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Pythia Sports appoints Matt Harbord head of product
Technology company Pythia Sports has hired Matt Harbord as its new head of product. A gaming veteran, Harbord’s most recent industry role was head of product at Sharplink Gaming in the US.
He worked on a contract basis for the tech firm for almost two years, connecting leading sportsbooks with major leagues and media partners in the fast-growing US sports betting market.
Prior to that, he was at Mustard Systems for five-and-a-half years, moving from senior quantitative analyst to product lead, before finishing his tenure at the sports data firm as head of product/operations.
During his time at the company, he led the development of a new sports betting platform, taking responsibility for the licence, compliance and fraud element of the platform, as well as working closely with the quant team to develop automated risk management strategies.
His career also includes stints at Gambit Research, Sporting Solutions, Cantor Gaming and Betfair, where he began his career in 2006 as a betting analyst within the horse racing team.
Freddy Galliers, director at Pythia Sports, said: “We are really excited to have Matt join our team. He comes with strong industry experience and we believe he will play a key role in helping us grow our business further. His specialised experience building products, harnessing advanced algorithmic trading and building proprietary models will complement our culture and vision.”
Matt Harbord added: “I’m thrilled to be leading the product delivery at Pythia Sports at what is an exciting time for both Pythia and horse racing in general. I look forward to building on the excellent foundation Pythia has put in place to expand our market offering, particularly in-play, in order to surprise and delight a new generation of customers who may not yet have experienced the visceral joy and excitement of horse racing.”
Harbord took up the post at the beginning of this month.
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Blow Up the Reels With Big Wins & Super Bonuses in Stakelogic’s Cherry Bomber
Strap in for explosive wins and unique bonuses in Stakelogic’s colourful and creative new slot, Cherry Bomber
Grab your swim shorts and make sure you’ve applied your sun cream because we’re heading down to a vibrant tropical island for some explosive action in Stakleogic’s latest adventurous slot, Cherry Bomber.
Players are invited to spin the reels on a sunlit beach and are joined by a selection of colourful fruit characters, each of which brings their own little bit of charm to the island. However, mischief is afoot, with slingshots randomly appearing on the beach to cause chaos on the reels and help players land wins of up to 10,000x their stake.
This playful adventure unfolds over a traditional five-reel set-up, with each reel displaying five symbols. There are 20 active paylines on every spin, with wins secured when players land three or more matching symbols across one.
The Slingshot feature, the game’s stand-out mechanic, can trigger on any base game spin. Slingshots have eight levels and will fire Wild Multipliers onto the game grid. The higher the level, the bigger the Multipliers.
It’s not just the Slingshots players should look out for. Landing three or more of the Bonus Symbols will trigger the Free Spins round, with a maximum of 20 spins being rewarded. The game also ups the ante with the Super Free Spins bonus, triggered when you land three Bonus symbols, including a Super Bonus symbol on reel five.
During these spins, Slingshots can fire up to three Wilds at a time, with a maximum of 15 Wilds able to appear on the reels.
As a Stakelogic slot, players can activate the Super Stake feature. This allows them to wager 1.5x their bet for an increased chance of triggering the bonuses. Alternatively, they can buy their way into the Free Spins and Super Free Spins round for 75x and 200x their stake, respectively.
Like all Stakelogic titles, Cherry Bomber offers players a robust math model, having an RTP of 96.01% and being highly volatile.
James Jelliffe, Head of Slots at Stakelogic, said: “At Stakelogic, we wanted to make the most explosive start to 2025 possible. Cherry Bomber, with its unique Slingshot feature and charming, colourful theme, has allowed us to do just that. We wanted to set a precedent for the kind of innovative products we want to create in 2025, and Cherry Bomber embodies that vision perfectly. We can’t wait to see how players react.”
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Betsson Group Wins 3 Awards at the European iGaming Awards
Betsson Group has won 3 awards at the European iGaming Awards held in Barcelona on the 21 January 2025. This was the first edition of these awards and Betsson took home:
• Most Innovative Operator
Awarded to the operator displaying a culture of innovation and continual improvement.
• Best Sustainability Innovation (Operator)
This award recognises an operator that has made sustainability an integral part of its business, contributing significantly to the environment.
• Best Online Casino Operator
This award celebrates exceptional performance and an outstanding offering from an Online Casino Operator.
This marked a successful week at the ICE Barcelona 2025 Conference following multiple wins at the International Gaming Awards and the Global Gaming Awards EMEA 2025.
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Britbet and UK Tote Extend Partnership
Britbet Racing LLP, a partnership of 55 British racecourses, has announced an extended commitment from its racecourse partners for the continued delivery of their oncourse pool betting service.
A key element to this commitment from racecourses comes from Britbet renewing a long-term partnership with the UK Tote Group that will deliver liquidity from the majority of its racecourse partners, including all Jockey Club racecourses and the large independent tracks, to the pools hosted by the Tote on racing taking place at these racecourses.
The renewed partnership will continue to provide a united approach to growing pool betting in the UK, with racecourses controlling the delivery of an oncourse service and the Tote providing the recognised brand and the off-course services, combining to create a single pool hosted by the Tote.
The agreement between Britbet and the Tote will go live in November 2025 and will be in place until at least the end of October 2030, subject to a range of performance measures being met. The new partnership builds on the existing agreement which has been in place since October 2018. Over this time there has been significant growth and innovation in pool betting, with the launch of a dedicated Tote website and App, combined with more competitive pricing, including the introduction of Tote Guarantee in 2020 which ensures the Tote will always exceed or match the Industry Starting Price on Win bets.
Britbet commenced operating the pool betting service oncourse in July 2018. Oncourse turnover exceeded £72m in 2024, a 26% increase to that achieved in 2018. It has delivered this through a continued investment in its staff and the technology used to take the bets from racegoers. The key Tote Guarantee offering provides value back to customers, whilst oncourse specific innovations such as Lucky Pick wallets and Multiples, have all helped to drive increased customer engagement.
Under the operation of the UK Tote Group, the overall UK/Irish pool (the two pools were combined via an agreement with Horse Racing Ireland in April 2020) has increased by over 50% with 100,000 online active customers enjoying an ever-improving customer experience at tote.co.uk/ie. Through the existing deal the UK Tote Group has returned over £40 million to Britbet over the last five years, while investing over £100 million in the business to support the future growth of pool betting.
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