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UK Bookmakers Agree Cash Boost for Horseracing

November 11, 2020 Published by EuropeanGaming.eu

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Bookmakers in the UK have agreed to pay additional fees on existing streaming and data deals until December 2, to provide much-needed financial help for the horseracing sector during the latest Covid-19 lockdown.

The extra revenue from online operators will help racecourses to make up for some of the funding shortfalls caused by the widespread closure of betting shops in the UK and Ireland for the next month. Bookmakers agreed to similar increased pricing in June and July when betting shops were closed.

More than half of racecourses’ revenue comes from spectators, meaning the ongoing ban is crippling the sport – and putting the future viability of courses at risk unless the Government allows their return.

“We are very grateful for the betting industry to agree to paying increased fees for the next month, while most of Britain and Ireland will be locked down. Newbury Racecourse has long enjoyed valued partnerships with bookmakers, and we are of course looking forward to the Ladbrokes Winter Carnival this month,” Julian Thick, CEO of Newbury Racecourse, said.

“This additional funding will be much valued by racecourses but it won’t plug the hole left by lost revenues from LBO closures for the next month. Make no mistake, racecourses are really suffering at the moment, and the return of crowds is absolutely critical to us operating but we are grateful for betting industry’s support throughout the difficulties of the Covid-19 crisis,” Julian Thick added.

The close collaboration is evidence of the betting and gaming industry’s determination to help racing through the crisis. The timely support comes as racing fights to deal with the financial impact of the ban on spectators and the closure of betting shops.

Michael Dugher, chief executive of the BGC, said: “There has always been a close relationship between betting and racing. So, with the Government’s ongoing Covid restrictions affecting the sport so severely, it’s welcome that bookmakers are stepping up to further support the sport.

“This extra funding for streaming and data rights will undoubtedly help racing’s finances for the next month and I’m delighted to see BGC members assisting the sport in this way.

“We will continue to make the case to the Government that betting shops should be allowed to re-open, in line with the rest of non-essential retail, once the national lockdown ends, and that socially-distanced crowds return to race meetings as soon as possible.

“I’m equally sure that the whole of racing will be making the case ahead of the Government’s gambling review that a healthy betting industry is critical to the future of the sport.”

Solo, No[o]ne- and W_Zayac leave Virtus.pro

November 11, 2020 Published by EuropeanGaming.eu

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Former Virtus.pro first Dota 2 roster players Alexey «Solo» Berezin, Vladimir «No[o]ne-» Minenko and Bakyt «W_Zayac» Emilzhanov are leaving the club.

Sergey Glamazda, CEO of Virtus.pro: “We know that the players want to participate in tournaments right now, so we came to a mutual agreement and yesterday was their last day in Virtus.pro. The guys have been bringing us unforgettable emotions and sense of pride for CIS Dota scene for several years. They went down in esports history for sure. We are thankful to the players for their enormous contribution to Virtus.pro and wish them to reach the desired goal at The International.”

With Solo and No[o]ne- in Virtus.pro, the team won 16 tournaments, including 5 Majors, and placed 5-6 at TI twice. Being a part of Virtus.pro Bakyt «W_Zayac» Emilzhanov became the ESL One Los Angeles 2020 Online champion and won Parimatch League Season 3.

PAAMCO, Investcorp and Risk Premium Investments’s former executive joins Fintech PremiaLab

November 11, 2020 Published by TheFintechBuzz.com

PremiaLab, has today announced the appointment of Mr. Todd Groth, CFA as Senior Product Specialist as part of the expansion of its US team. Mr. Groth served as Managing Director at Risk Premium Investments from September 2015 to December 2019, and held previous senior positions at PAAMCO and Investcorp.

Mr. Groth has over 10 years’ experience involving alternative and risk premia investment strategies. He will be responsible to further support the firm’s business development efforts in North America specifically leveraging insights from PremiaLab unique dataset on quantitative investment strategies.

