponsor ‘Real’ for three seasons until 2019. As ‘Official Sports Bookmaker’, Codere Apuestas will increase its sports betting content, which will include a series of Real Madrid specials such as how many titles the club will win, and …
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Industry software provider Mediatech Solutions (Mediatech) has launched a major recruitment drive, seeking to fill a number of technical positions as the company aims to meet its growth targets driven by new client wins in 2016. Updating the market, the Madrid-based company informed that its seeking to boost its resources working on its core product the ‘IRIS Product Suite’, a …
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Spanish online gambling enterprise Ikibu (Ikibu.com) has launched its European affiliate program with industry marketing and player acquisition specialist Income Access. Launched this October, Ikibu has labeled itself as the industry’s first ever ‘strategy casino.’ Ikibu aims to challenge the European igaming sector by offering online casino players more engaging game formats, challenges and rewards. The new casino operator, states …
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Spanish gambling operator Grupo R. Franco (R. Franco) has announced the launch of its industry start-up accelerator program ‘Wanajump.’ The operator will run two incubator categories under the Wanajump program; ‘Incube’ and ‘Accelerate.’ Launching the initiative, R. Franco governance revealed that the company plans to support up to 30 start-ups per year. Its ‘Incube’ program will focus on initial stage …
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