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The new deal will see Greentube titles playable in Poland for the first time through the Total Casino site, including Greentube’s “Collections”-branded back catalogue of its most popular games.

Greentube CFO/CGO Michael Bauer said: “Totalizator Sportowy’s casino brand is very well-respected by players in Poland, and to be selected as an online partner is further evidence that we are a market-leading force when it comes to igaming content across a wide range of regulated markets.

“Greentube has already enjoyed a fruitful start to 2021 and this new market entry and partnership shows our commitment to expanding our reach.”

Totalizator Sportowy launched the Total Casino brand in 2018, and they remain the only operator legally entitled to offer online casino games in Poland.

Novomatic already has a deal to supply video lottery terminals (VLTs) to Totalizator Sportowy, meaning that following Greentube’s deal, many of these games can be played both in person and online.

The Polish Lotto operator set a new sales record for 2020, reaching PLN16.38bn (£3.06bn/€3.57bn/$4.23bn).

Totalizator Sportowy’s online gaming director Maciej Kasprzak added: “We are constantly developing our offer and we want our clients to experience the best entertainment from the best developers.

“The arrival of Greentube’s content has been greeted by the players with much excitement. We look forward to continuing a successful partnership.”

The announcement comes as the brands join the National Council on Problem Gambling in promoting Problem Gambling Awareness Month.

The weekly education series for employees will be provided by EPIC Risk Management, with the intention that this education will subsequently protect players.

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This video sees Velo Partners’ Evan Hoff and contributors from Gamepro, Hook Nation and EQ-Connect discuss how industry newcomers can drive change in gambling.

The pandemic hasn’t put a stop to innovation, and the number of start-up submissions Clarion Gaming received for Pitch ICE is testament to this.

Here you can see the longlist selected for Pitch ICE Tech Futures.

So take a look at their video pitches and vote on your favourite, which will be crowned the Pitch ICE Tech Futures winner. The winning entry will be given significant exposure throughout 2021.

This is only the start of Clarion Gaming’s startup content for the coming year. We will have many more opportunities for startups throughout 2021.

To be featured, submit your startup for future initiatives via the link above.

Entain has grown and evolved rapidly in recent years, and COO Tiku is the man tasked with ensuring it continues to innovate and enhance its offering.

Here he offers exclusive insights into both the operator’s technology strategy, and the broader industry uptake of new technologies.

Demand for specialist technology skills is high, and gaming has to compete with a host of other industries when searching for candidates.

This is reflected in rising salaries, as evidenced by the 2020 edition of the iGB-Pentasia Salary Survey. This revealed that despite the disruption caused by the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, the employment market for tech specialists was more competitive than ever.

In this video, Pentasia managing director Alistair Cleland runs through the key findings of the Salary Survey. Head of technology recruitment Robert Gray then offers the industry some advice on identifying and onboarding the best candidates available.

In this presentation, Turbatu explains how Playtech looks to constantly develop and enhance the product and services it provides through the Innovation Lab.

She also discusses the importance of gender diversity in bringing in fresh ideas, experiences and insights, as the Girls in Tech Gibraltar chapter looks to elevate more female executives to technology leadership roles.

It has taken years for the Netherlands to negotiate then finalise igaming regulations, but 2021 looks set to be the year that the first online bets are placed.

This casts the country’s land-based monopoly Holland Casino into uncharted territory.

Its CEO Van Lambaart discusses what the business has been doing to prepare for launch, while GiG CEO Brown shares his experience of taking brick-and-mortar businesses into new channels.

As senior vice president and director of research and development at Panasonic Hollywood Labs, Martin has been responsible for creating experiences that take users on a ski trip, bring Mickey Mouse to life, and add new levels of interaction to attractions worldwide.

Having worked on attractions such as Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge and even taken Walt Disney World visitors inside an animated cartoon, he explains how this technology can be used for integrated resorts.

Chief executive Oskar Fröberg and chief technology officer Anton Janér provide insights on how esports data differs from stats collected on traditional sports.

They outline the ways data is collected and discuss how the business aims to solve the pain points that sportsbook operators deal with when expanding into esports.

A qualified accountant, Stevenson (pictured) joined the business as finance director in 2007, after previous roles as managing director of the Newspaper Licensing Agency, and group financial controller of Trinity Mirror Plc.

He replaces Richard FitzGerald, who left the role of CEO in September. Stevenson had previously been acting CEO when FitzGerald left the post.

“I am extremely excited and honoured to take up the position of RMG CEO,” Stevenson said. “I look forward to working even more collaboratively with our 34 racecourse shareholders, whose media interests have been entrusted to RMG.”

“RMG has been a phenomenal success story since its inception as Racing UK back in 2004, having posted year-on-year increases in licence fees payable to its racecourse shareholders nearly every year of trading. It shows what can be achieved via a collective approach to commercialising our racecourses’ media and data rights.”

Stevenson also said that the company would continue to innovate its output, and be creative and forward-thinking in its approach to commercialising racecourse content.

Roger Lewis, Chairman of RMG, added: “On behalf of the RMG Board, RMG’s racecourses and all the RMG staff, I am delighted to announce Martin as the new CEO of the Group.”

“Martin’s vision for RMG is bold and imaginative. His relationship with our shareholder racecourses is very special and Martin is passionate that RMG can, and will, deliver the best returns for racing.”

Lewis described how the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic had tested the company’s business model over the past year, but said it had demonstrated great resilience.

He said the business is now slowly emerging out of the pandemic and that Stevenson is undoubtedly the right person to lead it into its next phase of growth over the coming years.