Tag: Press Releases

BetMGM CEO 2/1 favourite with company subject to takeover bid

Former GVC CEO Kenny Alexander is 8/1 to return to the helm of the rebranded company following the shock resignation of Shay Segev earlier this week.

Alexander left the industry in 2020 following a 13-year tenure as CEO of the formerly AIM listed company, helping it grow into the FTSE100 global betting conglomerate today.

With Entain currently subject of an £8bn takeover from American casino giant MGM, BetMGM’s CEO Adam Greenblatt heads the market at 2/1, with MGM Resorts International CEO William Hornbuckle also a short-priced 8/1.

Richard Flint, the former SkyBet CEO, is 12/1 to return to the online gaming world following his departure from the UK sports betting behemoth in 2019.

Other high-profile names on the shortlist include former Stars Group Chief Exec Rafi Ashkenazi at 20/1, or William Hill CEO Ulrik Bengtsson (25/1).

Star Sports’ Luke Tarr, Head of PR, said: “The resignation of Shay Segev during a titanic takeover attempt has certainly caused shockwaves in the industry, with some very big names linked to the job.

“It’s no surprise to see two senior MGM executives leading the betting, with an £8bn bid tabled for Entain from the leading American brand, while former GVC chief Kenny Alexander is just 8/1 to make a shock return and steady the ship.

“At bigger prices are equally huge industry titans, with all the biggest names in the industry linked to one of the most high-profile jobs either side of the Atlantic.”

Next CEO of Entain:

Star Sports Specials: https://starsports.bet/event/671463/next-ceo-of-entain

Identity Document Experts TrustID and Financial crime platform TruNarrative join forces to deliver expert document review into firms’ onboarding strategies.

Global RegTech company, TruNarrative has announced a new partnership with TrustID, to integrate their expert document review service into the TruNarrative platform. Enabling TruNarrative customers to utilise the industry expertise that the TrustID team bring.

TruNarrative delivers financial crime detection, customer onboarding and transaction monitoring to Banks, Financial services, e-commerce businesses and gambling operators.

Via a single API, the TruNarrative platform orchestrates fraud, anti-money laundering, ID and biometric verification, multi-bureau eKYC, eKYB, PEPs & Sanctions, and anomaly detection.

TrustID’s expert review service combines human analysis and machine processing to verify identity documents. The TrustID document analysis team quickly and accurately analyse identity documents to provide a detailed report evaluating their validity. TrustID’s team has a wealth of experience in real-time identity document verification, checking many thousands of identity documents every week and finding thousands of fake documents every year.

TruNarrative customers can build TrustID’s expert review into their onboarding journeys, to reliably and consistently verify identity, detect fraudulent documentation and gain the insight they need to make informed onboarding decisions.

TrustID’s document analysis will sit within TruNarrative’s AI driven platform providing firms the option to refer identity documents to human experts, delivering understanding into the authenticity of a document and the identity of an applicant.

The partnership will also integrate TruNarrative’s technology into TrustID’s platform, delivering TrustID customers access to KYC, address verification, and PeP’s and Sanction checks.

“TrustID is an important partnership, they bring a wealth of experience and knowledge that our customers can use as an alternative or enhancement to automated document review, allowing internal fraud teams to make informed onboarding decisions.” – Andy Pearson – Head of Data partnerships, TruNarrative

“We are delighted to partner with TruNarrative and offer their customers access to our expert document review service. During these challenging times, it’s crucial for firms to ensure they have robust identity document processes in place. By integrating our offerings, we can help give clients confidence that the identity documents which they are seeing are genuine and they have an effective way to detect fraudulent documents.” – Tony Machin – CEO, TrustID.

Aspire Global’s Pariplay has signed a partnership for games with 888 Holdings, covering Portugal. The partnership expands 888casino and Pariplay’s existing relationship, which has already seen 888 offer exciting titles by Pariplay for its UK, Romanian and Italian customers.

On 26 November 2020, Aspire Global announced that Pariplay, a leading game studio and game aggregator, will be going live in the Spanish market with 888casino, a multi-award-winning online casino. Now players also in Portugal can enjoy Pariplay’s much loved titles including Wolf Riches, Mystic Manor, Rumble Rhino and Dragons of the North. Pariplay titles feature rich animation and Vegas-style gameplay, which will support 888casino’s existing offer.

Guy Cohen, SVP of B2C at 888, said: “We’re delighted to expand on our long-term partnership with Pariplay. It’s incredibly rich, exciting titles will be loved by our customers in Spain and Portugal while marking another opportunity for us to expand our premium casino content.”

Adrian Bailey, Managing Director at Pariplay, said: ‘We are really excited about introducing our games to players at 888casino in Spain and Portugal in line with our commitment to expanding our footprint in regulated markets. With 888casino at the helm, we have a perfect partnership for making this happen.”

Offering a unique and colourful approach to fun, puzzle-based games, Brain Test: Tricky Puzzles and Brain Test 2: Tricky Stories are now available to AppGallery users.

Both wildly popular games have over 300 million downloads collectively. Available in 19 different languages and at a global scale, Brain Test: Tricky Puzzles and Brain Test 2: Tricky Stories invite players around the world to reap the benefits of stimulative puzzle gaming.

“Unico Studio is excited to partner with AppGallery and, since the launch of the Brain Test series, we have been getting excellent feedback from gamers all over the world,” said Erkay Uzun, Founder and CEO of Unico Studio. “Our games have some of the best ratings in their category and players have loved the Brain Test series. We share Huawei gamers’ excitement and enthusiasm and plan to make more fun games available through AppGallery in the future.”

Brain Test – the Benefits of Puzzle Play for Huawei Users

Brain Test: Tricky Puzzles is a fun and challenging puzzle game featuring a series of increasingly difficult brain teasers. Designed to break common sense and bring gamers a unique brain-pushing experience, there are hundreds of different puzzles and quizzes to be completed – each accompanied by quality content and graphics. Building on the original Brain Test game’s success, Brain Test 2: Tricky Stories has been welcomed by gamers with excitement. Featuring an alternative story format, the game is perfect for fans addicted to puzzles and quizzes.

Huawei Offers Technology Support to Partners

As one of the fastest-growing global app marketplaces, Huawei’s partnership has been perfect for Unico. The Huawei team provided strong operational support for the Brain Test series launch, releasing both apps on AppGallery within just a few months. The games have been featured and actively promoted on AppGallery and across various social platforms.  Both games integrate Huawei’s innovative HMS Core, including Huawei Game Service Plug-in and Huawei IAP Kits.

“The Huawei team provided high-quality technical support during the integration process,” said Uzun. “Communication was excellent, and they provided clear guidance and feedback that helped us quickly overcome any technical issues.”

About AppGallery – One of the Top 3 App Marketplaces Globally

Launched in over 170 countries and regions, AppGallery is committed to meeting its 500 million active users’ diverse yet focused needs. The app marketplace actively seeks out partnerships with global and local developers to invite them to board the platform. This allows AppGallery to remain an open and innovative app distribution platform that is accessible to all.

AppGallery recognises the importance and contributions of its developers and is dedicated to their success. AppGallery also provides full-spectrum operational support for developers worldwide, and several developer-centric initiatives, empowering developers to innovate further in app development