Labour Party Deputy Leader Tom Watson has published the full transcript of his speech on gambling reforms delivered yesterday to UK ‘cross-party’ thinktank DEMOS. In his opening statement, Watson outlines his belief that the UK gambling sector’s defence of FOBTs machines through ‘unacceptable lobbying’ has seen its incumbents ‘fall beyond public accountability’. Watson states that any future Labour government ‘must …
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William Hill appoints ‘risk expert’ Jane Hanson as corporate advisor
FTSE bookmaker William Hill Plc has moved to strengthen its governance and corporate advisory confirming the appointment of Jane Hanson as a new Independent Non-Executive Director. An expert in risk management and corporate governance strategies for ‘highly regulated industries’, Hanson will join William Hill’s board on 1 July 2019, becoming a member of the FTSE firm’s nomination and audit committees. A …
Read More »Operators dominate CasinoBeats Summit 2019 line-up
When the CasinoBeats Summit returns to London in September, it will do so with leading operators at the forefront as the event hosts up to 1,000 senior executives from across the online casino sector. The second staging of the CasinoBeats Summit – the premier online casino conference and exhibition – will also attract around 30 exhibitors to Olympia London, at …
Read More »Vermantia: Timely racing content respite for Italy’s operators
Italian horseracing fans are ready for an exciting summer with restrictions on broadcasting racing content from abroad set to be fully removed, just in time for the country’s operators to counter the loss of revenues from the impending ban on gambling advertising. We caught up with Fabio Massimo Molinari, Commercial Director at Vermantia – Italy, to find out more. SBC: …
Read More »SABA South Africa joins All-in Diversity ranks
The Association of South African Bookmakers (SABA) has committed its support to the industry workplace diversity, inclusion and equality initiatives of the All-in Diversity Project (AIDP). Representing South Africa’s biggest corporate and independent bookmakers, SABA confirms that it has become a strategic partner of AIDP, promoting workplace ‘honourable practices’ to its members and industry. ‘The SABA is not just our …
Read More »R.Franco Digital MD Miguel Lazaro Solana joins Carousel Group
Spanish industry news source Infoplay has disclosed that Miguel Lazaro Solana will step down as Managing Director of R.Franco Digital, joining new industry incumbent Carousel Group. Lazaro Solana is reported to have joined Carousel Group’s enterprise team as Market Development Director focusing on launching new upcoming Spanish language online gambling properties. A 20-year R.Franco executive, Lazaro Solana has served as …
Read More »188BET forms cautious partnership with Atlético Mineiro
188BET advances its South American profile, confirming that it has become a ‘digital partner’ of Brazilian Serie A football side Clube Atlético Mineiro. Issuing a statement on its website, the Belo Horizonte football club has communicated that it has agreed on a ‘commission-based partnership’ referring customers to the online bookmaker. Atlético Mineiro further details that the 188BET brand will hold …
Read More »Royal Ascot anticipates ‘highest global reach’ for 2019 festival
The management of Royal Ascot has disclosed that its 2019 Festival will feature its highest international broadcast coverage, with festival programming made available to over 650 million homes worldwide. Beyond extensive UK coverage offered by ITV and Sky Sports Racing, Royal Ascot programming will be broadcast in Japan, the US, China, Australia, France and the Middle East. Regarded as the …
Read More »Gamification Guru Yu-Kai Chou joins Incentive Games advisory
Edinburgh-based industry software development studio Incentive Games, has announced that it has significantly expanded its gamification capacities, appointing renowned digital games strategist Yu-kai Chou to its corporate advisory. The author of ‘Actionable Gamification’, Chou is the designer of the ‘Octalysis Framework’, a leading strategy for the effective gamification of products and services across multiple sectors. Considered a trusted figurehead in …
Read More »Paytm targets number 1 fantasy sports status in India
Having rebranded its gaming platform from Gamepind to FirstGames, parent company Paytm has set about delivering India’s number one fantasy sports destination. The fintech firm is also looking to raise $30 million to fund the continued expansion of the platform – a joint venture with AGTech Holdings Limited. Despite only launching in February 2018, it reached over 30 million users …
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