To mark International Women’s Day 2022, we spoke with a number of leading female figures from across the betting and gaming industry to find out more about their careers, advice that they’d give to news starters and what more the industry can do to make sure diversity and inclusion ‘get a seat at the table’ SBC: What attracted you to …
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Scientific Games Corporation has debuted its OpenGaming ecosystem in Colombia this week with Betsson Group which last year acquired a 70% stake in one of the country’s first licensed operators, Colbet. Initially, Colbet customers can access games developed by SG’s in-house studios, along with content supplied by its newly acquired business Lightning Box, as well as third-party providers Big Time Gaming and ReelPlay. The full OpenGaming portfolio is set to …
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Playtech Plc has continued its strong tier-1 commercial momentum by announcing that Betsson AB has upgraded its lead igaming services contract. Securing a four-year extension, Playtech will deploy its customised live studio gaming suite across Betsson’s European portfolio for the flagship brands of Betsson, Betsafe, NordicBet and EuropeBet. The partnership will see Betsson’s live casino games inventory significantly enhanced with …
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Betsson AB has appointed LeanConvert to serve as lead digital optimisation and conversion agency across its international portfolio of +20 brands. The specialist UX and UI agency will undertake a review of Betsson’s individual brand strategies with regards to their onsite user conversion rates and optimisation capabilities. The partnership will see Betsson marketing and web development teams supported by LeanConvert …
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Betsson AB has commissioned sports betting innovation studio Incentive Games to develop a suite of free-to-play (FTP) games for its recently launched Betsafe Kenya brand. Launched this December, Betsafe Kenya is Betsson’s first African sports betting property in which the Stockholm group will seek to lead the Kenyan market in safer gambling, customer care and innovation disciplines. Betsafe’s entry into …
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The rise of live casino has become a highlighted topic in the gambling industry particularly given its rise is prominence due to the global health pandemic reducing live-sport offerings and halting all retail. However, online casino’s rise could also help retail in terms of using the technology available to enhance the land-based customer experience. Speaking at SBC Summit Barcelona – …
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Stockholm-listed online gambling group Betsson AB has announced the appointment of two key senior management hires, recruiting Cíara Nic Liam as Product Director for Gaming and Joakim Thor as Product Director for Sports Betting. The appointments have been confirmed by Betsson Chief Strategy Officer Peter Zäll, as the Stockholm gambling group continues to implement its corporate recovery programme, seeking to …
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Quickfire, powered by Microgaming, has signed a major UK casino firm in Rank Group. Entertaining Britain since 1937, Rank Group is one of the largest gaming entertainment brands in the UK. Its gaming services include Grosvenor Casinos, the UK’s largest multi-channel casino operator, and Mecca, one of the most popular community gaming websites in Great Britain. Rank has joined forces …
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