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Unibet backs #GoRacingGreen stable tour for Mental Health Awareness Week

SBC News Unibet backs #GoRacingGreen stable tour for Mental Health Awareness Week

Unibet will support the scheduled stable visits of its principal horseracing charity partner #GoRacingGreen during ‘Mental Health Awareness Week’.  For the past two years, Unibet has served as the lead fundraiser to #GoRacingGreen – a charity established by Debbie Matthews to make racing more accessible for those who suffer from mental health problems. Unibet’s support has allowed #GoRacingGreen to expand …

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32Red strikes landmark Rangers sponsorship extension

SBC News 32Red strikes landmark Rangers sponsorship extension

Betting brand 32Red – part of the Kindred Group – will continue as the front-of-shirt sponsor of Scottish Premiership team Rangers, securing the largest sponsorship agreement in the club’s history. As part of the contract, 32Red will appear on the front of both Rangers’ home and away shirts, whilst sister brand Unibet will also feature on players’ jerseys during domestic …

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Kindred sees high risk player revenues decline to 3.9%

SBC News Kindred sees high risk player revenues decline to 3.9%

Kindred Group has underlined the continued progress on its corporate sustainability objectives as its revenues generated from harmful gambling decline to 3.9%. The Stockholm-listed online gambling group published its latest ‘safer gambling update’, informing stakeholders that its ‘share of gross-win revenue derived from high-risk players’ had decreased from 4.3-to-3.9% during the trading period. At the start of the trading year, …

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Unibet debuts betting’s first seamless Watch&Bet sports player

SBC News Unibet debuts betting’s first seamless Watch&Bet sports player

Kindred Group has announced that a live stream ‘Watch&Bet’ player will make its debut on the Unibet sportsbook app, better-accommodating sports betting customers’ unique live engagements and preferences on mobile devices.   Rolled-out on Unibet’s iOS app, the mobile sportsbook will now feature a watch&bet player, supported by ‘live-odds overlay’ functionalities, delivering a single-screen wagering experience for Unibet mobile customers. Unibet …

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Kindred pens global payments deal with MuchBetter

Kindred pens global payments deal with MuchBetter

Kindred Group has signed a new global payments partnership with MuchBetter, which will see its entire brand portfolio gain access to the digital payment specialist’s smart e-wallet app.  Through the agreement, the payment app will be made available to players across all Kindred brands, starting its roll-out with Unibet, Bingo.com and Maria Casino.  Operating since 2017, MuchBetter is a digital …

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SIS expands Watch and Bet reach via Unibet deal

SIS expands Watch and Bet reach via Unibet deal

Unibet customers across Australia, Europe, Ireland and the UK will now gain access to 24/7 live betting channels after SIS (Sports Information Services) signed an agreement to deliver its racing content in a Watch and Bet format. Through the partnership, SIS will supply its branded 24/7 live betting channels featuring live streams of UK and Irish horse racing and greyhound …

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Betting brands set for 2021 Cheltenham sponsorship boost

Paddy Power renews ‘unexpected outbursts’ on SSG’s Good Morning Racing

Betting brands sponsoring this year’s Cheltenham Festival are set to benefit from increased exposure, with the event forecast to pull in its biggest viewing audience in 10 years due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to figures compiled by Nielsen Sports. The sports measurement and analytics firm also estimated that over £500 million is expected to be wagered on races during …

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Kindred adds ‘sustainability council’ to its boardroom duties

SBC News Kindred adds 'sustainability council' to its boardroom duties

Kindred Group Plc has published its ‘2020 Sustainability Report’ outlining its progress on core objectives related to social responsibility, safer gambling, customer care, employee well-being and corporate governance.  2020 saw Kindred become the first publicly listed online gambling firm to disclose ‘transparent KPIs’ tracking the percentage of gross-win revenues derived from harmful gambling.  Transparent KPIs have been added to the …

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Grandmaster Carlsen leads Team Kindred at the FIDE Corporate Chess Championship

SBC News Grandmaster Carlsen leads Team Kindred at the FIDE Corporate Chess Championship

Chess Grandmaster Magnus Carlsen will represent ‘Team Kindred’ at the inaugural edition of the ‘FIDE Online World Corporate Chess Championships’.  This weekend (19-21 February), world chess governing body FIDE will host its first corporate championships with a reported 288 company teams registered, as 1,467 players compete to win the online rapid chess tournament. Kindred Group has confirmed its tournament participation …

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Ström’s Veralda sells 2% shareholding in Kambi Group 

SBC News Ström’s Veralda sells 2% shareholding in Kambi Group 

Veralda, the private investment fund of Swedish sports betting tycoon Anders Ström, has confirmed the sale of 675,000 shares in Kambi Group Plc. The share sale was executed yesterday, with Veralda divesting 2% of its current equity in Stockholm-listed Kambi for a purchase price of SEK 462 per share (€45). The transaction placed with private Swedish and institutional private investors …

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