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Playbook Engineering Announces Ivo Doroteia as New CEO

June 9, 2023 Published by EuropeanGaming.eu

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World-class supplier hires experienced executive to lead company into new era

Playbook Engineering, a leading global betting platform provider, has appointed Ivo Doroteia to serve as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Doroteia has a wealth of experience in the iGaming industry, working as CEO at Sportingtech and Betomall before being appointed Chief Strategy Officer for iGaming Platform in May of 2022.

Doroteia’s appointment will bolster Playbook Engineering’s reputation as a major global player within the sportsbook and casino sectors. Working with tier-one operators and white labels has made it possible for the platform to be reliable, deliver consistent results and be flexible for years whilst developing cutting-edge features to be compliant and competitive in line with providing the best user experience in the industry.

Playbook Engineering is proven in the United Kingdom (UK) market, where it has a reputation for supplying tier-one operators with a robust platform, offering highly efficient onboarding and very limited downtime. The next step for the company is to further promote its UK offering while also looking to new jurisdictions such as Latin America, specifically Brazil, and United States markets.

With a fantastic track record in the UK, Playbook Engineering is establishing itself as the number-one platform provider in regulated markets. In soon-to-be regulated markets such as Brazil, Playbook Engineering has been following the regulation process, working with local authorities, gaming labs such as GLI and operators for the last two years and is ready to provide its platform once Brazil is regulated, bringing all of its expertise and knowledge to the region. This will position Playbook Engineering as a licensed alternative to incumbent platform providers.

“I am delighted to join such a prestigious group and impart my knowledge across the company to ensure our product drives change into the industry, remaining world-leading and focused as an iGaming leader,” Doroteia said.

“With the help and expertise of our amazing team and cutting-edge technology, Playbook Engineering is sure to have a bright future and I am really looking forward to representing the company as its CEO.”

Doroteia will also be in attendance at some of the industry’s biggest trade shows, including the Brazilian iGaming Summit (BIS) from June 14 to 18 at the Transamerica Expo Center in Sao Paulo, Brazil. He will also be participating in a panel on June 15 discussing the global expectation of the Brazilian iGaming market.

Sky Bet signs five-year title partnership extension with the English Football League

June 8, 2023 Published by EuropeanGaming.eu

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Sky Bet – part of Flutter Entertainment – has signed a record five-year partnership extension with the English Football League (EFL) that will see Sky Bet continue as the League’s title partner until the end of the 2028/29 campaign.

Building on a decade-long partnership, the new rights fee represents a 50% increase from Sky Bet, providing significant revenues for EFL Clubs and support for the League’s overriding objective to make Clubs financially sustainable across all divisions.

The deal will also see Sky Bet invest £1 million per season and £6 million in total into a Community Fund held by the EFL to be invested into communities across England and Wales where EFL Clubs are located. Sky Bet and the EFL will use the funding to deliver activity via the EFL Trust and the network of Club Community Organisations (CCOs), with the initiatives in focus to be mutually agreed by the organisations.

Having first been agreed in 2013, the partnership – one of the longest and most significant in UK professional sport – is centred around a clear Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the two organisations that sets out how to deliver our joint objectives in a socially responsible way. This has always and rightly placed safer gambling at its heart, while also establishing a framework that allows us to engage the millions of EFL fans and connect them with the teams, players, and communities that they passionately support.

The MoU will continue to put the protection of children and other vulnerable individuals at its heart with both Sky Bet and the EFL making a renewed commitment to its approach in the promotion of the product.

Examples within the MoU include:

Sky Bet will not actively market themselves or their products in family areas of club stadiums or advertise to young fans
The EFL will dedicate a proportion of its central inventory to promote safer gambling messaging and support Sky Bet’s safer gambling campaigns
Sky Bet will fund a player education programme across the EFL’s 72 clubs that will focus on the potential dangers of gambling and provide support and advice

Both Sky Bet and the EFL will share learnings and insight from the partnership with Government, other sports and sector stakeholders to help inform the new sports sponsorship Code of Conduct which is being developed in accordance with the Gambling Act Review White Paper’s proposals.

Flutter recently welcomed the publication of the Gambling Act Review, which we see as a significant positive moment for the UK gambling sector, raising standards and bringing the regulatory framework into the digital age.

