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BHA appoints Alison Enticknap to new strategy role

The British Horseracing Association (BHA) has appointed Alison Enticknap to the newly created role of director of strategy and change.

In her new position Enticknap will lead the BHA’s coordination of industry strategy, and work with colleagues across the industry.

Enticknap’s new role will be placed within the BHA’s new strategy and change department, which is currently in development.

The department will oversee cross-industry projects and project delivery, as well as building capacity.

Enticknap has held the role of interim director of communications and corporate affairs at the BHA since 2021, having first joined the company in 2018.

“I see this role as a huge opportunity for racing to work together to address our biggest challenges and to seize important opportunities, ” said Enticknap. “The prize is enormous if we can collaborate as an industry and get this right.”

“I look forward to working across racing, with its wealth of knowledge and expertise, and helping to secure t..

June 9, 2022

NatCen study claims 10% of online accounts responsible for 79% of GGY

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A new study conducted by NatCen for GambleAware claims that 79.0% of online operator revenue comes from the highest-staking 10% of accounts, with online slots showing a particularly concentrated spending pattern.

The study used records from seven online operators, which each provided data about 20,000 accounts active between July 2019 and June 2019. These seven operators together made up more than 85% of the UK betting market, though only 37.5% of the gaming market.

It then weighted the data from these accounts to be representative of the overall online gambling market.

For each customer, NatCen had access to betting data showing the exact date, time and stake of all bets placed by each customer, while for gaming, data was split into 15-minute windows.

For both online betting and gaming, the research found that revenue at these operators was highly concentrated among a relatively small share of accounts.

Overall, it found that the 10% of gamblers with the largest stakes – all stak..

June 9, 2022

Caesars launches new horse racing betting app in Florida and Ohio

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The Caesars Sportsbook division of Caesars Entertainment and NYRA Bets, the official online wagering platform of the New York Racing Association (NYRA), have launched a new horse racing account wagering mobile app in Florida and Ohio.

Caesars Racebook will use the NYRA Bets platform to provide customers with pari-mutuel wagering on horse racing content from more than 250 tracks around the world.

The wagering menu includes Belmont Park, Saratoga Race Course, Del Mar, Santa Anita, Keenelandas, well as Caesars-operated tracks such as Harrah’s Hoosier Park, Horseshoe Indianapolis, Harrah’s Philadelphia, and Eldorado Gaming Scioto Downs.

Other features in the new app, which are also available through NYRA Bets, include options for include race replays and handicapping insights.

In addition, Caesars Racebook will be integrated into the Caesars Rewards loyalty program, offering users the chance to earn exclusive experiences.

Following initial launches in Florida and Ohio, Caesars and NY..

June 8, 2022

Scoping out the sports betting market

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Earlier this week sports data provider Stats Perform and trading and pricing services company Sporting Solutions partnered to form the Betting Innovation Centre (BIC), a concept that aims to roll out B2B betting products to the market.

Shane Gannon, senior vice president of partnerships at Stats Perform, explains how the partnership and the BIC will develop and what opportunities lie ahead.

At its core, the BIC combines the key aspects of Stats Perform’s and Sporting Solutions’ offerings. The partnership sees Stats Perform’s AI and data facets work with Sporting Solutions ’trading and modelling services to produce a baseline that will produce scaled betting products.

“The BIC brings together the content creation, data expertise, front end product delivery capabilities, and the globally recognised Opta brand of Stats Perform with the expertise and heritage of Sporting Solutions trading and modelling,” says Gannon. “We will work in partnership to curate and create new, entertaining p..

June 8, 2022

Kindred secures Dutch licence

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Unibet operator Kindred Group has secured an online gambling licence from the Dutch regulator de Kansspelautoriteit (KSA).

The licence, which comes into effect from today (8 June) will enable Kindred to offer both commercial online gambling and betting to players in the country’s regulated market.

Kindred said the issuing of the licence follows an extensive application process including the successful completion of relevant audits.

The group added that it will launch its flagship Unibet brand in the Netherlands within the coming days.

“The Netherlands is a large and important European market and one that we look forward to operating in with a local licence,” Kindred chief executive Henrik Tjärnström said.

“We have been advocating local licence schemes for the past decade, and are thrilled that our newly awarded licence in the Netherlands will allow us to deepen and develop our involvement in the Dutch society, as well as actively contribute to a fair and sustainable gambling ma..

June 7, 2022

BCLC expands PlayNow.com into Saskatchewan

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The British Colombia Lottery Corporation (BCLC) is to expand the reach of its PlayNow.com online gambling platform into the Saskatchewan province.

