Amaya has confirmed the appointment of William Hill’s Group Director of Strategy and Corporate Development Robin Chhabra, who is expected to make the move in September 2017. Following a brief garden leave from William Hill, Chhabra will fill the newly created position of Chief Corporate Development Officer at Amaya, reporting to company CEO Rafi Ashkenazi. Ashkenazi commented: “Robin Chhabra’s deep …
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Fortuna Entertainment Group CEO Per Widerstrom, GVC Holdings COO Shay Segev and Ladbrokes Ambassador Chris Kamara are just three of the key names presented by SBC Events for the most extensive senior speaker line-up ever seen at a sports betting industry event. 140 industry leading speakers will be addressing the 800+ delegates attending next week’s Betting on Football 2017 at …
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Betcart’s Monica Rangel has been confirmed as the fourth panellist on the ‘New brands in football betting’ session at Betting on Football (3-5 May). Rangel is the Chief Business Development Officer for the Bcourt Group owned and Curacao licensed operator enjoying its third year of trading in 2017. She will be appearing in the #bofcon2017 session alongside BetStars Managing Director …
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For high level sports betting staff looking for a crash course in leadership, SBC Events has lined up an eight-panel agenda on the first day of Betting on Football 2017, covering key industry topics such as self-regulation, match-fixing, investment, market consolidation, new brands in football betting and affiliate leaders. The Leadership Track is one of four main tracks across the …
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Amaya Inc online betting subsidiary BetStars has announced the launch of its latest social media campaign ‘Big Calls’ which will star former England football international Wayne Bridge, and Seven-time World Snooker Champion Stephen Hendry as brand ambassadors. Launching this week, the social media campaign sees each sports star make a ‘big call’ via video phone, as Bridge and Henry share …
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Presenting Amaya Inc results for Q3 2016, CEO Rafi Ashkenazi praised the work and competence of his firm’s recently launched ‘BetStars’ sports betting division, stating that it had delivered on its goal of creating a ‘competitive online sportsbook’. Seeking to challenge established legacy betting operators, the BetStars division will be led by new MD Zeno Osskó as Amaya looks to …
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Following its Q3 ‘preliminary’ trading update, the governance of Frankfurt Xetra-listed mybet Holdings SE has informed investors that it will further reduce its full-year 2016 corporate revenue forecasts to between $43-46 million. Issuing a short corporate statement, mybet governance detailed that the operator had continued to witness a ‘negative trend in revenues from previous quarters’. mybet would declare that its …
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Three members of the Leicester City Premier League title winning team swapped their football boots for hockey sticks, as they took on Team GB hockey goalkeeper Maddie ‘Mad-dog’ Hinch in the BetStars Hockey Shootout Challenge at the Foxes’ training ground. Danny Simpson, Marc Albrighton and Christian Fuchs were joined by two members of Team GB’s gold medal winning hockey team, …
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Updating the market on its half-year 2016 performance (period ending 30 June), Frankfurt-listed sports betting operator mybet Holdings SE (mybet) stated that the period was characterised by two factors; its continued decline in revenues and the sale of German horseracing wagering operator pferdewetten.de. Closing a tough H1 period, mybet would record a -16% decline in group revenues to €24 million (H1 …
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Amaya Inc subsidiary Rational Group has confirmed the appointment of Zeno Osskó as Managing Director of BetStars, its online sports betting division. Osskó takes on the leadership of BetStars, having resigned as CEO of Frankfurt Xetra-listed European sports betting operator mybet SE last month. Rational Group management confirmed that Osskó would join its division on 12 September taking on overall …
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