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Distinct opinions surrounding the next phase of US online gambling growth and market make-up were voiced during the morning session of day two of the SBC Summit Barcelona last week.  While expressing conflicting opinions and insights, the panel comprising current US stakeholders agreed on one underlying principle… “there is no go-to-market strategy” for North American incumbents. “I think it’s pretty …

Dean Rowland, Director of Receptional will be spearheading the full-service digital marketing agency’s presence at next week’s SBC Summit Barcelona (20-22 September). Operating since 1999, Receptional has implemented a tech-first approach to deliver on client targets through the use of proprietary-built marketing tools, generating deeper customer insights and actionable results. Rowland tells SBC why Receptional’s Google presentation should not be …

Jdigital, Spain’s online gambling trade association, has shared knowledge and insights on match-fixing and sports corruption with the National Police Department. This week in Barcelona, Jorge Hinojosa, Director General of Jdigital, participated in a series of workshops organised by the Training & Development unit of Spain’s police department.  Jdigital’s workshops aim to strengthen the training of police officers across Spanish …

Blexr has moved to strengthen its day-to-day media and marketing operations by appointing two new executives to join its senior management team.  The Malta and Barcelona-based publisher has confirmed the appointment of Nick Walker as Chief Operating Officer (COO), joining Blexr from iTech Media, where he formerly served as Head of Agile Delivery. An expert in media operations and product …

Grupo CIRSA has announced the appointment of Antonio Hostench as new Chief Executive of the Blackstone-owned Spanish markets gambling group. Yesterday, the board of CIRSA informed stakeholders that it had decided to split the duties of CEO and Chairman that Joaquim Agut had served since 2018, following US PE fund Blackstone’s buyout of the company. Agut will now solely act …

Fantasy football platform Sorare has entered into a partnership with SEON, leveraging the latter’s solutions to detect fraud within its referral programme. The agreement will see Sorare utilise SEON’s onboarding monitoring, device fingerprinting and tailored risk rules offerings to identify and prevent referral fraud and protect its Non-Fungible Token portfolio. Solutions included under the terms of the partnership include Email …

Super Group has lauded the social responsibility focus of its marketing efforts, applied across all the football sponsorship portfolio of its flagship sportsbook property Betway. Issuing an update on Betway’s football portfolio, the group pointed to the brand’s success in the UK, where it has forged collaborations with 13 clubs in the English Premier League, most prominently West Ham United …

Grupo CIRSA, the Blackstone-owned Spanish gambling group, revealed that 2021 trading is ‘on par with company expectations’ as its global land-based units continue to be impacted by COVID circumstances.  Publishing a Q1 2021 trading overview, the CIRSA registered group operating profits of €28.6 million, generated from corporate revenues totalling €156 million. CIRSA underscored that period operating profits were generated against …

Football, which is arguably the ‘biggest sport in the world’, captures the attention of supporters and professional players across the globe. Fans who crave the sport often become more immersed via the route of betting and gambling.  The ever-changing industry is inevitably taking advantage of this spike in activity but with new, stricter regulations being fixed in place, what does …

Liverpool and Manchester United are taking part in negotiations to join a new European Super League, according to reports. Earlier this month, the top flight duo were spearheading a campaign, titled ‘Project Bigger Picture’, to reform the Premier League. The new campaign would have axed two teams from the league, giving the ‘big six’ “enhanced voting rights”. However, this was …