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ESIC, ESL and Kindred Group to discuss pertinent integrity issues at Betting on Esports 2017

SBC News ESIC, ESL and Kindred Group to discuss pertinent integrity issues at Betting on Esports 2017

Key figures from across the esports industry will discuss and debate the key integrity issues in the burgeoning industry at September’s Betting on Esports conference at Olympia, London. The panel will explore a wide range of topics, from software/hardware cheating to doping as well as examining whether or not esports has a major integrity scandal looming in the future. Esports …

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Blackstone acquires majority shareholding in Clarion Events

SBC News Blackstone acquires majority shareholding in Clarion Events

iGaming Business (Clarion Gaming subsidiary) has today revealed that parent operating company Clarion Events has been acquired by London private equity firm Blackstone. The industry news source did not reveal any details regarding the sum of acquisition but stated that new owner Blackstone had taken over the majority shareholding from Providence Equity Partners who had acquired the company in 2015 …

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Sports Betting West Africa – SPWA…We United West Africa!

SBC News Sports Betting West Africa - SPWA...We United West Africa!

If you missed it, then you truly missed out. This year’s Sports Betting West Africa is one for the history books. We had record shattering attendance, and an African first by uniting regulatory boards from four nations. Representatives of the National Lottery Regulatory Commission (Nigeria), The Gaming Commission of Ghana, The Sierra Leone State Lottery Company and the National Lottery …

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Esports Insider’s Forum launches to a packed Fnatic Bunkr

SBC News Esports Insider's Forum launches to a packed Fnatic Bunkr

The first of the ESI Forum Series (#ESIForum) events, in association with Digital Fuel, packed the Bunkr last night as the esports fraternity came out in force to Fnatic’s HQ. As a part of SBC Global, Esports Insider is running these monthly events at Fnatic’s Shoreditch venue in a bid to welcome the finest professionals from in and around the industry for …

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IMGL brings prestigious Masterclass to Betting on Sports 2017

SBC News IMGL brings prestigious Masterclass to Betting on Sports 2017

The International Masters of Gaming Law (IMGL), the most important international gaming law firm association, is bringing one of its international Masterclass sessions to the Betting on Sports 2017 conference held on 12-15 September. Members of the IMGL will be speaking on a panel discussing regulation and liability management panel on Wednesday 13 September afternoon and hosting a Masterclass the next …

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Clarion Gaming and GamblingCompliance join SBC’s Sports Betting Week

SBC News Clarion Gaming and GamblingCompliance join SBC’s Sports Betting Week

The sports betting world will be descending on London this September for a series of events, exhibitions and networking functions, exploring the future of sports betting, innovation, marketing and regulation. Sports Betting Week (12-15 September) sees three of the industry’s key information providers – Clarion Gaming, SBC Events & GamblingCompliance – present the industry with a week’s worth of high …

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Sports betting industry’s ‘most comprehensive agenda’ at Betting on Sports

BOS Agenda

SBC Events has launched what it believes is the most comprehensive conference agenda the sports betting industry has ever seen for Betting on Sports 2017 (12-15 September). Featuring 42 sessions across Wednesday 13 and Thursday 14 September, #boscon2017 will present over 150 experts from both the betting and sporting arenas, spanning three conference rooms at the Olympia Conference Centre in …

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Paul Mills joins SBC from Clarion Gaming to head up events portfolio

SBC News Paul Mills joins SBC from Clarion Gaming to head up events portfolio

SBC Global has appointed Paul Mills as Chief Operating Officer for its burgeoning events portfolio, which includes September’s Betting on Sports conference and exhibition, Betting on Football and the SBC Awards, now confirmed for Tuesday 5th December. Mills is well known in gambling and exhibition circles after 15 years working on the ICE show and associated events. In his new role …

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Want to find out why football clubs are entering esports? Be at the Bunkr on July 20th

SBC News Want to find out why football clubs are entering esports? Be at the Bunkr on July 20th

There are just nine days remaining until the inaugural Esports Insider Forum Series hosted at Fnatic’s very own Bunkr in Shoreditch, London. Esports Insider, a part of SBC Global, will welcome up to 80 professionals from the realm of esports as well as traditional sports with a panel examining just why football clubs are getting involved in the burgeoning world of esports on …

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Inaugural SBC Betting Forum provides Georgia market update

Georgia - Copyright: lesniewski / 123RF Stock Photo

Former Adjarabet CMO Lasha Machavariani will provide an overview of gambling in the region of CIS and Georgia, the history behind the regulated market in the region, and an update on the major players and opportunities in the country at next week’s SBC Betting Forum. A long-term ambassador for SBC Global, Machavariani is one of 15 leading industry speakers taking to the stage in the inaugural …

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