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Playtech has announced that it has partnered with Warner Bros’ ‘Consumer Products’ division, gaining the gaming rights for its DC Entertainment catalogue. The content partnership will see Playtech develop six slot games featuring DC titles. Playtech marketing announced that it will initially launch two slots themed on DC’s 1960’s Batman Classic TV Series; ‘Batman & Catwoman Cash’ and ‘Batman vs The …

Updating the market Athens-listed lottery technology provider Intralot SPA has announced that Intralot Inc (USA operating division) CEO Tom Little has stepped down from his leadership position within the firm. Little has served as CEO of Intralot US since 2002. The lottery provisions supplier confirmed that Little’s USA CEO duties would be temporarily filed by Intralot Group Chief Operating Officer …

Stockholm-listed European sports betting operator Betsson AB has announced that it has refreshed its 15-year old flagship brand Betsson.com. Presenting the rebrand of Betsson, the operator declared that its founding brand had undertaken a new creative concept under the tagline ‘Anytime’s Playtime’. Betsson marketing stated that it wanted the rebrand to reflect the company’s dedicated emphasis on consumer fun, engagement …

Alan Alger, PR Manager for Betway takes on Stephen Harris from bettingexpert and Timeform in the third week of the jump season Tipster Challenge for 2016/17 at Fontwell Races. Michael Shinners assumed the lead in the competition last week, after collecting 4.00 points from a pair of winners at Wetherby. Ed Nicholson, Head of Unibet UK Marketing Operations, sits at …

Online sportsbook Tempobet has added to its English football portfolio by penning a deal to become a regional betting partner of Arsenal FC. The three-year deal will give the operator extensive LED advertising coverage at Emirates Stadium for all Premier League games. It will also allow Tempobet to use the North London club’s crest on its website and grant them …

Equotion, the sports analytics start-up, has moved from Ilkley into new offices at Bowcliffe Hall in Yorkshire, the former home of an aviation pioneer. It is the latest development for the company, which has attracted significant investment from Gordon Black, former Chairman of Peter Black Limited, and Graham Martin, a third generation bookmaker and the founder of Bonne Terre, the …

Newspaper reports over the last week have focused on suggestions that Theresa May’s government is shifting its stance on gambling advertising, with so far unsubstantiated, but supposedly well-informed, rumours that we could see a blanket ban on all gambling advertisements before the 9pm TV watershed and incorporation of gambling advertising practices within the ongoing FOBT review. This has followed: comment …

SBC will crown the inaugural Rising Star in Sports Betting at the SBC Awards 2016, which will be held on December 7 at Under the Bridge nightclub. This prestigious award has been created to recognise the most prolific emerging operator or affiliate in the sports betting industry. Andy McCarron, Managing Director at SBC, said: “We are particularly excited about crowning the …

The shortlist has been revealed for the much sought after William Hill Sportsbook of the Year award 2016, and it includes stories  from the worlds of football, horse racing, cricket, swimming and athletics. Amongst the more bewildering of the subject matter to make the list is Oliver Kay’s ‘Forever Young: The Story of Adrian Doherty’; a re-telling of the life of …

Paddy Power has taken the bold step of becoming the first bookmaker to payout on Hillary Clinton winning the 2016 US Election. Closing its ‘US Election’ market, Paddy Power announced that it had cashed out £800,000 in winning bets placed on the Democrat candidate. The bookmaker makes its gutsy call despite Donald Trump being currently priced at 5/1 to win …