A few weeks on from his appointment as interim Chief Executive Officer of FSB, Adam Smith is settling into the role and looking forward to the year ahead. Smith sat down with SBC News about the global markets on his agenda for the next 12 months, touching upon the reasons why he was attracted by the opportunities at FSB and …
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FSB has continued to scale up its global ambitions by launching with Nairabet and also confirming two new additions to its executive leadership team. By launching with Nairabet, a Nigerian gambling operator, FSB will not only strengthen its position in the African market but will also demonstrate “its ability to deliver a Tier 1 customer with a high quality and …
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UK betting veteran, and former Betfred Managing Director, John Haddock has reappeared in a new post, as the MD for Nigerian land-based and mobile betting operation BonanzaWin. The news is the latest sign of the increased interest being shown in the betting markets of Africa, according to the company’s Founder and Chief Executive Sebastian Hybbinette, who says that Haddock joined the company recently and will …
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Betting solutions provider OPTIMA concluded a successful 2017 by not only agreeing a deal to supply Betfred with its Multi-Channel Gaming Suite platform, but also by being crowned Standalone Platform Provider of the Year at the SBC Awards. OPTIMA received the award, which its CEO Jacob Lopez described as “a great accomplishment” in the same month that it also reached a …
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NairaBet is set to see its sports betting offering gain an in-play boost following a fresh link up with Betgenius, the supplier of sportsbook technology to regulated bookmakers and lotteries. The Nigerian bookie has selected to utilise Betgenius’ in-play coverage across all major sports, with an overall aim of giving customers ‘a premium live betting experience’ across it’s online platform …
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Seville based supplier of platforms, OPTIMA has built on what has so far been a potentially record breaking year, by recording another successful month. At the EXPOJOC in Valencia earlier in the month, the company introduced a new range of platforms that have undoubtedly aided the growth that OPTIMA has enjoyed. The new product range follow on from OPTIMA’s plans …
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Sports betting platform and provisions provider Optima has become the latest industry supplier to integrate Colossus Bets’ ‘mega jackpots’ pool betting product. Optima management announced that Colossus Bets pools would be made available to its ‘certified partner network’. The supplier informed the market that new platform client Nigerian betting operator NairaBET has become its first partner to integrate Colossus Bets’ …
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Nigerian bookmaker Nairabet has just signed a long-term deal with betting systems supplier OPTIMA to power its bookmaking operations. CEO Akin Alabi and OPTIMA CEO Jacob Lopez Curciel took time out to answer some questions about the deal. _____________________ SBC: How are Nairabet and OPTIMA working together? What is the extent of your partnership? Akin Alabi: OPTIMA will be powering …
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Nigerian sports betting industry stakeholders have put pressure on the Federal Government to tackle the lingering issue of double taxation, claiming that current tax-inefficiencies are stagnating sector growth. At a summit hosted by industry body the Association of Nigerian Bookmakers (ANB), syndicated operators were all in agreement that taxes charged by the National Lottery Regulatory Commission (NLRC) and individual states were …
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Industry marketing services and platform provider Income Access extends its product coverage within the African sports betting market by announcing an affiliate programme partnership with NairaBET. Montreal-based Income Access will fully service Nairabet’s affiliate marketing programme and online player acquisition provisions. Regulated by Lagos State Lotteries Board (Nigeria) and operating a tailored OPTIMA powered product, NairaBET has become one of …
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