DAZN has announced that it is the latest client of GeoComply Solutions – a provider of anti-fraud and geolocation solutions – to use GeoGuard. The application provides ‘advanced protection’ against usage of VPNs, Tors, Proxies, and other advanced location spoofing techniques. The sports streaming and entertainment platform will utilise the technology to provide a solution for robust geo-blocking and reduce …
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A few months after announcing the planned launch of its sports betting venture in the UK market, DAZN believes it is poised to capitalise on shifts in bettor habits. A report this morning from the Financial Times (FT) quoted DAZN group CEO Shay Segev as stating the firm’s betting offering will cater to changing consumer trends among UK bettors, whilst …
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DAZN’s recruitment strategy of hiring experienced industry executives to head its new DAZN Bet venture has continued, hiring two more former senior Entain employees. Shane McLaughlin joins DAZN Bet as Managing Director for the UK and Ontario, ending a nearly 13 year career with Entain which saw him hold six positions, with the most recent being Director of Digital Business …
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DAZN has hired another industry veteran to the leadership team of its sports betting venture DAZN BET, appointing Gemma Burge as Head of Safer Gambling. Burge specialises in risk management and safer gambling for the online and land-based betting and gaming sectors, having accumulated experience over a 15 year career, which included employment at Sky Bet and William Hill. At …
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A week following its announcement that it will launch its sportsbook venture by the start of the 2022/2023 football season, global sports OTT platform DAZN Group has confirmed that Mark Kemp will lead its new sportsbook unit as Chief Executive of DAZN BET. As CEO DAZN BET, Kemp will work towards the venture’s goal to ‘revitalise’ and ‘disrupt’ the casual …
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Global sports OTT platform DAZN Group has this afternoon confirmed that it will partner with Pragmatic Play to launch its much-anticipated sportsbook offering. Having re-capitalised its business at the start of the year, DAZN announced to investors that it would launch a sportsbook platform, to expand its business beyond its OTT sports programming vertical. Early 2022 developments have seen DAZN …
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DAZN has announced the appointment of Sandeep Tiku as Chief Technology Officer (CTO) who will spearhead the global OTT sports media provider’s development of its much-anticipated proprietary sportsbook platform. An industry figurehead, Tiku joins the DAZN executive leadership team from Entain Plc, where he formally served as Chief Operations Officer (COO) and executive board director of the FTSE100 gambling group. …
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Entain has announced the launch of its Ennovate innovation hub, funded with a £100 million investment, in order to investigate emerging areas and collaborate with UK, European and global partners. Underscoring an ambition to become a ‘global leader in innovative entertainment’, the FTSE100 gambling group has outlined plans for investigation of the Non-Fungible Token (NFT), Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality …
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The launch of the new VR project for Entain is a chance for it to “create something that will truly excite” its players through a focus on multi-sports entertainment. Speaking to SBC News, Sandeep Tiku – COO of Entain – outlined his hopes for the new “sports club” experience, highlighting the ways in which the convergence of VR, esports, interactive …
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Entain has built upon its alliance with Verizon Media by creating a virtual reality (VR) “sports club” entertainment experience which will pilot later this year. Available on the Oculus Quest 2 virtual reality headset, customers will be able to explore a range of VR sports games both individually and within groups. “We continually offer our customers a wide range of …
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