As part of the agreement, Sky Bet will continue as Official Title Partner of the Sky Bet EFL and Sky Bet Play-Offs on a worldwide basis. Sky Bet will also have rights to award the official Manager, Player and Goal of the Month awards as well as the seasonal ‘Golden Boot’ and ‘Golden Glove’ awards in each division.

Commenting, Steve Birch, Sky Bet Chief Commercial Officer, commented: “I’m extremely proud of Sky Bet’s ongoing partnership with the EFL and delighted to have reached today’s agreement. Football is central to who we are and it’s great to be able to support the game and provide investment for Clubs across the Pyramid.

I’m particularly delighted that we can go one step further today with the announcement of our Sky Bet EFL Community Fund, seeking to make a real difference for people across England and Wales.

As the recent Sky Bet Play-Off Finals demonstrated, the EFL is going from strength to strength with packed grounds and millions watching games here in the UK and around the world.

We are absolutely committed to Safer Gambling, and I’m delighted that our partnership with the EFL shows how responsible betting and gaming operators, and sporting organisations can work together to promote safer gambling and tackle the issue of gambling harm.”

Commenting, Trevor Birch, EFL Chief Executive said: “For over a decade, Sky Bet has been a valuable partner for EFL Clubs, offering sustained investment to help Clubs navigate a volatile financial landscape and ensure fans can enjoy fantastic footballing entertainment in every corner of the country.

We have consistently seen our partnership evolve to move with the times and with community at the heart of the EFL, a new community investment fund is perfectly aligned and will help strengthen the partnership’s commitment to social responsibility.

The Government’s recent Gambling White Paper highlighted the social responsibility measures that have accompanied our partnership with Sky Bet as being an example of good practice for the wider sports sector to learn from and we will look to deepen our commitment to the promotion of safer gambling as part of this extension.

On behalf of our Clubs we thank Sky Bet for its ongoing support to English football and we look forward to seeing our much-loved competition develop yet further with the additional certainty this investment provides.”

IBIA welcomes sanctioning of ten snooker players for match-fixing

June 8, 2023 Published by EuropeanGaming.eu

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The International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA), a world leading industry-led sports integrity organisation, has today welcomed the sanctioning of 10 Chinese professional snooker players by the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) for various offences relating to the manipulation of snooker matches. The punishments follow the provision of detailed betting data provided by IBIA and its members to the WPBSA, which triggered the initial investigation.

IBIA identified suspicious activity on the following 2022 matches as part of the investigation (sanctioned players in bold):

Aaron Hill v Zhao Jianbo (Northern Ireland Open Qualifiers)
Bai Langning v Zhou Xintong (British Open)
Chang Binyu v Jamie Jones (British Open)
Yuan Sinjun v Jimmy White (Northern Ireland Open Qualifiers)
Lu Ning v Robert Milkins (European Masters Qualifiers)

Reacting to the news of today’s verdict, Khalid Ali, IBIA CEO, said: “We would like to congratulate the WPBSA on successfully prosecuting this case. It highlights the vital role played by well-regulated betting markets in deterring corruption and sends a very clear message to all athletes about the risks of engaging in match-fixing.”

IBIA is committed to sharing data with sports, regulators and law enforcement that enables those bodies to identify, investigate and prosecute match-fixers. What sets IBIA apart from commercial monitoring systems is the ability to track transactional activity linked to individual consumer accounts rather than analysing simple odds movements. No other sports integrity solution can provide access to IBIA members’ data, which covers over US$137bn in sports betting turnover per annum and over 120 sports betting brands, making IBIA the largest and most effective integrity network of its nature globally.

Ali added: “IBIA’s responsible regulated betting operators have a significant incentive to help crack-down on match-fixing, which is aimed at defrauding those companies. Our leading market position enables us to provide a highly accurate analysis and effective deterrent against corruption in the regulated sports betting market. IBIA is committed to being at the forefront of this preventative action globally.”

IBIA’s Optimum Betting Market Study, published in 2021, confirms that balanced and efficient sports betting regulation is part of the solution to sports betting related match-fixing. Suspicious betting and potential match-fixing on regulated markets accounts for a very small proportion of all sporting events globally. The Optimum Betting Market Study found that there were no suspicious betting alerts on 99.96% of the 650,000 sports events offered by IBIA members annually between 2017-2020.

