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Kresimir Spajic has been confirmed as the new CEO of Betfred USA, the stateside-facing venture of UK heritage omnichannel operator Betfred. Betfred USA is currently active in 10 US states, and in the leadership position Spajic will be tasked with continuing the rollout of its strategy and operations across the country. From its headquarters in Warrington, Greater Manchester, Betfred has …

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has initiated its recruitment of members to form a new Industry Forum.  Made of members with experience working in the UK gambling sector, the Forum will provide the Commission with improved insights into the views of licensed operators. The UKGC continues its initiative to bolster the range of stakeholder feedback provided by special advisory groups …

LeoVegas has announced a deal to become the official training kit partner of Wolverhampton Wanderers. The Malta-based operator’s branding is set to feature on the first team training kit of the Premier League side for the 2023/24 season. Sam Behar, Director of UK/IRE and Global Sponsorship at LeoVegas Group, commented: “LeoVegas are proud to partner with Wolves, one of the …

BetVictor secured an expansion of its sponsorship portfolio this week via a partnership with Joe Joyce, ahead of the British heavyweight boxer’s rematch against Zhilei Zhang. The Gibraltar-based bookmaker’s brand logo will feature on Joyce’s kit on the fight night as well as on his team’s kit. The company will also produce content during the fight build up and feature …

Allwyn UK has appointed London media agency Hearts & Science to act as the lead advertising account for the National Lottery.  Beginning in February 2024, Hearts & Science will take control of the media planning of the National Lottery under the new management of Allwyn UK – winner of the UK government’s Fourth National Lottery contract.  Back in February, Allwyn …

The Football Association (FA) has given Nottingham Forest defender Harry Toffolo a five-month suspended ban along with a £20,956 fine. Toffolo admitted to breaking the FA’s betting rules 375 times after he was charged in July. The Forest fullback was in breach of FA Rule E1 (b) between 22 January, 2014 to 18 March, 2017. The left-back was playing out on loan during the …

Ahead of his keynote address at the SBC Summit Barcelona (19 – 21 September 2023) leading VC and NY Times best-selling author Matthew Ball states that gambling must accept its interconnected future with Web3 innovations… But don’t call him an ‘oracle’. A new decade saw Web3 depart Silicon Valley’s zeitgeist and enter the dialogue and consciousness of modern business. Yet, …

Betfred has enhanced its approach to content utilisation by updating its online hub, replacing the existing blog.betfred.com page with the new insights.betfred.com platform. The new webpage has been developed by the Warrington-based bookmaker’s marketing, content and brand teams, with the chief goal being to create synergy between the company’s retail and online offerings. Given that omnichannel is one of the …

888 Holdings has confirmed the appointment of Sean Wilkins as inbound Group Chief Financial Officer (Group CFO) of the LSE gambling group. Issuing a corporate statement, 888 notified investors that Wilkins will join the company’s executive management team on 1 February 2024. A seasoned finance officer, Wilkins joins 888 from CEE gambling group Super Bet, the market leading bookmaker of …

OKTO has signed a contract with Italian B2B gambling software group Exalogic, further expanding its reach across the European betting and gaming sector. The payments provider will take two solutions live to the Italian market via the partnership, its flagship OKTO.CASH product as well as the newly developed OKTO.PVR offering, which has been tailored to the Italian Punto Vendita Ricariche …