Under a deal with both the Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority (SIGA) and SaskGaming, PlayNow.com will offer players in Saskatchewan access to over 400 casino, live casino, poker and sports betting products.

The agreement follows a request for proposal process that SIGA launched last year.

“This partnership reinforces the confidence the legal gambling industry has in BCLC, and our leadership in providing players with entertaining and engaging gambling experiences through our safe and secure online platform, PlayNow.com,” BCLC interim president and chief executive Lynda Cavanaugh said.

“In addition to an innovative suite of online casino and sports-betting products, BCLC’s PlayNow.com is the only gambling website in North America and one of few in the world that offers dedicated player-health specialists – known as GameSense Advisors – ..

June 7, 2022

Virginia sports betting revenue and handle up year-on-year in April

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The Virginia Lottery reported a year-on-year increase across both sports betting revenue and handle in the state during April.

Player spending for the month amounted to $399.5m (£320.4m/€374.2m), up 65.0% from $236.4m in April of last year, but down 14.9% from $469.5m in March this year.

The Virginia Lottery said that the year-on-year rise in spending was due to an increase in the number of licensed operators active in the state, with this rising from seven in April 2021 to 12 this year.

Turning to adjusted gross gaming revenue, which is defined as total wagers minus winnings, bouses and promotions and other authorised deductions, this jumped 77.8% from $11.7m in April last year to $20.8m.

This amount also represented a 45.5% month-on-month increase from $14.3m in March this year.

Consumers won a total of $363.2 from sports betting during April, while $11.3m in bonuses and promotions were issued to players.

The state was able to generate $3.0m in tax from sports betting in April..

June 1, 2022

Caesars Racebook launches in Florida and Ohio

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The Caesars Racebook wagering app has launched in Florida and Ohio today (1 June).

Caesars Racebook is a collaboration between the a collaboration between Caesars Sportsbook and the online betting arm of the New York Racing Association (NYRA Bets), using the NYRA Bets platform to offer pari-mutuel wagering on over 250 race tracks globally.

This includes racing from Belmont Park, Saratoga Race Course and a number of Caesars operated racecourses, such as Harrah’s Hoosier Park and Horseshoe Indianapolis.

The app also uses the Caesars Rewards loyalty program to offer bettors the chance to win exclusive experiences every time they place a wager.

Caesars and NYRA first entered into a partnership in January.

“The launch of Caesars Racebook is an important milestone as we continue to add wagering opportunities for our customers and livestreaming content for the first time,” said Dan Shapiro, senior vice president and chief development officer of Caesars Digital.

“Caesars Racebook is tr..

June 1, 2022

iGB Live! targets 4,500 visitors for 2022 edition

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Clarion Gaming is gearing up for the 2022 edition of iGB Live!, which aims to build last year’s successful return to Amsterdam.

The iGB team has unveiled a new campaign slogan for the 2022 show, with ‘Connect. Converse. Convert.’ designed to emphasise the unique aspects of the event, which runs from 5-8 July at the RAI Amsterdam.

iGB Live! brings together the B2B and affiliate communities, allowing delegates to connect and converse with suppliers, and convert these insights into growth opportunities for their businesses.

Attendees will be able to network with over 4,000 visitors – with a target of 4,500 – and 250 exhibitors during the event.

“Last year’s edition of iGB Live! raised the bar in terms of engagement with an independent satisfaction survey conducted by exhibition research specialists Explori placing it among an elite top 2% when benchmarked against other exhibitions,” said Naomi Barton, portfolio director responsible for the iGB brand at Clarion Gaming.

“For 2022, we ..

May 31, 2022

SIS appoints new heads for racing trading and esports

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Live betting services provider Sports Information Services (SIS) has appointed Adam Conway as head of competitive gaming and Aiden Tracey as head of racing trading.

Conway moves into his new role having previously served as head of racing trading at SIS and will oversee the full operation of the esports-focused SIS Competitive Gaming division.

SIS said the business unit has been built specifically for sportsbooks, allowing bettors to watch and bet on live broadcasts of head-to-head events between gamers on esports titles such as CS:GO, as well as Ebasketball and Esoccer.

Tracey, who previously served as racing trading manager for SIS, will replace Conway. His new remit will be to continue the development of SIS’ trading offering, while also overseeing risk management for operators of all sizes.

Tracey has been with SIS for five years, starting out as lead horse racing trader. Prior to this, he spent eight years with Sporting Index.

“These new appointments serve to further strengt..

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