Bitcoin specialist bookmaker Sportsbet.io has moved to expand its profile within eSports by agreeing to sponsor CS:GO team HellRaisers. Confirming the sponsorship, Sportsbet.io marketing stated that the bookmaker wanted to ‘reinforce its position’ as one of the market’s leading eSports bookmakers, by growing its community, investing in product development and expanding its eSports markets. Moving forward, Sportsbet.io will also offer its …
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Sweden awaits Lotteriinspektionen gambling report
Swedish gambling regulatory body Lotteriinspektionen will today publish its commissioned report, detailing provisions for a potential national regulated gambling framework. Swedish MPs and industry stakeholders have eagerly awaited the report, which was commissioned by the government in 2015 for the purpose of commencing a license-based system for gambling operators. In January, fears arose of further industry regulatory delays following the …
Read More »Favbet promotes Nikos Chalikias as new CEO
Malta and Ukraine-based Eastern European sports betting operator Favbet has confirmed the appointment of Nikos Chalikias as its new Chief Executive Officer with immediate effect. Favbet governance promotes Chalikias to the position of leadership having served as the firm’s Chief Commercial Officer (CCO – 2016) and following a candidate internal and external review. Chalikias has prior Eastern European sports betting …
Read More »Tabcorp governance faces investor pressure with regards to executive pay & merger voting process
Australian business news sources have reported that a number of Tabcorp investors have expressed disappointment with regards to executive compensation at the firm’s ‘annual general meeting’ (AGM). Although the majority of Tabcorp investors’ voted in favour of increasing CEO David Attenborough’s pay package, it has been reported that 22% of votes cast were against the motion, falling just short of …
Read More »EiG to explore eSports opportunities for the gaming industry
The eSports sector is a “generational movement” that can provide scalability that the gaming industry will relish, according to experts who will focus on the topic at EiG in Berlin, Germany. Unikrn CEO Rahul Sood and Marco Blume, Head of Sportsbook at Pinnacle Sports, will lead an industry discussion on ‘eSports and gambling – exploring the potential at the intersection of both’ …
Read More »Churchill Downs appoints Travis Stone as lead commentator
US racetrack operator Churchill Downs has appointed Travis Stone as lead race commentator. The appointment will see Stone takeover as the firm’s official race commentator from Larry Collmus, who is set to leave his position in April 2015 Stone (30) had previously served as main race track commentator for New Jersey states Monmouth Park race track. A New York native, …
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