Xtremepush has confirmed the appointment of Morten Tonnesen as Chief Growth Officer (CGO) of iGaming’s leading supplier of customised CRM solutions and marketing campaign optimisation services. An expert in all disciplines related to customer engagement, Tonnesen is a seasoned iGaming executive having led global marketing units for PokerStars (2011–2017). Of distinction, Tonnesen has further served as CEO and Co-Founder of …
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Shape Games’ Ulrik Restorp: empowering partners through tailored solutions
Ulrik Restorp, SVP of Products at Shape Games, took time out with SBCNews ahead of ICE London to share how the company aims to empower its partners through tailored solutions and help them create immersive and tailored experiences for their distinct markets. ________________ In the dynamic landscape of the igaming industry, Shape Games stands at the forefront, not only as …
Read More »Shape Games kickstarts South Africa strategy with SunBet
Shape Games will provide its front-end services to SunBet under the terms of a deal enabled by its parent company’s Kambi’s partnership with the operator. South African firm SunBet, which is owned by the Sun International group, is aiming to enhance the customer experience by integrating Shape Games’ native frontend solution. The Copenhagen-based developer is rolling out its services across …
Read More »Kambi rebalances network in Q3 as new deals brighten future prospects
Kambi Group Plc has reaffirmed its long-term commercial prospects following strong Q3 trading in which it has secured transformative agreements with Svenska Spel and LiveScore Group. Publishing its Q3 2023 trading update, the Stockholm-listed sports betting technology group achieved corporate revenues of €42m, up 15% on Q3 2022 comparatives of €37m. Headline growth was achieved despite Kambi registering a lower …
Read More »Kambi wins Svenska Spel ‘sportsbook diversification’ tender
Kambi Group Plc has won an exclusive commercial tender to enhance and diversify the end-to-end sportsbook capabilities of Svenska Spel. Announced as a ‘major coup’ for the Stockholm-listed technology group, Kambi will power ‘Svenska Spel Oddset’, the flagship sportsbook brand of Sweden’s state-owned gambling and lotteries group. Svenska Spel has enlisted Kambi to supply all sportsbook-related provisions to deliver a …
Read More »Kambi and Shape entering new frontiers one year on from acquisition
One year on from Kambi’s acquisition of Shape Games, the collaboration is taking on a range of markets head on, with the betting landscape in some nations significantly different than 12 months prior. Kambi SVP Sales, Sarah Robertson, and Shape Games CCO, Morten Tonnesen, emphasised how a competitive and differentiated product is key to success in the markets many betting …
Read More »BetCity offers ‘all in one’ app to Dutch players with Shape Games
Dutch online operator BetCity has formed a partnership with Shape Games. The product launch went live this month and marked a ‘significant milestone’ in the Dutch gaming scene. The Entain Group-owned operator was among the first to launch its product in the market after online sports betting and casino gaming became legal in the Netherlands back in October 2021. Léon …
Read More »Kambi strategic direction on track after strong H1 trading
Kambi Group is in a ‘fantastic position’ for further growth, in the words of CEO Kristian Nylén, as revenue in both the second quarter and first half of the year as a whole recorded an uptick. The B2B betting solutions group reported Q2 revenue growth of 24% year-on-year from €34.7m to €42.9m to its Stockholm Nasdaq inventors. Meanwhile, total revenue …
Read More »Morten Tonnesen: Shaping the future of sportsbook app UX
The next generation of sportsbook apps will be personalised, sociable and of the quality level that the Netflix generation has come to expect, according to Morten Tonnesen, CCO of front end technology specialist Shape Games. Speaking at Kambi’s Festival of Sportsbook, Tonnesen said that while the industry had adapted well to the mobile-first world in terms of its ability to …
Read More »Kambi: removing barriers for end users is the greatest challenge
The greatest challenge for any sportsbook is removing barriers for the end users, according to Erik Logdberg, Chief Operating Officer at Kambi, who delved into how the sports betting provider has transformed its offerings over the last two years. Speaking at this year’s ICE London 2023, Lodgberg expressed that, along with removing said barriers, providers must create “more exciting offerings” …
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