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Catarina Marques brings ‘invaluable’ igaming expertise to Samba Digital

SBC News Catarina Marques brings ‘invaluable’ igaming expertise to Samba Digital

Catarina Marques has been named Igaming Business Development Manager at Samba Digital, as she departs from Clever Advertising. Samba Digital – a sports marketing and media agency – has praised Marques’ ‘impressive background’ in igaming which spans seven years, stating that she brings a wealth of experience and expertise to the growing team. The Business Development Manager said of her …

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Simon Hovmand-Stilling: Better Collective holds no compromise to lead Brazil media market

SBC News Simon Hovmand-Stilling: Better Collective holds no compromise to lead Brazil media market

Last February, Better Collective, global gaming’s biggest media group completed its €176m acquisition of Playmaker Capital, diversifying its media portfolio once more to take leadership in South American markets. Ahead of the inaugural SBC Summit Rio (5-7 March), Simon Hovmand-Stilling, CEO of Better Collective South America details no compromise in the strategy to take Brazil’s top spot, building its most …

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AI picks up speed against match-fixing in latest Sportradar integrity report

SBC News AI picks up speed against match-fixing in latest Sportradar integrity report

Sportradar’s Integrity Services unit has released its latest anti-corruption report on suspicious betting activity spanning throughout 2023. For that year alone, the match-fixing prevention specialist managed to monitor around 850,000 events and matches across 70 sports with the help of AI. A total of 1,329 matches were lit up as suspicious, constituting 11 sports across 105 countries. This rate ‘remains …

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Vermantia: delivering digital innovation in retail betting shops

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Vermantia Chief Technology Officer Menelaos Ladopoulos sits down with SBC News to discuss the firm’s latest Digital Signage product launch, Vision 3.0 by Vermantia, that has proven popular in Italy and is making its way to the top of all tier one European retail operators. SBC News: What differentiates Vermantia and more specifically the technological department that you foresee?  Menelaos …

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Charity Commission complaint demands GambleAware stop its public deception

SBC News Charity Commission complaint demands GambleAware stop its public deception

The Charity Commission has received a complaint made against GambleAware for providing false information to the British public on gambling-related harms and suicides. The complaint has been submitted by The Good Law Project, an independent non-profit organisation led by public policy expert Will Prochaska, the former Strategic Director of Gambling with Lives (GWL). In its mission statement, The Good Law …

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Weerwind eyes new gambling harm institute to enhance Dutch player protection

SBC News Weerwind eyes new gambling harm institute to enhance Dutch player protection

Franc Weerwind, Legal Protection Minister of the Netherlands, has informed the President of the House of Representatives about his intentions going forward in regards to the upcoming evaluation of the country’s Remote Gambling Act (KOA) taking place in October. The letter to Martin Bosma is a follow up to Weerwind’s previous alert on failing player protection measures of the Remote …

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GIG & Suprnation continue ‘partner-centric’ strategy in enhanced deal

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Gaming Innovation Group (GiG) has extended its partnership with online casino partner Suprnation for the continued provision of its platform. The long-term deal – which follows an original agreement initiated in 2016 – continues to strengthen the operator’s position across UK and European markets, and will see GiG’s powerful technology continue to drive the three Suprnation igaming casino brands. Meanwhile, …

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Interpol network arrests 53 betting mules

SBC News Interpol network arrests 53 betting mules

An Interpol investigation has seen Spain’s National Police Force (Policía Nacional) arrest 53 individuals who were allegedly serving as “betting mules” for a criminal organisation involved in manipulating sports events. According to reports, the criminal network orchestrated match-fixing schemes in football, tennis, and table tennis in over 20 nations, including Romania, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Russia and Bolivia. The arrests followed an …

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Slovenia warned of limits against Black Market violators 

SBC News Slovenia warned of limits against Black Market violators 

The National Assembly of Slovenia has been warned that “there are many more violations of online gambling” than previously assumed. The warning came from the Financial Administration of the Republic of Slovenia (FURS) carrying out its annual inspection of gambling activities and licences. The agency reported that “more and more online organisers are illegally organising games of chance in the …

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Kiron strengthens position in South Africa with SuperSportBet deal

SBC News Kiron strengthens position in South Africa with SuperSportBet deal

Kiron Interactive is strengthening its presence in South Africa after collaborating with SuperSportBet – a new operator in the market. The deal allows the operator’s customers to access a ‘comprehensive selection’ of virtual sports titles, with the current offerings including football, horse racing, motor racing and jump racing. This encompasses betting on live sports events 24/7 with Kiron’s portfolio of …

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