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It has been reported that Betfair it is to withdraw its services from Canada with near immediate effect; all services will be concluded by January 14th. The gambling operator sent out an email during the Christmas period to its customers informing them that residents of Canada would no longer be allowed to place bets, and that gaming services would also be blocked. No …

The Senet Group, the betting industry body set up by the sector’s major operators, has refreshed its Board at the start of 2016. Catherine Colloms, Director of Corporate Affairs at Paddy Power, and Donal McCabe, Group Corporate Communications Director of Ladbrokes, have been appointed to the Board of the gambling watchdog. Colloms and McCabe take the roles of Industry Directors …

There will be no time to celebrate Christmas for Paddy Power and Betfair governances as the shareholders of both companies have agreed outright to approve the £6.2 billion merger deal. Holding simultaneous ‘extraordinary meetings’ on Monday 21 December in which shareholders filed their votes, the merger deal saw a 99% investor approval, gaining a further significant step towards the creation of …

Irish news sources have reported that former Republic of Ireland and Manchester United captain Roy Keane has settled out of court his dispute against Paddy Power regarding the infringement of his image rights used in the operators ‘Euro 2016 – Braveheart’ campaign. Keane had begun legal proceedings against the bookmaker in July, taking his claim to Ireland’s Commercial Court. The …

  Following its commentary invitation and review of the merger of Paddy Power – Betfair, the UK Competition & Markets Authority (UK CMA) has officially cleared the £6.2 billion deal. The Paddy Power-Betfair merger clears its most important regulatory hurdle, which had been placed under review by the UK CMA in November and opened to public and industry commentary. The …

UK newspaper The Sunday Times has reported that the merged enterprise of Paddy Power – Betfair will look to implement £25 million in cost savings in 2016 by significantly reducing headcount. In September Paddy Power and Betfair governances’ had outlined a co-synergies’ savings target of £50 million, should their proposed merger receive its approval. A circular published this weekend details …

Issuing a short statement on Friday (27 November), Paddy Power Plc and Betfair Group Ltd have both announced that the planned £6.2 billion merger deal will be put to vote on 21 December. Both operators are set to host ‘extraordinary meetings’ in which investors will cast their votes on whether to progress the merger. Preparing for their shareholder vote, Paddy …

Paddy Power marketing has released an online advertising campaign promoting its new mobile betting app, which it deems “too fruity” for TV. The campaign titled “Pocket Jostle” promotes the operators new iPhone app, depicting a series of characters who appear to be pleasuring themselves in public. London creative agency Lucky Generals composed the campaign which will be prompted throughout Paddy …

The merger between Paddy Power and Betfair is all set to be completed early next year, according to Betfair CEO Breon Corcoran. During the exchange operator’s half year results, the company confirmed that all relevant regulatory filings have been submitted and the merger is on track for completion in Q1 2016, subject to shareholder and regulatory approval Betfair appears to …

NYX Gaming boosts content coverage with tier 1 operator partnerships The month of November has seen Toronto Listed online gambling software and content supplier NYX Gaming announce tier 1 games partnerships with European operators Paddy Power, 888 and Mybet. NYX Gaming will extend its industry supplier profile, by sealing games content agreements with 888 and Paddy Power, which will see …