Adrien Geliot, Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer of PremiaLab said: “We are delighted to welcome Todd to the team. His extensive technical expertise in alternatives and quantitative strategies combined with deep understanding of institutional investors needs will allow our clients to further extract value from our data and analytics.

The announcement follows recent senior appointments at PremiaLab including Andrew Baehr former senior executive at Morgan Stanley, BNP Paribas, Credit Suisse, and Risk Premium Investments.

Recognized as the reference for data and risk analytics on quantitative strategies, PremiaLab’s capital markets infrastructure is used by leading asset managers, insurance companies and pensions funds, accelerating their digitalization to enhance performance and risk control while reducing costs.

Mr. Groth holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from University of California, San Diego, a MS in Mechanical Engineering from University of California, Los Angeles, and a Master of Financial Engineering from UCLA Anderson School of Management. He is a CFA® charter holder.

Espo offers exclusive pre-launch access and announces new partnerships with BBG, Team BDS and BOOM Esports

November 11, 2020 Published by EuropeanGaming.eu

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Espo, the fan engagement platform that rewards collaboration between world-class esports teams, players, fans and sponsors, has expanded its roster of team partners with the addition of 3 international organizations: Built By Gamers, Team BDS and BOOM Esports.

All three teams will join F2K, GODSENT and Team Queso in running a series of monthly campaigns on the Espo platform where esports fans can unlock and redeem an ever-changing variety of exclusive Fan Perks offered by their favorite teams and players.

The addition of Built By Gamers, Team BDS and BOOM Esports is a further expansion of the Espo network for esports fans in North America, Europe and South East Asia. All 3 teams are champions in their respective region and performing at the highest level despite the challenges of competing remotely as a consequence of the global pandemic.

Speaking about the team partnerships, Espo founder and CEO, Henry James said: “I feel like Espo has found the turbo button when it comes to the interest we have been receiving from a number of the most competitive and popular esports teams. Take a closer look at these teams and you’ll see they deploy killer strategies in-game and in the board room.

“Our Team Partners support our vision to bring esports fans closer to the action and they are the pioneering teams working collaboratively with our Brand Partners to provide reward-based fan engagement.”

Built By Gamers founder and CEO, Todd Searle, said: “We are excited to partner with Espo as it provides a crucial solution to the esports world. For BBG, providing unique opportunities for fans to engage with their favorite players is a priority. Espo will bridge that gap while also allowing brands and other partners to participate. This is an important step in the evolution of our brand.”

Team BDS executive director, Renaud Pierre Baijot said: “We are beyond excited to start working with Espo. They will help us bring Team BDS to a whole new level by helping us engage with fans and secure key partnerships with international brands.”

BOOM Esports CEO, Gary Ongko Putera said: “We are excited to be joining Espo as one of their chosen Team Partners from the region. From day one, the vision and the mission is to become one of the biggest esports brands in the world. This is an exciting new step in achieving our goals with Espo and we will be able to bring BOOM closer to our global fanbase. Can’t wait to start the partnership!”

Since the announcements, Espo has seen a real buzz of excitement within their community which was only heightened as they revealed some of the Fan Perks that fans can expect to engage with in the coming weeks. VIP team merch, fan-v-fan tournaments, gaming house virtual tours, behind the scenes access to match days, competitions for content creators, giveaways from sponsors and personalized messages from players are just a number of perks fans can look forward to.

LSI Services, Leader In New Jersey Landscaping, Announces First Commercial Robotic Mowing Installation

November 11, 2020 Published by Roboticulized.com

LSI Services, LLC, a leader in commercial landscaping in New Jersey, is proud to announce the first use of robotic lawnmowers on commercial premises. As an environmentally conscious company, this is an especially important step forward for LSI as it helps reduce noise pollution for customers while reducing its own carbon footprint. The technology also gives LSI a competitive pricing advantage in the commercial landscaping space, showcasing the company’s innovation and commitment to providing the highest quality services to its customers.

