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Unibet to sponsor Cheltenham’s Champion Hurdle until 2028

SBC News Unibet to sponsor Cheltenham’s Champion Hurdle until 2028

Unibet has extended its sponsorship of the Unibet Champion Hurdle for a further five years. The race takes place on the Old Course during the opening day of Cheltenham Festival, with only three companies having sponsored it before. The Kindred Group-owned operator has sponsored the race since 2011, seven years as Stan James before Unibet took over in 2018.  Since …

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bacta before parliament yet again to make banking case

bacta before parliament yet again to make banking case

bacta’s engagement with the political sphere continued this week as the UK amusements industry trade body gave evidence to the Treasury Select Committee. The association’s CEO, John White, addressed MPs on the committee – chaired by Conservative Party MP Harriett Baldwin – about banking challenges currently facing the amusement sector. Amusement arcade members have become increasingly concerned about ‘being unfairly …

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Former BoyleSports and Entain product lead joins RMG c-level team

Former BoyleSports and Entain product lead joins RMG c-level team

Ryan Thurburn has joined Racecourse Media Group (RMG) senior leadership as its first Chief Product Officer (CPO), bringing with him extensive experience of bookmaking business. The new CPO’s prior roles in betting and gaming have included tenures at high profile omnichannel operators, including a stint as Head of Sportsbook Product at Entain and Head of Product for its Ladbrokes Coral …

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Norsk Tipping appoints Tonje Sagstuen as acting CEO

SBC News Norsk Tipping appoints Tonje Sagstuen as acting CEO

The Norwegian government has confirmed the appointment of Tonje Sagstuen as the acting CEO of Norsk Tipping.  Sagstuen will replace Thor Gjermund Eriksen, who is set to leave Norway’s gambling and lotteries monopoly at the end of this month. During H1 trading, Eriksen announced his acceptance of the role of Managing Director at Bane NOR, Norway’s state-owned rail network firm. …

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PA Betting Services continues to back Oddschecker horse racing

PA Betting Services continues to back Oddschecker horse racing

Oddschecker has renewed its partnership with PA Betting Services (PABS) to continue leveraging the latter’s data and content services for horse racing. The five-year contract renewal will include race verdicts, comments and tips via the PABS racing distribution platform for domestic fixtures to support Oddschecker’s services around the sport. A leading odds comparison site serving the UK and international markets, …

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The Health Lottery increases free prize draw to ‘highest level possible’

SBC News The Health Lottery increases free prize draw to ‘highest level possible’

The Health Lottery has announced a revamp of its flagship lottery game, along with the launch of a new website, logo and identity for its overall brand. As the society lottery operator’s five-times-a-week lottery game gets renamed The Big Win, a new prize structure will also be in place from the draw on the evening of 15 August. Lebby Eyres, …

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Sportsbet to continue Sky Racing in-app broadcasts with Tabcorp

SBC News Sportsbet to continue Sky Racing in-app broadcasts with Tabcorp

Australian gambling firm Tabcorp has extended its digital vision supply agreement with Sportsbet for an additional 10 years. The extension allows Flutter Entertainment-owned Sportsbet to broadcast Sky Racing 1 and Sky Racing 2 vision live in its betting app and website, with Sky as the exclusive provider.  Adam Rytenskild, Tabcorp Managing Director and CEO, noted: “Sky is the home of …

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Dreams CEO Wilhelm resigns over Chile antitrust investigation 

SBC News Dreams CEO Wilhelm resigns over Chile antitrust investigation 

Dreams SA has informed investors that Jaime Wilhelm has resigned as Chief Executive of the Pan-South American casino group. The resignation comes as Wilhelm is announced as one of the executives to be investigated by Chile’s Competition Authority (FNE) for alleged market violations and fraud charges. Last April, the FNE intervened in the planned merger of Dreams with its main …

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Italy approves phase-1 of gambling overhaul 

SBC News Italy approves phase-1 of gambling overhaul 

 Italy will undertake a comprehensive overhaul of its gambling laws, as Parliament has officially authorised the approval of the ‘Tax Delegation Law’.  The legislation recognises Italian gambling as a sector requiring a “reorganisation of tax duties and the introduction of new player protection measures that aim to create a more transparent and accountable industry”. As such, the Italian government will …

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Barry Gibson: Entain is Gambling’s most sustainable Plc 

SBC News Barry Gibson: Entain is Gambling’s most sustainable Plc 

Further to this morning’s announcement of H1 2023 interim results, Barry Gibson, Chairman of Entain Plc, has issued a separate statement on the FTSE100 firm’s ongoing HMRC investigation. The news that corporate governance had reserved a £585m legal provision to settle the HMRC dispute related to the former Turkish business terminated in 2017 dominated Entain’s half-year results. “Whilst negotiations with …

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