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BoyleSports returns to Down Royal with Summer Festival sponsorship

SBC News BoyleSports returns to Down Royal with Summer Festival sponsorship

BoyleSports has announced a sponsorship agreement for the Summer Festival of Racing at Down Royal Racecourse in a three-year deal. The Irish bookmaker will gain exclusive naming rights to two celebrated races at the Summer Festival, as well as title sponsorship and branding of the full race card at the Down Royal Race Evening on 2 June. Sharon McHugh, Head …

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BoyleSports hires Vlad Kaltenieks as CEO amid takeover rumours

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Vlad Kaltenieks has announced his new role as the CEO of BoyleSports, taking leadership of the Irish bookmaker at a potentially pivotal moment for its commercial future.  An industry veteran, Kaltenieks has held positions at William Hill and Betsson Group, working as Global Director of Data, Analytics and Digital (UK Online & Retail, Int and US) at the former and …

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BoyleSports hush on sale rumours as it awaits Irish market’s transformation

SBC News BoyleSports hush on sale rumours as it awaits Irish market’s transformation

BoyleSports, Ireland’s largest independent bookmaker, is reported “to be in a sales process”, evaluating its business options ahead of the regulatory shake-up of Ireland’s gambling market. This weekend the Irish Independent reported that Dundalk-based BoyleSports is viewed as an “attractive acquisition target” by “market sources”. Founded in 1982 by entrepreneur John Boyle, BoyleSports is Ireland’s second-largest betting group operating 350 …

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‘Customer service is the best marketing’ – BoyleSports hitting the road on UK retail

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The small and sleepy Anglo-Welsh border town of Ross-on-Wye gained a new resident during the summer, as BoyleSports’ nationwide expansion of its betting shop operation hit the local high-street. Providing an update on the firm’s roadmap – which has since seen another location opened in Wigan – and its progress in the West Midlands town, Lee Otter, BoyleSports’ Director of …

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BoyleSports’ retail rollout continues as new shop opens in Ross-on-Wye

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Shutters may be closing across the UK’s high-streets, but BoyleSports is clearly not disheartened as its UK retail expansion continued this week.  The Irish bookmaker’s newest betting shop, located Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, has just completed its first full weekend of business, having opened on 19 August.  This marks the firm’s seventh UK opening since April, and brings its retail estate on …

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Ian Austin: Betting shops no different to alcohol – except more responsible

SBC News Ian Austin: Betting shops no different to alcohol - except more responsible

Two establishments that are an almost universal feature across Britain’s high-streets and town centres are pubs and betting shops, both popular with millions of customers.  One thing that both the betting and pub/alcohol industries have in common, as argued by Ian Austin, Lord of Dudley in Politics Home this morning, is that they provide many people with a sense of …

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Community spirit: Why BoyleSports is betting big on the UK high street

SBC News Community spirit: Why BoyleSports is betting big on the UK high street

High-street betting shops, like the many retail-based businesses, have taken a serious blow over the past two years – but that hasn’t dissuaded operators with an interest in the vertical.  One such firm that has gone full-steam ahead with a UK retail rollout is BoyleSports, which has long pursued an expansion outside the domestic Irish market where it first began …

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DAZN keeps recruitment focus with CMO and UK/Ontario MD appointments

SBC News DAZN keeps recruitment focus with CMO and UK/Ontario MD appointments

DAZN’s recruitment strategy of hiring experienced industry executives to head its new DAZN Bet venture has continued, hiring two more former senior Entain employees. Shane McLaughlin joins DAZN Bet as Managing Director for the UK and Ontario, ending a nearly 13 year career with Entain which saw him hold six positions, with the most recent being Director of Digital Business …

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BtoBet secures agreement with Ngnatat Sarl to power Cameroon’s Bet237

SBC News BtoBet secures agreement with Ngnatat Sarl to power Cameroon’s Bet237

BtoBet has strengthened its position in the African betting and gaming market, signing a supply agreement with Ngnatat Sarl Trading. The Aspire Global sports betting brand secured the deal with the African gaming group via the latter’s partner STM Gaming, delivering online and retail solutions to Ngnatat’s Bet237 operator. Provided services include both sportsbook and casino solutions, supporting Bet237’s commercial …

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ITP expands ‘presence and influence’ as Ruairi Boyle becomes CCO

SBC News ITP expands ‘presence and influence’ as Ruairi Boyle becomes CCO

Inside The Pocket (ITP) has hired Ruairi Boyle as its new Chief Commercial Officer, who joins from Playtech where he worked at a similar senior commercial capacity.  In an attempt to extend its ‘presence and influence’ throughout the industry, the free-to-play (F2P) aggregation platform explained that the new hire will be responsible for managing ITP’s existing partners. These include Low6,  …

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