“We are privileged to have forward thinking customers who value using the best available solutions for their tenants and users,” said Dardan Bilali, President of LSI Services. “Robotic mowers provide a noise-free, emissions-free lawn mowing solution, perfect for corporate customers. LSI will offer capabilities of robotic mowing to all our commercial customers where environmental consciousness and safety are paramount.”

The Mowbot robotic mowers, manufactured by Husqvarna – the world’s leader in outdoor power products, use GPS and artificial intelligence, are self-charging and can operate day or night, regardless of weather conditions, so lawns always have a fresh-cut look. The battery powered device is stationed on the property and will be supplemented by LSI’s highly trained crew who will continue to provide full-service landscaping on the premises.

“This is a technology whose time has come,” said Jared Gavzy, Co-Owner of Mowbot of Metro NY. “We have successfully deployed Mowbot on several residential lawns and are thrilled to serve our first commercial property.”

“LSI is a one-stop solution that integrates technology and people to deliver the best quality exterior services for our customers,” said Rishi Gaind, Managing Partner at Gaind Capital Partners, who previously acquired LSI Services. “We will continue to invest in innovative solutions to make facilities management easier and more cost-effective for LSI’s customers.”

LSI Services has three locations in Bergen, Essex and Monmouth counties and serves the landscaping and exterior services needs of commercial customers across the tri-state area. To learn more about LSI’s budget-friendly landscape solutions, visit http://lsiservicesllc.com/.

Virtual Penalty Shootout – a new thrilling game from NSoft

November 11, 2020 Published by EuropeanGaming.eu

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NSoft’s Virtual Games Team has released a new thrilling game. Virtual Penalty Shootout, the ultimate tiebreaker, is a perfect new edition to NSoft’s Virtual Games catalogue. For now, the game is available for the web channel.

Virtual Penalty Shootout designed and executed by NSoft’s in-house expert team mimics perfectly the atmosphere of anticipation. The epic clash in football, between a shooter and a goalkeeper, is ideally translated in this game to punters’ satisfaction.

As penalties have two possible outcomes, the markets are divided into the goal and no-goal options. The goal is divided into 24 sections, and each of it offers betting opportunities for the goal markets: bet on a single field, rows and columns, left or right side, odd or even, field colour purple or yellow. No-goal stakes are miss, save and post.

Virtual Penalty Shootout is a modular game. It is easy to adjust layout and duration for the best players’ experience and depending on the operators’ needs.

The round consists of 3 segments. The first one is the countdown. Depending on the sequence configuration, this segment can be skipped, and the operators are allowed to display a game ad instead.

The middle part is the shootout itself. This is a beautifully designed 20-second long sequence that is as equally nerve-wracking as the real-life penalty kick. The scenes are designed by using motion capture technology with real-life football players and gatekeepers helping NSoft to create the game.

The last sequence comprises of results’ display. The length of this part of the round is also configurable.

The game features statistics with the most and the least outcomes.

Voyager Digital wins The People’s Choice Award at the 6th annual 2020 Benzinga Global FinTech Awards

November 11, 2020 Published by TheFintechBuzz.com

Voyager Digital Ltd. (“Voyager” or the “Company”) (CSE: VYGR) (OTCQB: VYGVF) (FRA: UCD2), a publicly traded, licensed crypto-asset broker that provides investors with a turnkey solution to invest in crypto assets, today announced the Company has been awarded The People’s Choice Award at the 6^th annual 2020 Benzinga Global FinTech Awards.

“We are honored to receive this award as it reflects votes from our loyal user base and followers. Since our entry into the crypto marketplace, we have been focused on building the best agency broker platform for trading crypto assets, with an easy-to-use, commission free structure. With our smart order routing technology securing the best execution on trades on over 50 digital assets and our industry leading interest offering on 22 of these assets, Voyager continues to deliver the best customer cryptocurrency investing experience, and this award recognizes that,” said Stephen Ehrlich, Co-founder and CEO of Voyager.

