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Stockholm-based slots and games developer Quickspin has confirmed the appointment of Tomas Bergendal to the role of Sales Director as the firm looks to grow its presence in regulated and emerging markets following its May acquisition by FTSE-listed Playtech for €50 million. Joining Quickspin Bergendal will be responsible for overseeing the sales department and expanding the firm’s reach into new …

Football, football, football. That is what appears to continue to be the marketing strategy of many bookmakers, potentially even more so in 2016. One EPL record was broken this season with 50% of clubs having their official shirt sponsor as a betting operator.  There is an argument to be had that this makes sense of course; more and more people …

London hedge fund Parvus Asset Management (Parvus) has publicly stated that it will not back the merger of William Hill and Amaya Inc, declaring that it sees ‘little strategic logic’ in the £5 billion ‘all-stock merger of equals’. Led by Danish financier Mads Eg Gensmann, Parvus is reported to be William Hill Plc’s largest investor owning approximately 14.3% of company shares. …

Marathonbet, the Official Betting Partner of Manchester United, has launched the Club’s first ever branded online live casino, which will be open for business 24/7 and allows United fans worldwide to play live roulette while immersed in a Manchester United-themed environment. UK players will be able to play live blackjack later in the year, with a Russian speaking blackjack table …

With its ‘2016 US Presidential Election’ market hitting £63 million in wagers Betfair has announced that Hillary Clinton has hit her lowest trading price of 1.18, giving the Democrat candidate an 85% chance of becoming the first US female president.   With just 24 days till the US hits its polls, Betfair revealed that Donald Trump currently trades at 7.0 giving …

BetBright has announced the launch of its new mobile-only ‘Acca +1’ feature, giving its customers a risk-free leg on their football accumulator. Launching the unique feature, BetBright marketing stated that operator wanted to give its mobile customers the ‘best value acca in the industry’, and moreover differentiate its betting app and customer experience in a crowded marketplace. The Acca +1 …

Responding to news reports that it had closed down its eSports market, bookmaker Ladbrokes has stated that it will continue to take bets on the vertical. The bookmaker moved to clear up industry rumours that it had shut down its eSports market, following reports by esportsbettingreport.com that eSports would no longer be offered as a market. Ladbrokes detailed that the …

Industry live betting specialist Metric Gaming has announced that it has entered a ‘definitive agreement’ with Moscow-based operator Sportbet.ru to become its lead platform provider. Updating the market, Metric Gaming governance detailed its SuperLive® Platform had been selected by Sportbet.ru which holds the first bookmaking license ever issued by Russia’s Federal Tax Service. Acting as lead platform supplier, Metric Gaming’s …

eSports industry news source eSportsbettingreport.com has informed that Ladbrokes has ‘quietly dropped its eSports betting markets’. The news source points to a customer query with Ladbrokes support asking the bookmaker why no eSports markets were visible on its sports betting product. The bookmaker replied to the query stating that its eSports markets had been ‘taken away currently’, further noting that …

The Asociacion de Clubs de Baloncesto (ACB), the governing body of Spanish professional basketball has selected Genius Sports as its ‘Official Data Partner’. Integrating Genius Sports’ LiveStats system, ACB will look to ‘unlock the value of its data’ forming a three-season partnership with the sports data specialist. Detailing provisions, ACB will now operate Genius Sports ‘Sports Management Platform’ allowing for optimal …