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Paddy Power has appointed Dave Hammond the former Senior Vice President of Mobile operations for Inspired Gaming Group to lead its retail innovation strategy. Appointed Head of Retail Products & Innovation, Hammond will play a key role in developing Paddy Power’s omni-channel strategies and creating further customer acquisition points between the operator’s retail and digital services. An experienced gambling operations …

Shareholders in Paddy Power will receive a detailed prospectus outlining plans and initiatives for the company’s planned £6.4 billion merger with rival Betfair. Investors are set to receive the prospectus, ahead of voting on the deal at an extraordinary general meeting. At present, Ireland’s Competition and Consumer Protection Commission’s (CCPC) is set to complete its Phase 1 competitor review by …

Issuing an interim management statement for the period 1 July to 15 November, Paddy Power stated that trading was in-line with corporate expectations. Following a strong H1 2015 opening, the operator noted that sports results during the period were unfavourable, an impact seen throughout the betting industry. Paddy Power maintained a 9% group net revenue increase, supported by a 23 …

Aiming to promote fair competition for consumers, the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published invitation on the planned £6.2 billion merger of Paddy Power and Betfair (first announced in August 2015). The competition regulator has requested for assistance regarding its review of the merger, inviting comments from concerned parties. The CMA noted that any comments or concerns regarding …

EiG 2015 last month set a new benchmark for the iGaming industry event as a record number of countries and attendees gathered at Arena Berlin for three days of insight and networking opportunities. Eighty-three countries were represented at EiG 2015 – a huge increase of more than a third on last year’s total of 61, illustrating the increasingly global appeal …

Paddy Power has strengthened its marketing operations by appointing Sarah Ellis Davies as its Director of Marketing Innovations. Davies the former lead for marketing innovation of O2/Telefonica’s European and international operations, joins Paddy Power marketing under the new guidance of CMO Gav Thompson (appointed April 2015). Davies will be charged with leading Paddy Power’s marketing and brand strategies on new …

The Irish Independent has reported that Paddy Power Retail Managing Director Christian Woolfenden has left the operator, moving back to the UK. The newspaper reports that, Head of Retail Operations Dan Taylor, will fill the role vacated on an interim basis. Woolfenden leaves Paddy Power following five years’ service, primarily as Chief Marketing Officer (2010 – 2014). During his tenure …

The planned £6.2 billion (€7.5 billion) Paddy Power/Betfair merger has entered its phase one probe by the Irish Competition & Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC). Since the merger was first announced on the 25 of August, Paddy Power and Betfair governances’ have been working together to submit the planned proposal to the CCPC. The CCPC will now review the operators’ plans …

SBC spoke to MRG Systems, a company renowned for cutting edge display technology predominantly in the betting shop environment, to discuss what the firm’s plans were in the face of industry consolidation. SBC: MRG Systems were up for sale last year, but nothing seemed to progress. What happened? Are you still up for sale? MRG: The short answer is that …

The UK Advertising Standards Agency (ASA), has confirmed that Paddy Power’s Sepp Blatter press campaign was not in breach of its rules regarding public offence. Published in May, with Sepp Blatter contesting his presidential campaign, amid accusations of widespread corruption within FIFA. Paddy Power released a press campaign urging Blatter to “JUST F**K OFF ALREADY!” The standards agency detailed that …