BOFCON afternoon schedule begins with a panel discussion on the betting industry’s ongoing fight against corruption and match-fixing. Presenting a diverse panel, Suzanne Davies (Director of Clifton Davies Consultancy) outlines the level of multi-stakeholder cooperation needed to undertake any effective fight on the matter. Davies introduces a panel representing the diverse actors/organisations needed in the battle against match-fixing and wider …
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BetUP goes live with launch partner Unibet
BetUP, the innovative new in-play sports betting product from Commologic, is now live with its first operator, Unibet. BetUP is seen as an acquisition tool for softer sports fans. It’s designed to engage players by creating an in-game experience which educates users about live betting. The product pools players together to offer big jackpots to the customers who can most successfully …
Read More »Unibet Sports Betting App gets talkative
Unibet has introduced a new speech-enabled intelligent interactive feature for its Sports Betting App. The revolutionary feature, which makes it easy for people to place a bet using their own words and terminology, was developed on the Teneo platform by Artificial Solutions to enable users to have a meaningful, humanlike interaction with technology. Unibet, is one of Europe’s largest and …
Read More »Ed Nicholson – Unibet – PFA Player of the Year betting
With this year’s rollercoaster of a season nearing completion and Leicester looking like their fairytale will have a happy ending, the time to decide on the PFA Player of the Year will soon be upon us. A six man shortlist will be revealed on Thursday 14th April with the winner announced later this month. Whilst Riyad Mahrez is heavily expected to win …
Read More »iGame owners net €7.5 million Unibet earn-out!
Issuing a short statement, Stockholm-listed operator Unibet Plc has confirmed that it has paid out an initial €7.5 million (£5.9 million) to the former owners of iGame Group Ltd in accordance with its agreed August 2015 corporate acquisition terms. The €7.5 million earn-out relates to ‘first-stage’ performance benchmarks attached to Unibet’s €59 million buyout of iGame assets (acquisition completed in …
Read More »Scott Longley – Bonus Time…Bookies prepare for Euros revenues
Following a dreadful week of unfavourable results at Cheltenham 2016, all bookmakers will be longing for the start of Euro 2016 (France 10 June – 10 July). Euro 2016 will be the first major summer football tournament under the POC regime, Scott Longley examines how betting operators will look to turn the event into a cash cow… This summer will …
Read More »Graeme Swann backs Australia for T20 World Cup glory
England T20 World Cup winner Graeme Swann has delivered a surprise tip as the T20 World Cup gets underway – he’s tipping Australia. Despite never having won the T20 World Cup Swann, reluctantly believes Australia can finally go all the way. Speaking exclusively as online bookmaker Unibet’s cricket ambassador, Swann explains: “I’m sorry but I’m going for Australia. No one …
Read More »StakeLogic secures content agreement with Unibet
StakeLogic, a wholly owned subsidiary of Greentube and part of Novomatic Interactive, has sealed a content agreement with Unibet, and will supply a selection of its premium content to launch on Unibet’s websites. The interactive unit of Greentube specialises in the development and sub licensing of 3D HTML5 casino games. They are in the business of developing and licensing software …
Read More »Nils Anden departs as Unibet marketing lead
Long-serving Unibet Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) Nils Anden, has confirmed his official departure from the Stockholm-listed European sports betting operator. Anden, who had served Unibet for more than ten years in numerous marketing and commercial senior management roles, has joined FinTech currency trading platform CurrencyFair.com as CMO. Leading international marketing initiatives and performance since 2012 as CMO, Anden had been …
Read More »6 of the Best – Unibet’s Anthony Cousins
BetITBest‘s Nico Jansen is interested in discovering the best in people. This week it’s Anthony Cousins. Anthony Cousins has worked for Unibet for almost 15 years, and has seen first hand the company transform itself from a handful of staff into a huge business. Anthony started as an odds compiler in July 2001, and has been Head of Sportsbook (Commercial Relations) since …
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