LeoVegas Group celebrates partners and finalists Manchester City F.C and FC Internazionale Milano

June 7, 2023 Published by EuropeanGaming.eu

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Over the past year, LeoVegas Group has intensified its focus on sports betting by enhancing global brand visibility through strategic partnerships with legendary football clubs Manchester City F.C and FC Internazionale Milano. As an official partner to these two finalists, LeoVegas Group is happy to celebrate their remarkable achievements and extends best wishes to both teams.

In September 2022, LeoVegas Group announced that it had signed strategic partnerships with top-tier football clubs Manchester City F.C and FC Internazionale Milano, becoming the Official Betting Partner in Europe and Canada, and the Regional Betting Partner in Europe and the Americas, respectively. By partnering with these clubs, LeoVegas Group customers enjoy enhanced access to exclusive content, closer ties to club events, and opportunities to participate in co-branded activities and competitions.

As the Group continues to enhance brand visibility and intensify its focus on sports betting through its brands LeoVegas, BetUK, and expekt, the latest achievements by the partner clubs will amplify the Group’s visibility on the global stage. The Group recently launched one of its sports betting brands, expekt, in the Danish market as part of the continuing international expansion.

Gustaf Hagman, Group CEO of LeoVegas, said “We are absolutely thrilled to see our partners reach the final, and we wish them the best of luck! These extraordinary achievements reflect the determination and unparalleled skill that both Manchester City F.C and FC Internazionale Milano embody. At the same time, I am happy that our partnerships continue to boost LeoVegas Group’s visibility in sports betting, and I am looking forward to an exciting match”.

Partnerships with top-tier clubs ensures that the Group reaches global audiences, supporting the ambition to launch LeoVegas Group as a provider of the greatest igaming experience for both casino and sports betting.

Lion Gaming Off to the Races With Latrobet

June 7, 2023 Published by EuropeanGaming.eu

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Lion Gaming has announced the addition of Latrobet into its sportsbook platform. The integration of Latrobet’s innovative horse racing betting API solution further strengthens Lion Gaming’s commitment to providing offerings that operators and their players expect.

Latrobet, known for its horse racing betting technology, offers a complete risk management system and dynamic real-time odds for horse racing betting enthusiasts. By incorporating Latrobet into its platform, Lion Gaming ensures that its users have access to a comprehensive horse racing betting experience, complete with a wide range of betting options and competitive odds.

What sets Latrobet apart is its customizable user interface (UI), perfectly aligning with Lion Gaming’s mandate of providing tailor-made solutions. The UI can be personalized to meet the unique preferences and branding requirements of Lion Gaming’s operators, ensuring a streamlined betting experience across properties.

“Latrobet are pleased to announce the formation of a new partnership with liongaming.io. We are very excited to combine our experience and technology with their market leading wagering platform,” Said Shaun White, Founder of Latrobet.

As part of the integration, Latrobet’s horse racing streams will be embedded directly into Lion Gaming’s sportsbook platform interface, allowing bettors to enjoy the excitement and thrill of live horse racing events. This feature adds an immersive element to the betting experience, enabling users to watch races in real-time while placing their bets, enhancing engagement and entertainment value.

“Lion Gaming is thrilled to integrate Latrobet into our expanding portfolio of sports betting offerings,” said Jason Poprawa, Head of Sportsbook at Lion Gaming. “Latrobet’s advanced horse racing betting API, customizable UI, and embedded live streaming align perfectly with our commitment to delivering customized solutions and captivating sports betting experiences for players.”

Lion Gaming continues to expand its range of gaming options and provide a diverse and compelling platform for its users. By leveraging Latrobet’s state-of-the-art horse racing technology, Lion Gaming further strengthens its product offering and its position as a leader in the gaming industry.

Checkd Dev Adds New Markets and Functionality to Betting Hub with App Upgrade

May 31, 2023 Published by EuropeanGaming.eu

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Fast-growing iGaming business Checkd Dev has bolstered Betting Hub, the ultimate sports betting companion app, with its latest batch of updates rolled out in time for the conclusion of the football season.

Developed by Checkd Group’s tech division, the new Betting Hub version highlights include a quick search feature for the popular Smart Accas, enabling users to view results with one tap.

Further developments include trending accas, where users are presented with high-ranking Smart Acca selections packaged into multiple bets.

Checkd Dev’s Betting Hub now supports more football markets including match corners, team corners and player fouls. These options are now integrated into Match Centre and Smart Acca.

