DAZN’s long-running sports betting ambitions reached fruition today as the company’s DAZN Bet product made its market debut in the UK. The first sector to count DAZN Bet as an operator, the UK will function as a pilot for DAZN’s beta product to be tested and further developed, with plans for the final offering based around ‘enhancing interactive experiences’ for …
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A few months after announcing the planned launch of its sports betting venture in the UK market, DAZN believes it is poised to capitalise on shifts in bettor habits. A report this morning from the Financial Times (FT) quoted DAZN group CEO Shay Segev as stating the firm’s betting offering will cater to changing consumer trends among UK bettors, whilst …
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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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DAZN has hired another industry veteran to the leadership team of its sports betting venture DAZN BET, appointing Gemma Burge as Head of Safer Gambling. Burge specialises in risk management and safer gambling for the online and land-based betting and gaming sectors, having accumulated experience over a 15 year career, which included employment at Sky Bet and William Hill. At …
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Subscription sports streaming service DAZN has appointed former Entain executive Ian Turnbull as its new EVP of Betting and Gaming, as the firm looks to increase its engagement with the sector. Turnbull’s career in the betting and gaming space saw him work as Microgaming’s Services Director, and most prominently as Head of B2B at Entain – prior to its rebrand …
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FTSE100 betting group GVC Holdings has confirmed that it has extended its B2B partnership with CBCX a developer and distributor of betting hardware and software provisions. Updating the market, CBCX live betting inventory will continue to be powered by the ‘GVC Feed’ – the betting group’s B2B sports trading feed. GVC has acted as CBCX lead sports trading data provider …
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GVC Holdings announced a second multi-year extension to its already existing B2B supply agreement with Danish state owned gambling operator, Danske Licens Spil (DLS). The group have supplied online gaming and poker content to DLS since the Danish market first became regulated in 2012. Through its agreement with GVC, DLS has access to the Group’s extensive portfolio of gaming content …
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