Mr. Ehrlich added, “As such, we will continue to focus our efforts on enhancing our platform in 2021, with international expansion and additional product offerings on the horizon. Our advisory relationship with NBA Hall of Famer Tracy McGrady is helping educate investors about the ability to earn up to 9.5% interest on their assets. This, combined with recognition from industry leaders such as Benzinga, positions Voyager to continue delivering an exceptional investing platform for our loyal users.”

Additionally, Voyager announced its participation in The Benchmark Company’s upcoming 9th Annual Discovery One-on-One Virtual Investor Conference on November 18, 2020. For additional information or to schedule a one-on-one meeting please click here to register for the conference or contact Vince Curatola -Director of Corporate Marketing Services at [email protected].

Per Customer Demand, Trend Micro Launches Hassle-Free, Cloud-Ready Network Security

November 11, 2020 Published by Roboticulized.com

Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), the leader in cloud security, today announced global availability of its cloud-native network security solution, Trend Micro Cloud One – Network Security. As the latest addition to its holistic cloud security platform, it delivers simple, comprehensive protection of virtual private clouds at scale to support compliance requirements, with zero disruption to applications or traffic.

Many organizations taking their first steps in the cloud need effective network security for business, governance and compliance reasons, yet they are poorly served by existing solutions. These may be hard to deploy, feature slow inspection speeds and are often riddled with inefficiencies: perhaps requiring multiple appliances, load balancers and instances to inspect ingress and egress traffic.

Trend Micro Cloud One – Network Security is tailor-made for these environments, backed by Trend Micro’s years of experience in cloud security for its global Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud and AWS customers and expertise in network security with TippingPoint.

According to Gartner, “Enterprises will migrate to a new model where they will consolidate multiple cloud network security services with one vendor to reduce complexity.”¹ This continues to be true as organizations move into hybrid cloud models with varied security needs. With Trend Micro Cloud One, this consolidation can be easily achieved – it provides a simplified approach to hybrid cloud security with visibility by delivering multiple security tools in a single platform for visibility across an organization’s cloud infrastructure.

“We know that many network security solutions aren’t designed for the cloud: they’re painful or impossible to deploy, disrupt key business processes and may leave organizations exposed to threats,” said Wendy Moore, vice president of product marketing for Trend Micro. “Users can deploy our cloud-based network security in minutes for simplified protection to securely deliver business outcomes and meet compliance requirements.”

Trend Micro Cloud One – Network Security offers:

Comprehensive cloud protection at the network layer to support compliance, including virtual patching, IPS capabilities and egress network filtering—backed by threat intelligence from Trend Micro’s Zero Day initiative
Identify threats at runtime to protect a diverse set of services (from EC2 to Lambda) and inspection of any network traffic traversing Internet Gateways, Transit Gateways or Virtual Private Gateways
Simple, transparent deployment within minutes, without the need for additional infrastructure and with zero IT/business disruption
Flexibility in payment options—pay only for what is used in dynamic environments, or purchase with annual license-based pricing for a more static architecture
Holistic, centralized cloud protection from a single console to simplify management of overall cloud security posture

Square in the Air hired by Jockey Club of Saudi Arabia to promote world’s most valuable horserace

November 11, 2020 Published by EuropeanGaming.eu

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Award-winning agency wins competitive international PR, activation and social media pitch for The Saudi Cup 2021

Square in the Air has been appointed by the Jockey Club of Saudi Arabia to handle the international PR, activation and social media promotion of The Saudi Cup 2021, the world’s most valuable horserace, following a competitive pitch process.

The $20 million (£15 million) dirt race over nine furlongs (1800 metres) takes place at the King Abdulaziz Racetrack in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Saturday 20 February and is certain to attract many of the world’s best horses. It is the highlight of a two-day meeting with a total of $30.5 million (£23.2 million) in prize money on offer.