In addition, the award-winning Betting Hub app will also include each-way betting for racing with bets able to be placed and tracked within the app and notifies users if their bet has won or placed.

Rounding off the latest upgrades is the ability for users to now adjust the display settings to either American, decimal or fractional to all dynamic odds in the app.

“Taking on feedback and spotting key areas of improvements, we are delighted to roll out our new Betting Hub app updates, arriving at a busy time in the sports betting calendar,” the Managing Director for Checkd Dev, Adam Patton, said. “Through our proprietary technology, the latest additions will transform and elevate experiences for the sports betting community with extra markets to choose from and new user interfaces.

“Following a string of key partnerships in recent months, we expect the new version of our app to be a catalyst for continued growth and further extend our commercial success as we head into the third quarter of the year.”

Where will Jordan Pickford go if Everton is relegated? Online Sportsbook Cloudbet Says All Odds Point to Tottenham

May 29, 2023 Published by EuropeanGaming.eu

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As the English Premier League season winds down this weekend, sportsbooks are placing odds on where players will go if their teams are relegated. For 17th place Everton, relegation would almost certainly mean a goodbye to Jordan Pickford, the number one goalkeeper in the nation.

On leading crypto sportsbook Cloudbet, Pickford is 1.45 to still be at Everton next season, but if things go badly for the Toffees, Tottenham Hotspur are next in line to land him, at 10.0. Experts say that after Hugo Lloris’ late season injury, Spurs have both the motivation and the money to poach Pickford.

And it’s not just Pickford who may be up for grabs. With Leicester flirting with relegation, star midfielder James Maddison could also be on the move.

Oddsmakers at Cloudbet say Newcastle United are favourites to land the set piece specialist, at 3.25, with Arsenal still in the hunt at 4.5. Tottenham Hotspur have been linked with Maddison for monthsl, but their disarray means they’re now more of a longshot for him at 11.0. Odds on him still being at Leicester City next season according to Cloudbet? 40.0.

Betting with crypto at Cloudbet allows for speedy, secure wagering, with lower fees and enhanced privacy thanks to blockchain’s decentralized system, and Cloudbet’s sophisticated platform. English Premier League watchers are spread far and wide across the globe, so Cloudbet’s localized offering – in 17 languages, including German, French, Spanish and Japanese – really comes into its own on betting events like this.

SIS agrees long-term deal for continued coverage of horse racing from Germany

May 27, 2023 Published by EuropeanGaming.eu

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Sports Information Services (SIS), the leading provider of 24/7 live betting content, has further enhanced its international content offering by striking a new long-term deal with the German Tote.

The extension provides SIS with continued access to premium content from the German Tote, the most valuable betting broker of horse racing in Germany, across retail and online channels.

It means that races, including Hamburg’s famous Deutsches Derby, will be made available to SIS partners worldwide, adding to an offering featuring high-quality content from over 170 racecourses and tracks from five continents, including meetings from Europe, Africa, Latin America, and the United States.

The addition of German racing content furthers SIS’ focus on providing the most extensive array of round-the-clock betting opportunities while delivering an increased volume of events for operators that significantly raise revenues

SIS’ 24/7 Live Betting Channels, which provide over 75,000 live racing events every year, are delivered as an end-to-end solution, including live streamed pictures, data, and on-screen graphics with betting triggers, in addition to an extensive range of markets and prices to provide seamless betting experiences.

Riko Luiking, Managing Director at German Tote said: “It’s great to have secured this agreement for the long-term across online and retail, as it helps to showcase German racing to a huge international audience. We look forward to continuing to work together, providing excellent, competitive entertainment around the clock.”

Conall McSorley, Head of International Horse Racing, said: “We have established a strong relationship with the German Tote, and we are delighted to extend our partnership over the long-term. Our racing portfolio is of the highest quality, and we believe that our customers will enjoy the top-quality action that we can continue to provide them with from Germany.”

PA Betting Services extends long-term partnership with RMG

May 25, 2023 Published by EuropeanGaming.eu

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PA Betting Services (PABS), the world’s leading supplier of horseracing data and betting content, is excited to announce a long-term partnership with Racecourse Media Group (RMG).

