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Glendale (California) based ‘real-money’ games developer Gamblit Gaming has confirmed that it has raised an additional $25 million (€23 million) in venture funding to help aid its next stage of growth and enterprise development. Led by CEO and founding member Eric Meyerhofer,  Gamblit aims to create gaming content that will bridge customer integration and engagement between digital verticals and traditional land-based …

Updating the market, the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has confirmed the appointment of David Pemberton as the body’s new Chief Operating Officer. Pemberton is expected to join the UKGC’s leadership team at the end of June, and will be tasked with managing the regulator’s corporate services including HR, finance, IT, planning and risk. For the past 13-years Pemberton has acted …

Sports content and media provider Perform Group has announced that it has reached an agreement with the NFL to distribute its digital subscription produce ‘NFL Game Pass’ to ‘global territories’ outside the US and Europe. Agreeing on a multi-year agreement, Perform will gain exclusive rights to broadcast NFL Game Pass content which includes Monday, Thursday and Sunday Night games. Its …

Novomatic sports betting subsidiary ADMIRAL has opened the biggest betting shop in Europe ‘The ADMIRAL Arena Prater’. Located in Vienna’s ‘Viennese Prater’ amusement park, Novomatic governance states that its Arena Prater Sportsbar will deliver the ‘next level in sports betting and entertainment’. Hosting its launch party on 1 May with some + 3500 guests in attendance, Novomatic officially opened the Arena …

The governance of FTSE-listed bookmaker William Hill Plc is confident of meeting 2017 corporate expectations following a ‘positive start’ to the year. Issuing a trading update (17-week period to 25 April), William Hill reported a period growth in wagering and net revenues across all core divisions. Updating investors, the company expects its group net revenues to be 9% up on …

Sports data, analysis and content provider Sportradar AG has confirmed the appointment of Warren Murphy as its group Managing Director of Sports Betting. Murphy, the former CEO of Sporting Index Group (2009-2016), takes over the strategic direction and commercial delivery of Sportradar’s fast growing betting division Betradar. An industry veteran, Murphy has held leadership positions at Sporting Index and Camelot UK, …

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has confirmed that his government will move to ban all gambling-related advertisements and marketing during live sports broadcasts aired before a watershed of 8:30 pm. PM Turnbull informed the media of the blanket ban pre-watershed, which is set to cover all verticals including TV, radio and Internet. Australian horse racing will be exempt from the …

The Daily Telegraph has this weekend reported that Delia Bushell has resigned as Managing Director of TV & Sport for UK telecoms operator BT Group (BT). Bushell a former BSKYB executive joined the telecoms operator in 2014, given the mandate of developing BT’s television/broadcast properties. At the time, BT governance looked to defend the firm’s position against the mounting challenge …

John O’Reilly Non-Executive Director at William Hill told the Betting on Football conference audience that he is excited that betting is entering a new stage, following landscape changes to the industry and its key stakeholders. O’Reilly, a + 25-year industry veteran, has seen significant industry shifts in betting driven by new technology, changing consumer habits and regulatory change. With regards to …