Tag Archives: Spain

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 …

Spanish gambling regulator ‘la Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego’ (DGOJ) has confirmed that Carlos Hernández Rivera has stepped down as its Director General. The Spanish Council of Ministers announced the departure of Hernández Rivera as its DGOJ leader last Friday, and have begun the search for his replacement. Hernández Rivera a former state counsellor in the field of technology and innovation …

Publishing its corporate trading update (17-week period 29 June to 25 October) FTSE-listed bookmaker William Hill has declared that it expects its 2016 full-year operating profits to be ‘at the top end of previous £260-280 million guidance’. Updating investors, William Hill governance detailed that it has found a potential £30 million in ‘opportunities’ for group-wide operating efficiencies which governance will …

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 …

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 …

Spanish gambling group Grupo Codere has announced the launch of its new platform for its online sportsbook and casino verticals, hosted under its Codere.es brand. The platform launch has been additionally supported by a new fully responsive website launched last week. Optimising its sportsbook offering Codere.es will feature more in-play betting markets, faster website loading times and better user functionality …

Updating the market on its year-to-date corporate performance (nine-month period ending 30 September) European sports betting operator Interwetten has reported a group revenue uplift of 27% to €50 million. Following strong consecutive quarter performances, Interwetten governance detailed that the company was targeting a ‘breakthrough of €1 billion turnover threshold’. For its YTD 2016 performance, the European operator has generated a …

The Asociacion de Clubs de Baloncesto (ACB), the governing body of Spanish professional basketball has selected Genius Sports as its ‘Official Data Partner’. Integrating Genius Sports’ LiveStats system, ACB will look to ‘unlock the value of its data’ forming a three-season partnership with the sports data specialist. Detailing provisions, ACB will now operate Genius Sports ‘Sports Management Platform’ allowing for optimal …

Grupo EGASA (EGASA) Spanish online gambling brand Luckia (Luckia.es) has confirmed that it has become the official betting partner of La Liga football club Celta de Vigo (Celta).   Confirming the sponsorship, which will see the Luckia brand promoted on the back of Celta’s 2016/17 football shirt, EGASA governance was pleased to have partnered with its local Galician football club. …

Updating the market, Spanish gambling operator R.Franco will reveal its new online gambling content division ‘R.Franco Games’ at the upcoming EIG Berlin Conference (18-20 October). The new division specializing in games development will be operated by R.Franco Digital, and will support its existing online gambling asset Wanabet (wanabet.es). R.Franco governance stated that its new brand enters the Spanish online gambling …