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Parimatch Doubles Ukraine Financial Aid
MOROCCO - The Marocaine des Jeux et des Sports (MDJS) has published a corrective procurement notice to its International Call for Tenders as the authority seeks to appoint a new operator for the overall management and operation of its lottery, sports betting and other games activities.
The deadline for submission of bids is now May 31, 2022 before 10 a.m., replacing the date of April 4, 2022, and the commencement of the operations is scheduled for January 1, 2024, instead of January 1, 2023. This extension of time is in line with the MDJS' desire to establish a trustworthy and sustainable partnership with the global community of operators and technology providers.
The Call for Tenders is for a first batch of fixed odds sports betting and mutual betting, including betting on virtual competitions, with the exception of betting on horse and greyhound racing. As for the second lot, it concerns lotteries, instant lotteries of a sporting nature, as well as raffles. Tenderers are also free to submit a tender for a single lot or for both.
UK – SIS has appointed Julian Wheeler as Chief Technology Officer to lead the delivery of the company’s technology programmes and support its long- term strategic plans.
Wheeler has over 21 years of experience in broadcasting through his various roles at Sky New Zealand, which included five years as Chief Technology and Product Officer. He has also held senior positions at BT, where he was Director of Digital Media, and BskyB, as Head of IT.
SWITZERLAND – Amusenet Interactive (formerly EGT Interactive) continues to expand in the Swiss igaming sector with Grand Casino Bern, distributing its latest games with the
7melons.ch brand.
Irina Rusimova, Chief Business Development Officer of Amusnet Interactive, commented: “The deal was a result from the great collaboration between Amusenet Interactive and Grand Casino Bern with the assistance of our partner - E-Systems and their hard work with the land-based Swiss operators. We are looking forward to grow this partnership in the next months and reach the high goals that we have set for the popularisation and success of the portfolio with
7melons.ch brand.”
Ludwig Nehls, Managing Director of Grand Casino Bern, commented: “With our online casino 7 Melons we keep pace within a fast-moving industry and have updated the website visually and technically. Especially we have focused on expanding the offer of games with our partner, Amusenet Interactive, and the overall user friendliness.”
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Parimatch Tech has doubled down on the amount of financial assistance the company is providing Ukraine to approximately €2.9m.
Parimatch Tech has doubled down on the amount of financial assistance the company is providing Ukraine to approximately €2.9m.
Spent on ammunition, medicines, clothing, foodstuffs and logistics, the fresh financial assistance will also be spent on humanitarian aid and the needs of the country’s defenders – namely binoculars, body armour, drones, helmets, military spec, thermal imagers, and night vision devices.
Parimatch Tech and Parimatch Ukraine employees are taking part in volunteer activities such as purchasing goods and medicine, cooking meals for territorial defence and refugees, delivering food and drugs to people in need, and evacuating residents from hot spots.
Some employees are actively defending Ukraine in the Armed Forces, territorial defence forces and cyber forces.
Te company organised warehouses in Kyiv on the left and right Dnipro river banks that volunteers use to gather, coordinate and deliver
Mansion Group shutters MansionBet to focus on casino brands
Switzerland
Mansion Group’s betting brand, MansionBet, ceased trading as of March 31, 2022 as an official statement declared the operator is to focus all its energies directly on the company’s casino brands.
Christian Block, CEO of Mansion Group, said: “After careful deliberation, we have decided to cease trading our MansionBet brand. Te commercial decision was a difficult one, but it does provide opportunity to focus on our casino brands, where we have a long history of excelling. To minimise impact on consumers, we have ensured our customers' future winnings continue to get paid out, and stakes will be
humanitarian aid. Parimatch Tech transferred a significant part of the company’s office equipment to territorial defence forces: printers, laptops, monitors, network equipment, modems.
Volunteers use the branded Tesla cars of the employees to deliver medicines, food, ammunition and evacuate residents from the Kyiv region.
Chief Talent Officer, Tatiana Davydova, said that despite the difficult times for the country and the business, Parimatch Tech did not withdraw any offers, and specialists who were terminating cooperation were offered to stay and receive a salary.
Te company has paid in full all compensation to the teams and each employee can request emergency financial aid.
Te territorial defence has also received Parimatch’s Tech branded products and onboarding kits: power banks, hoodies, socks, hats, thermoses, and food boxes.
returned regardless of outcome.
“Finally, I would like to thank all our colleagues and partners for building the sportsbook brand, and our loyal customers for their support throughout.”
Punters who have open accounts with MansionBet are advised: “Customers are able to log into their account until April 28 to withdraw any funds as normal, and the MansionBet Customer Support team will facilitate any manual withdrawals after this date for a period of a year.
“After April 28 2022, if an open bet has not been settled, customers will receive their stake back. Should the bet win, customers will also receive winnings through a manual payment. Tis will continue until April 28 2023 to ensure the safety of players’ funds and existing bets.”
UK
Te Gambling Commission has imposed a financial penalty on Camelot UK for failures linked to its mobile app. Te £3.15m fine will be paid by the current National Lottery operator to good causes following a Commission investigation into three failures which negatively impacted consumers. Te news follows the announcement that the Gambling Commission has named Allwyn Entertainment as its Preferred Applicant for the fourth National Lottery licence in the UK. Allwyn has committed to investment in the National Lottery that is expected to deliver growth and innovation across all products and channels, resulting in increased contributions to good causes. Alongside Allwyn, the other applicants were Sisal Spa, Camelot UK Lotteries, and Te New Lottery Company. Camelot UK Lotteries has been named Reserve Applicant.
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