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Bruns becomes Management Board member of the Gauselmann Group
As of April 1, Stefan Bruns will head up the sports betting and online gaming business segment as a new member of the Gauselmann Group Management Board. The tasks of the newly created Management Board position include strengthening the land-based and online sports betting offering, strategic expansion of virtual slot gaming and advancing the internationalisation of these two areas of activity.
“I am delighted to welcome Stefan Bruns, who has held management positions in the company for nine years, as a new member of the Management Board. His experience and expertise are excellent prerequisites for successfully managing the newly created Sports Betting & Online Gaming business segment,” said Paul Gauselmann, company founder and chairman of
the Management Board. “Sports betting and online gaming are promising prospective markets in which Mr Bruns will further grow and strengthen our business activities. I wish him a lucky hand and every success in carrying out his important and responsible tasks.”
“I would like to express my thanks for the trust placed in me and I look forward to tackling the challenging tasks that lie ahead,” said Stefan Bruns. “The focus will be on the strategic expansion of the online and land-based sports betting offerings as well as on consolidating all worldwide online gaming activities. Our goal is to create sustainable structures and products in order to consistently expand our market shares in the sports betting and online gaming markets and to successfully position the Merkur brand for the long term.”
Inspired launches Multi-Stream Matchday Soccer with bet365
Inspired Entertainment, Inc. has launched its Multi-Stream Matchday Soccer event with leading online gambling operator and long- term partner bet365. bet365’s products are available across the globe to over 80 million customers in over 20 different languages. Inspired’s game changing Multi-Stream Matchday Soccer product launched on www.
bet365.com in December 2022. Inspired’s Multi-Stream Matchday Soccer features the same phenomenal life-like graphics seen in V-Play Soccer 3. In addition, the Multi-Stream Matchday event includes eight games taking place simultaneously, offering players popular accumulator bets across a wide range of markets. A dedicated stream is provided for each fi xture; players can choose which of the eight games to watch at any time. Each channel provides updates on all games, allowing easy real-time tracking of the score for all matches.
The product is available in multiple languages, offering players an authentic
OpenBet partners with OPAP
OpenBet has signed a new long-term partnership with OPAP, the leading gaming company in Greece. The deal, which concerns OPAP’s online sportsbook, strengthens OpenBet’s position as a global provider of choice for leading sports betting operators and World Lottery Association (WLA) members.
Founded in 1958, OPAP, a member of Allwyn Group, is the leading gaming operator in Greece and among the most renowned companies in the industry globally. OPAP is also a sector leader in Responsible Gaming and supports society in practice through a comprehensive Corporate Responsibility strategy.
The partnership marks the fi rst for OpenBet in the Greek market where the company operates one of its largest hubs globally. The region presents one of the most promising opportunities across Europe.
Jan Karas, CEO of OPAP, said: “At OPAP, we always look to offer our customers the highest quality of innovative and entertaining gaming products. Therefore, we are very pleased to be partnering with OpenBet and we are looking forward to leveraging their expertise and high-end technology solutions, in order to upgrade customer experience and take our online sports betting activities to new levels.”
experience combined with incredibly innovative gameplay, exciting action, and unrivalled betting opportunities.
“We have enjoyed a long and mutually successful partnership with bet365 for more than fi fteen years and are excited to launch the latest Multi-Stream Matchday Soccer product on their online platforms,” said Steve Rogers, chief commercial offi cer of Virtual Sports at Inspired. “Revolutionizing the user experience is paramount to us. For that reason, we placed great value on being able to offer bet markets across the eight concurrent games, easy accumulator bets that can be placed every three minutes and graphics that continue to look as realistic as ever.”
Jordan Levin, Group CEO of OpenBet, added: “We’re delighted to have partnered with OPAP to help them deliver a best-in-class online sportsbook. The technology, content and services we provide, combined with our fl exible and tailormade solutions has made us the leading sports betting partner for WLA members. It’s another huge milestone for OpenBet and we’re looking forward to working with Jan and his team at OPAP.”
BetConstruct co-founder receives industry recognition
BetConstruct has announced another industry recognition, the Outstanding Contribution to Gaming award, granted to the co-founder of BetConstruct – Vigen Badalyan.
As one of the most reputable awards, the trophy pays another tribute to Vigen
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Badalyan’s dedication to innovation and excellence, as well as exceptional contributions to shaping the future of the gaming industry as a whole. As an industry pioneer, Vigen Badalyan was the fi rst to introduce tokenisation to the gaming industry, and his visionary leadership.
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