The new 5-year agreement will see PABS’s market-leading delivery platform provide its extensive range of betting products and data services to RMG’s broad portfolio of partners. PABS will collect and distribute Race Day Data for over 750 RMG fixtures every year, including RMG’s flagship events such as the Cheltenham Festival, the Randox Grand National, the Betfred Derby, the Qatar Sussex Stakes, the Juddmonte International Stakes and QIPCO British Champions Day. The agreement will see PABS power the Racing TV website, App, & TV channel with both domestic and international racing content.

The continued collaboration between the two companies will further strengthen their position in the betting industry and reinforce their commitment in delivering high-quality racing content and services to customers worldwide. As part of the agreement PABS will also distribute RMG’s ‘in-running’ service to bookmakers from RMG racecourses, further enhancing the racing experience for customers. RMG’s new in-play betting feed has been successfully launched with BetVictor and its brands, Parimatch and TalkSPORT BET, along with William Hill, with RMG already seeing promising incremental turnover.

Ed Gretton, Director of Racing at RMG, said, “The renewed agreement with PABS is a testament to the strong partnership we have built together. We are committed to providing our partners with the best possible racing content and services, and PABS is a key partner in delivering this for RMG.”

Eugene Delaney, Director of PABS, said, “We truly value our long-standing relationship with RMG, with PABS now delivering RMG content to over 120 customers. We are committed to providing the best service to RMG and our bookmaker partners, and we are committed to continuing to drive innovation and customer satisfaction in the future.”

SOFTSWISS Recognised as Best Sports Betting Provider in the Baltics

May 22, 2023 Published by EuropeanGaming.eu

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SOFTSWISS, the leading iGaming software provider, is proud to have been recognised as the ‘Best Sports Betting Provider in the Baltics’ at the Baltic and Scandinavian Gaming Awards 2023, confirming its leadership in the region.

At the core of the award is the brand’s proprietary online sports betting software platform – SOFTSWISS Sportsbook Platform. This state-of-the-art solution enables operators to launch tailored sports betting brands with gamification tools and multiple integration options – via APIs, iFrame, and the SOFTSWISS Game Aggregator. The Sportsbook also provides an array of classic and industry-unique bonuses, including Freebet Booster, Hunting Bonus and Tournament, as well as Lootbox Bonus.

Speaking about the award, Alexander Kamenetskyi, Head of SOFTSWISS Sportsbook, said: “This recognition is a testament to our unwavering commitment to delivering quality and innovation in the iGaming space. We are grateful to the award jury for acknowledging our accomplishments and, most importantly, I would like to express my deepest gratitude to our incredible team. Their dedication and diligence have been instrumental in driving us to this remarkable achievement.”

Earlier this year, the SOFTSWISS Sportsbook bolstered its offers by integrating the SOFTSWISS Jackpot Aggregator. This groundbreaking move allows operators to launch jackpot campaigns for sports betting operations, setting a new industry standard.

Together with the company’s range of innovative software solutions, the SOFTSWISS Sportsbook will be presented at SiGMA Americas in São Paulo, Brazil, from 14th to 18th June, at stand D80.

About SOFTSWISS

SOFTSWISS is an international iGaming company supplying certified software solutions for managing gambling operations. The expert team, which counts 1,400 employees, is based in Malta, Poland, Georgia, and Belarus. SOFTSWISS holds a number of gaming licences and provides one-stop-shop iGaming software solutions. The company has a vast product portfolio, including the Online Casino Platform, the Game Aggregator with thousands of casino games, the Affilka affiliate platform, the Sportsbook Platform and the Jackpot Aggregator. In 2013, SOFTSWISS was the first in the world to introduce a bitcoin-optimised online casino solution.

Tag: Sports Betting

Playbook Engineering Announces Ivo Doroteia as New CEO

Sky Bet signs five-year title partnership extension with the English Football League

IBIA welcomes sanctioning of ten snooker players for match-fixing

LeoVegas Group celebrates partners and finalists Manchester City F.C and FC Internazionale Milano

Lion Gaming Off to the Races With Latrobet

Checkd Dev Adds New Markets and Functionality to Betting Hub with App Upgrade

Where will Jordan Pickford go if Everton is relegated? Online Sportsbook Cloudbet Says All Odds Point to Tottenham

SIS agrees long-term deal for continued coverage of horse racing from Germany

PA Betting Services extends long-term partnership with RMG

SOFTSWISS Recognised as Best Sports Betting Provider in the Baltics

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