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Tough Start! William Hill issues revised profits for 2016

SBC News Tough Start! William Hill issues revised profits for 2016

Issuing a trading updating, FTSE listed betting operator William Hill has revealed that it will have to revise its year guidance following a poor start to 2016. Coming off a rough week of results at Cheltenham 2016, which saw racing punters cash-in on multiple favourites combined with further unfavourable European football results, William Hill governance stated that its online division …

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GVC Holdings PLC announces the appointment of Liron Snir as CPO

SBC News GVC Holdings PLC announces the appointment of Liron Snir as CPO

GVC Holdings PLC is pleased to announce the appointment of Liron Snir to the newly created role of Chief Product Officer. Liron, the former Vice President of Product and Strategy of Playtech PLC, is recognised as one of the foremost product and technology experts in the online gaming industry over the last sixteen years. As Vice President of Customer Relations for over …

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Steven Valentine – Comtrade: Platform Partnerships… A Changing Dynamic

SBC News Steven Valentine - Comtrade: Platform Partnerships... A Changing Dynamic

Having been selected by Manila and Isle of Man bookmaker Dafabet as core igaming platform, SBC interviews Steven Valentine Comtrade Director of Interactive Services on the changing partnership dynamic between suppliers and operators. Valentine details how platform customisation and flexible infrastructures are leading operators’ supplier demands, as the industry moves away from standalone turnkey solutions. __________________________ SBC: Hi Steven, congrats on Comtrade …

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888 Holdings posts ‘resilient 2015’ despite increased regulatory impacts

SBC News 888 Holdings posts 'resilient 2015' despite increased regulatory impacts

Presenting its audited full-year 2015 results (period ending 31 December 2015), the governance of FTSE listed igaming operator 888 Holdings (888) has described 2015 corporate performance as resilient in facing imposed regulatory impacts. Outlining 2015 core metrics, 888 would post group revenues of $462 million (£320 million), 2% up on 2014’s $455 million. The operator noted that on a like-for-like …

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bettingexpert research: ‘Millions in misery for bookmakers at Cheltenham 2016’

SBC News bettingexpert research: ‘Millions in misery for bookmakers at Cheltenham 2016’

Leading European betting player portal bettingexpert.com has analysed the four days of Cheltenham Festival 2016 wagering, in what has been dubbed ‘the worst ever Cheltenham’ by UK bookmakers. Publishing detailed analysis of betting trends at Cheltenham 2016, bettingexpert has estimated that bookmakers were approximately down £3.21 per punter. With tens of millions of wagers taken over the course of the …

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Betting on Football transfers to Stamford Bridge

SBC News Betting on Football transfers to Stamford Bridge

This year’s Betting on Football Conference, being held on 21st April, has relocated to Stamford Bridge, the home of Premier League Champions Chelsea FC. Two years after #bofcon was launched at Stamford Bridge, the dedicated betting conference will now return to the football ground, setting up home in the Harris, Drake and Vialli suites. The one day conference was originally planned …

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LeoVegas gains 30,000 shareholders on Stockholm Nasdaq debut

SBC News LeoVegas gains 30,000 shareholders on Stockholm Nasdaq debut

European mobile gaming specialist LeoVegas has announced that its Stockholm Nasdaq First North Premier initial public offering was significantly oversubscribed as the operator hit peak trading of SEK 38.6 (£3.30) per share. Debuting trading under the ticker name ‘LEO’, LeoVegas AB had opened its Nasdaq trading at SEK 32 corresponding to its market value of SEK 3.19 billion (£275 million). …

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IGT Group optimistic of 2016 outlook following year of synergy creations

IGT sheds Italian weight offloading Lottomatica B2C units to Gamenet SPA

New York-listed gambling and lottery technology supplier, IGT Group closed its full-year 2015 results (period ending 31 December) reporting adjusted revenues of $5.5 billion down 4% on 2014’s (pro-forma) revenues of $5.7 billion.   Declaring its first full-year performance as IGT Group (the combined enterprise of GTECH and IGT), the company would declare adjusted EBITDA earnings of $1.8 billion, down …

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