Kiron has boosted its presence across core European markets after agreeing to supply its virtual racing products to Kindred Group subsidiary, Unibet. Under the agreement, Kiron has made its horse racing and greyhound racing products live on the sportsbook’s main racing page via the company’s partnership with ATR, which is expected to deliver rapid-play betting experiences for Unibet customers. Ben …
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HD virtual sports specialist Highlight Games has secured a new agreement with SuperSport to supply its Soccerbet product. The agreement sees Highlight Games supply both single match and league versions of its Soccerbet product across SuperSport’s online, mobile and retail divisions – both of which will be made available in both English and Italian. Soccerbet will feature footage from English …
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Leading CIS markets bookmaker Fortuna Entertainment has completed the full migration of its Polish sportsbook property onto the Playtech ‘IMS platform’. Optimising its group omni-channel capacities, Fortuna has sanctioned Playtech to deploy new systems integrations across its active market portfolio, which sees Poland join Fortuna’s home markets Slovakia and the Czech Republic in upgrading to IMS. Completing its Polish deployment, …
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Betsson Group has upped its commitment to industry diversity and inclusion after revealing that it has become a Founding Member of the All-In Diversity Project (AIDP). The announcement follows on from the launch of Betsson’s DIB initiative earlier this year, which features a number of activities aimed at highlighting ‘Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging’. Lena Nordin, Chief HR Officer at Betsson …
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The coronavirus has halted a variety of industries, whilst pushing others into a period of financial instability. Yet as the world adapts to the ‘new normal’, so does the betting industry. Operators and suppliers alike are getting creative to mitigate long-term business repercussions. With that in mind, Max Dubossarsky, Chief Operating Officer of Betinvest, wrote for SBC News to explain …
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Under normal circumstances, April and May should have been key campaign months for the US 2020 Elections (3 November), with the Democratic Party crowning Joe Biden to challenge President Trump. However, US 2020’s script has been flipped by COVID-19 consequences, adding further divisive factors to the campaign trail, as bookies tell SBC to buckle up for this year’s biggest wagering …
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Blockchain lottery Quanta has continued to grow its footprint in the African market by confirming the appointment of Deji Enwezor as the Chief Executive Officer of Quanta Nigeria. Enwezor joins Quanta from International Lottery & Gaming where he was CEO. Prior to that, he was a Sports Lotto Consultant at National Sports Lottery and also worked in executive and operations at …
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Mirroring European counterparts, Ukraine’s Rada (parliament) has had to undertake radical adjustments to counter COVID-19 impacts, affecting its legislative resources and timetable. Facing a backlog of legislative readings, Rada’s situation is further undermined as President Volodymyr Zelensky ordered a sweeping senior cabinet reshuffle in March, having fallen out with influential first minister Oleksiy Honcharuk. Nevertheless, Zelensky’s SoP Party has maintained its …
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New York-based sports data and affiliate marketing group QL Gaming Group (QLGG) has acquired sports forecasting specialist Accuscore. The acquisition follows QLGG securing a further $1.1 million in venture funding, which sees it accelerate the development of its sports betting analytics platform, with Accuscore provisions providing vital components. In its acquisition notes, QLGG detailed that Accuscore services will help expand …
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New Zealand’s Racing Industry Transition Agency (RITA) has confirmed that it will be launching a consultation focusing on changes to the TAB as a result of COVID-19. Changes include a 30% reduction on staff numbers, as well as other cost saving measures aimed at reducing total expenditure. RITA Executive Chair, Dean McKenzie, emphasised that the changes are required to ensure …
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