Retail

R. Franco launches industry start-up accelerator program ‘Wanajump’

SBC News R. Franco launches industry start-up accelerator program ‘Wanajump’

Spanish gambling operator Grupo R. Franco (R. Franco) has announced the launch of its industry start-up accelerator program ‘Wanajump.’ The operator will run two incubator categories under the Wanajump program; ‘Incube’ and ‘Accelerate.’ Launching the initiative, R. Franco governance revealed that the company plans to support up to 30 start-ups per year. Its ‘Incube’ program will focus on initial stage …

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Sky World Racing launches new ‘content hub’ website

SBC News Sky World Racing launches new 'content hub' website

Tabcorp horse racing media rights subsidiary Sky World Racing (Louisville – Kentucky) has announced the launch of its new website – skyworldracing.com. The new website will act as a racing content hub seeking to become the leading news source year-round racing from the Australian, New Zealand and South African markets. Sky World governance detailed that a new website was needed …

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ESSA – Tennis continues to dominate suspicious betting alerts

SBC News ESSA - Tennis continues to dominate suspicious betting alerts

European sports integrity unit ESSA has reported that tennis accounted for 84% of all cases of suspicious betting reported to regulatory authorities. Tennis alerts have now dominated ESSA’s integrity statistics for seven consecutive quarters since ESSA introduced its quarterly reporting practice at the start of 2015. The third quarter of 2016 saw 37 cases of suspicious betting activity identified by …

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‘Mr Tough Guy’ – Paddy Power offers $10 million for Trump Vs Biden fight

SBC News ‘Mr Tough Guy’ - Paddy Power offers $10 million for Trump Vs Biden fight

Irish bookmaker Paddy Power wants Republican nominee Donald Trump and current US Vice President Joe Biden to sort their political and personal differences the ‘good old fashioned way’. The bookmaker has pledged to donate US $10 million to charities of Trump and Biden’s choice if they square up in a boxing match. Paddy Power’s charity offer follows this week’s tough …

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William Hill promotes Cem Miralay to Chief Customer Officer

SBC News William Hill promotes Cem Miralay to Chief Customer Officer

William Hill governance has promoted Group Director of Change Cem Miralay to the leadership position of Chief Customer Officer (CCO) of the FTSE-listed sports betting operator. Miralay joined William Hill this May from European market competitor Betsson AB where he served as Chief Product Officer (2013 – 2016). The promotion to CCO sees Miralay take on certain responsibilities of the …

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Premiership Rugby extends Perform Group as lead content producer

SBC News Premiership Rugby extends Perform Group as lead content producer

The governance of Premiership Rugby the highest tier of professional rugby in England, has confirmed the renewal of its sports content and production partnership with Perform Group (Perform) for a further five years. As content lead Perform, will continue to deliver its management of Premiership Rugby Productions, covering 66 Aviva Premiership Rugby matches each season as well as producing highlights …

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Stan James shops installed with OPTIMA serverless EPOS

SBC News Stan James shops installed with OPTIMA serverless EPOS

Steve Fisher, founder and chief executive of the independent UK retail bookmaker Stan James, has revealed this week that the firm has adopted the OPTIMA serverless electronic point of sales system (EPOS) and that it has been already installed and live in its entire estate. Fisher, who heads up one of the fastest growing independents in the UK, explained: “The new OPTIMA EPOS software platform …

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Tabcorp governance faces investor pressure with regards to executive pay & merger voting process

SBC News Tabcorp governance faces investor pressure with regards to executive pay & merger voting process

Australian business news sources have reported that a number of Tabcorp investors have expressed disappointment with regards to executive compensation at the firm’s ‘annual general meeting’ (AGM). Although the majority of Tabcorp investors’ voted in favour of increasing CEO David Attenborough’s pay package, it has been reported that 22% of votes cast were against the motion, falling just short of …

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Novomatic charges Euro Games Technology with slot plagiarism lawsuit

SBC News Novomatic charges Euro Games Technology with slot plagiarism lawsuit

Austrian gambling technology provider Novomatic Group (Novomatic) has filed a plagiarism lawsuit against Bulgarian slots and games manufacturer Euro Games Technology (Euro Games). Filing its lawsuit within the Berlin District Court, Novomatic governance has charged Sofia-based Euro Games of ‘systematically and unfairly’ copying functions and titles of its games inventory. Novomatic governance specifically questions the Euro Games slot titles of …

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UK Government confirms review of industry FOBTs & advertising

SBC News UK Government confirms review of industry FOBTs & advertising

Industry Fixed Odds Betting Terminals (FOBTs) and advertising standards will be on the Conservative government agenda, following confirmation of an industry review by Culture, Media & Sports Minister Tracey Crouch. The latest review by the government aims to probe FOBTs coverage within UK highstreets, gaming machine stakes/prizes and industry social responsibility measures. As reported this September, the government has further …

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