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SBC Magazine Issue 11: Ralph Topping, SPACs and the best way to spend £100m

SBC News SBC Magazine Issue 11: Ralph Topping, SPACs and the best way to spend £100m

Kicking off Issue 11 of SBC Magazine, we have an exclusive interview with former William Hill CEO Ralph Topping, who reflected on his journey from a part-time cashier in one of Glasgow’s independent betting shops to the boardroom of William Hill. He looked back on the ways that UK betting shops have evolved in recent years and how bookmakers have …

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iGaming Academy secures Asian vision with Raffles Training

SBC News iGaming Academy secures Asian vision with Raffles Training

Online gambling workforce training and skills development agency iGaming Academy has expanded its resources for the South East Asian gambling market partnering with Philippines counterpart Raffles Training Inc. Announcing a ‘first of its kind’ partnership, iGaming Academy will develop a series of dedicated courses, engineered to improve all-levels of across employee training and skills development. iGaming Academy will promote its …

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EveryMatrix confirms TOTOIT takeover

SBC News EveryMatrix confirms TOTOIT takeover

iGaming technology provider EveryMatrix has completed its acquisition of TOTOIT, a Thailand-based development company. Both companies have worked together ‘for several years on many development projects’. Through the takeover, TOTOIT will join forces with EveryMatrix’s Front-end Division and assist the company’s clients in building websites tailored to their unique value proposition. Ebbe Groes, Group CEO of EveryMatrix, commented: “We have …

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Highlight Games goes live in the Philippines

SBC News Highlight Games goes live in the Philippines

London-based video virtual sports specialist Highlight Games has confirmed that it will debut its products in the Philippines after entering a new agreement with Kirschner Games International (KGI) in association with Broomhead Holdings Inc. and interactive marketing firm Red Dot Singapore. Under the terms of the agreement, products from Highlight Games’ portfolio will be supplied by Broomhead Holdings to KGI. …

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SIS: Offering an omni-channel experience for online and retail customers

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Rachel Coulson, Head of Product Proposition at SIS, highlights how operators can adjust their online sportsbook offering to optimise engagement with both online and retail customers within the current climate. Retail has long been the cornerstone of the betting industry in many countries and for a significant proportion of bettors it is the place where they will always choose to …

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Sachin Tendulkar to boost India’s fantasy sports awareness as PFG ambassador

SBC News Sachin Tendulkar to boost India’s fantasy sports awareness as PFG ambassador

Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar has signed a new partnership with Paytm First Games (PFG), a subsidiary of India’s largest mobile payments company Paytm, to become the fantasy sports platform’s new brand ambassador for this year’s Indian Premier League (IPL). Tendulkar will also support PFG in creating awareness of all fantasy sports in India, with an aim of generating excitement around …

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Bitcoin, Brazil and the Bombay Club: Tim Heath on all things Coingaming

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Tim Heath recently stepped down as CEO of the Coingaming Group to focus on its fast-growing venture capital (VC) fund. He explains how Christmas musings brought lift off for the group and how its VC fund opens doors for Bitcasino.io and Sportsbet.io, before discussing his “new baby” and first of its kind for the industry – the Bombay Club. You …

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Fonbet marketing: Alexey Khobot on promotion in an era of restrictions

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Alexey Khobot, who joined Fonbet shortly after its launch in 1994, created the company’s first software and now develops robots, spoke to SBC about its early approach to marketing and the ways in which legislative restrictions have influenced promotions. Early years – the reasons for no marketing “The company has been around for over 25 years, but only recently started …

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SIS inks 24/7 Live Betting Channels deal with Betcart

SBC News SIS inks 24/7 Live Betting Channels deal with Betcart

Sports Information Services (SIS) has agreed to supply its 24/7 Live Betting Channels to Armenian-based operator Betcart. Under the terms of the partnership, Betcart will gain access to a mix of horse and greyhound racing in a watch and bet format, thus providing Betca with profitable short-form content throughout the day. Anze Gantar, Digital Sales Manager at SIS, stated: “We’re …

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Indian cricketers to drive new GoodGamer DFS and esports app

GoodGamer - Umesh Yadav of India during Day Three of the Third Test of the 2019 International Series between India and South Africa at the JSCA International Cricket Stadium in Ranchi, India on 21 October 2019 ©Gavin Barker/BackpagePix

GoodGamer Corp has signed Indian cricketers Kuldeep Yadav and Umesh Yadav as brand influencers for its new GoodGamer Fantasy Gaming App. Billed as India’s first daily fantasy sports (DFS) and true esports gaming platform, its launch coincides with the return of the Indian Premier League (IPL).  On the DFS side, it is the first to offer several other features including …

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