The firm has also agreed to pay out the €100,000 fine that was handed down to Nicklas Bendtner for wearing Paddy’s lucky pants. UEFA banned the player for one game as well with Paddy Power tweeting earlier today: “Inspired by your Twitter feedback, we have agreed to pay the barmy €100k fine that #UEFA dished out Niklas Bendtner. Niklas Bendtner shouldn’t suffer because of #UEFA‘s double standards, & penalised for wearing his lucky pants, which was just a bit of fun.”
Data provider Worldlink Group have appointed former UEFA Champions League marketing director Stephen Pearson as their new chief marketing officer. Pearson brings a wealth of experience to the role having performed similarly at the FA Premier League, VISA, EA, PlayStation and McDonalds. At Worldlink he’ll be responsible for marketing the Worldlink/BetButler application and his time spent at Partygaming will prepare him for the role.
GVC’s Betboo gaming brand has chosen Mobenga to provide a mobile sports betting product. The Playtech subsidiary will give Betboo customers the chance to bet whilst on the move and Mobenga CEO Christian Rajter said: “Betboo is an exciting brand and is associated with fun, sports, community and friends and we are very excited to bring this into the South American mobile space.”