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portsbook operator Sports Information Services (SIS) has confirmed the appointment of former Ladbrokes executive Dominic Matthews to the post of Chief Operations Officer. Matthews occupied various executive positions in his 26 years at Ladbrokes, including Commercial Projects Director and Retail Operations Director. In his new role as COO, Matthews will be responsible for the SIS […]

an sports betting operator SportPesa has announced the acquisition of a 75% majority shareholding in RCS gaming, a licensed gaming operator which is part of Italian firm RCS Media Group. The purchase marks SportPesa’s first foray into the Italian gaming market, with the company currently operating in its native Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa, the Isle

commercial stand-off between Arena Racing Company and bookmaking giant Ladbrokes Coral has finally come to an end. The stand-off led to a number of blackouts of race meetings in thousands of betting shops over the country. The saga has been ongoing since the beginning of the year, where six ARC courses switched from SIS to

slators in California have announced the introduction of a constitutional amendment which authorises sports betting in the state, subject to a change in US Federal law.ACA 18 is the latest in a series of legislation changes published by a number of US states in response to the announcement that the US Supreme Court will hear

tof Fahy, Chief Customer Officer at Ladbrokes Coral, has stepped down after serving less than a year in the role.Fahy joined Labrokes in 2015, but it was just nine months ago, in November 2016, that he started in his current position as Chief Customer Officer.In a corporate statement, Ladbrokes Coral officially confirmed that Kristof Fahy

ese-based sports betting company Interwetten have signed a long-term partnership with German Bundesliga team TSG Hoffenheim, a deal which will see the firm become the clubs premium betting partner.Under the terms of the deal which runs until June 2020, Sportwetten branding will appear prominently at the clubs 30,000 Rhein-Neckar-Arena and on the clubs social media,

rokes has agreed a deal with the English Premier League team Burnley FC to become the club’s official UK betting partner.The three-year partnership will allow the bookmaker to have a prominent presence on the team’s official website and social media channels, as well as LED advertising on the giant screen.In addition, Ladbrokes will also provide

air based investment firm Silchester International Investors has bought 5% of UK and Ireland bookmaker William Hill, making them the fourth largest institutional backer of the bookmaking firm. The hedge fund managers bought 43.35 million shares at a price of 240p a share, meaning their investment is currently worth £104m. According to the funds website,

ca focussed sports betting company SportPesa has announced the launch of its first UK casino portal and a fully updated version of its entire website. SportPesa’s new casino website offers access to over 200 games and promotional opportunities with a HTML5-compatible games lobby powered by Microgaming, which is accessible on Android, iOS or Windows mobile

rian sportsbetting company Cashpoint has announced the acquisition of the Danish operating assets of German sportsbook operator Tipico.The deal will see the transfer of three betting shops in the Copenhagen area and a fourth in Odense, on the island of Fünen, with all existing Tipico shop branding being replaced. The group have confirmed that all