The inaugural Saudi Cup took place in February 2020, showcasing a number of firsts for the Kingdom, including the introduction of the country’s first turf track and the celebration of the first female jockeys to ride under rules in the country and also win races as part of the International Jockeys Challenge on the Friday.

Square in the Air will be providing a full international media relations service, assisting with the activation of content campaigns and managing The Saudi Cup’s social media channels.

Bill Esdaile, Managing Director of Square in the Air, said: “We are incredibly proud to be working with the Jockey Club of Saudi Arabia to promote The Saudi Cup 2021, the world’s most valuable horserace.

“The first year was a huge success and they have done a phenomenal job to create this special international racing event in such a short space of time. We’re really looking forward to showcasing all the exciting stories in the lead up to the meeting in February.”

Tom Ryan, Director of Strategy and International Racing at the Jockey Club of Saudi Arabia, added: “We were impressed with Square in the Air’s creative and practical response to the brief and we’re excited to be working with them to help promote The Saudi Cup 2021.

“It has been a very difficult year for everyone around the world and there are certainly challenges staging a large international meeting like this, but we are determined to deliver an enjoyable and safe event that celebrates the horse, an animal that has had such a strong influence over the development of Saudi culture.”

Square in the Air is a multi-award-winning PR and marketing agency that specialises in the betting, gaming, sport and financial sectors. Clients include Ascot Racecourse, Bloomberg Square Mile Relay London, City AM, Hong Kong Jockey Club, Sporting Index, Sportradar and William Hill.

Colossus Bets Launches Match Predictor Pools

November 11, 2020 Published by EuropeanGaming.eu

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Pool betting operator and provider Colossus Bets has announced the launch of a new pool type named Match Predictor.

The new pool type will see Colossus’ popular multi-leg jackpot format, with its mainstay features of significant minimum prize guarantees, Cash Out and Syndicates, applied to single events – a market first. Individual legs within a pool will be based on a range of bet types, such as correct score results, number of cards and corners awarded.

The first phase of the launch will focus on covering high-profile football matches on the weekly calendar. Colossus also has plans to soon apply the format to other marquee sports and non-sports events.

David O’Reilly, CEO of Colossus, said: “In our quest to offer the world’s biggest sports jackpots, we’ve been deliberate in choosing sports content and bet types that can appeal to a broad, recreational sports fan player base. We see our new Match Predictor pools as one of the strongest reflections of this strategic focus to date.

“This release leans on the popularity of ‘bet builder’ fixed-odds products, but it’s something that has never been done in a pool betting context. Our players will now be able to enjoy the end-to-end Colossus jackpot experience over the course of a single football match.

“We are moving quickly to roll out phase one of Match Predictor pools to our network partners and, in parallel, we are building on this template to deliver a broader, sports-agnostic phase two.

“We also expect these pools to resonate well with our FreePlay customers as they open up new opportunities for event-centric marketing campaigns, whether it’s the build-up to the final of Euro 2021 or a weekend flash campaign.”

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UK Bookmakers Agree Cash Boost for Horseracing

Solo, No[o]ne- and W_Zayac leave Virtus.pro

PAAMCO, Investcorp and Risk Premium Investments’s former executive joins Fintech PremiaLab

Espo offers exclusive pre-launch access and announces new partnerships with BBG, Team BDS and BOOM Esports

LSI Services, Leader In New Jersey Landscaping, Announces First Commercial Robotic Mowing Installation

Virtual Penalty Shootout – a new thrilling game from NSoft

Voyager Digital wins The People’s Choice Award at the 6th annual 2020 Benzinga Global FinTech Awards

Per Customer Demand, Trend Micro Launches Hassle-Free, Cloud-Ready Network Security

Square in the Air hired by Jockey Club of Saudi Arabia to promote world’s most valuable horserace

Colossus Bets Launches Match Predictor Pools

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