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Playbook Fusion announces exclusive football data partnership with Twenty First Group
Playbook Fusion, the pioneering new studio spearheaded by Steve Rogers that combines the worlds of betting and video gaming, today announces that it has signed an exclusive agreement with Twenty First Group (TFG) which will provide Playbook Fusion with access to TFG’s groundbreaking Football Intelligence Engine.
Shaped from years of bespoke development by data science and engineering teams, TFG’s Football Intelligence Engine will integrate seamlessly into Playbook Fusion’s football product, enhancing the user experience by reflecting the impact of real-world matches. Playbook Football will use data from up to 100,000 individual football players from across the globe.
By incorporating high quality real-world sports data into its games, Playbook Fusion will deepen the level of user engagement by enabling players to use their skill and knowledge of real-world football to inform their decisions and gameplay within Playbook Football, the brand new football product which will launch at ICE 2025 in Barcelona.
“I’m delighted to announce this partnership with TFG which will take our product offering to the next level and enhance its credibility and integrity” said Steve Rogers, CEO and Founder, Playbook Fusion. “Having the opportunity to work alongside Andy, with his vast experience in sports trading, and the data scientists at TFG has provided some unique insights in to how we can utilise sports data within our games. Our ambition at Playbook Fusion has always been to create a more immersive, gamified skill-based betting experience for players, and the incorporation of TFG’s extensive data set into our games will help us to achieve that goal.”
“We’re thrilled to partner with Playbook Fusion to bring the power of TFG’s Football Intelligence Engine to their innovative platform,” said Andy Wright, Chief Betting Officer at Twenty First Group. “By integrating real-world performance data with cutting-edge gameplay, we’re creating a more immersive and authentic experience for football fans. This collaboration lets fans engage with the game on a deeper level, combining their football knowledge with interactive gameplay like never before. I’m incredibly excited to work with Steve and the team as they bring these innovative new products to the betting and gaming landscape.”
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GGPoker
GGPoker adds Action Voice packs featuring Doyle Brunson and other pros
New software option replaces standard table announcements across cash games, tournaments and formats including All-In or Fold and Spin & Gold.
GGPoker on July 9, 2026 announced Action Voice, a new software feature that lets players replace standard table announcements with voice packs recorded by poker personalities, including Doyle Brunson.
The initial lineup named by the operator includes ten-time WSOP bracelet winner Doyle Brunson, Daniel Negreanu, Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi and Kevin Martin, with additional voices “to be confirmed in the near future.”
Action Voice is available now across GGPoker’s product offering, including cash games, tournaments and formats such as All-In or Fold and Spin & Gold. Players can select voice packs in the desktop client via ‘My Page’ and then ‘My Action Voice’.
“Doyle Brunson may not be at the tables in the way that he used to, but his voice still can be,” said Sarne Lightman, Managing Director of GGPoker. “Action Voice is our way of keeping the legends who built this game part of the everyday experience – right alongside the players carrying it forward today, like Daniel and Michael. It’s a unique and fun new element to our software, and we can’t wait to reveal the rest of the lineup soon.”
GGPoker said more Action Voice packs will be announced in the coming weeks as it rolls out the full roster.
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Action Voice
The Godfather Of Poker Returns To The Table: Doyle Brunson’s Voice Comes To GGPoker
GGPoker introduces Action Voice, letting players hear poker icons – including Doyle Brunson, Daniel Negreanu, Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi and more – call their action at the tables
GGPoker, the World’s Biggest Poker Room, today unveiled Action Voice, a unique feature that gives players the option to replace GGPoker’s standard table announcements with those voiced by some of poker’s most iconic figures. For the first time, players can bet, raise, call, and fold to the voice of ten-time WSOP bracelet winner and back-to-back Main Event champion Doyle Brunson – alongside a growing roster of legends including Daniel Negreanu, Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi, Kevin Martin, and additional names to be confirmed in the near future.
Action Voice is now available to all GGPoker players, who can select their preferred voice pack in the GGPoker software and hear it call their action while playing their favorite GGPoker games, including cash games, tournaments, and exclusive formats such as All-In or Fold and Spin & Gold.
“Doyle Brunson may not be at the tables in the way that he used to, but his voice still can be,” said Sarne Lightman, Managing Director of GGPoker. “Action Voice is our way of keeping the legends who built this game part of the everyday experience – right alongside the players carrying it forward today, like Daniel and Michael. It’s a unique and fun new element to our software, and we can’t wait to reveal the rest of the lineup soon.”
To select a new voice from within the desktop software, click on ‘My Page’, then ‘My Action Voice’. Choose your preferred voice by selecting the avatar, click ‘Apply’ and you are ready to hit the tables!
Additional voices will be revealed in the coming weeks as GGPoker rolls out the full Action Voice roster.
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Haaland
International bettors back Haaland’s Norway to beat England in World Cup Quarter Final Clash
Kaizen Gaming shares Betano users’ predictions on teams heading to the World Cup semi-finals
As the World Cup moves into the last eight stage, Kaizen Gaming unveils exclusive proprietary data from its Betano platform, which reveals Argentina, Norway, Spain and France as the most backed teams by users globally to progress into the semi-finals.
Predicting the teams to qualify to the semi-finals (selections from the “To Qualify” market):
- Norway backed by 75% of users to qualify over England
- Argentina favoured by 80% of users to win over Switzerland
- Spain narrowly predicted to come out on top over Belgium with 55% of users’ bets
- France has been selected by 67% of users to pass through Morocco
With regards to two of the biggest surprises of the tournament this far, Brazil’s defeat to Norway and Germany’s elimination by Paraguay, it seems that for Betano users the shock wasn’t that big. In fact, 42% of users had seen Paraguay’s qualification coming, and 45% had predicted Norway getting through Brazil to reach the quarterfinals.
*The data shared has been extracted on the morning of July 8, 2026 from across 18 markets, excluding the UK. The international data sources may vary according to betting option availability per market.
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