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World Pool crowns new record win dividend at Royal Ascot
Rashabar’s shock win in the Group 2 Coventry Stakes set the tone for World Pool value throughout Royal Ascot with a record Win dividend.
Returning 129.90 versus an SP of 80/1, Rashabar is now the highest ever price paid in any World Pool race since it was launched in 2019. There were also over 20 winning overpays for World Pool punters betting with the Tote in the UK and Ireland.
Gold Cup Day saw the highest turnover of the week with HK$298.2m (£30.1m), followed by Prince of Wales’s Stakes Day with
HK$297.8m (£30m) and Commonwealth Cup Day with HK$283.5m (£28.6m), becoming the three highest turnover World Pool days this year to date.
The record Win dividend success of Rashabar meant teenage youngster, Billy Loughnane, opened up a commanding advantage in the World Pool Jockeys’ winners this week, he claimed 129.90 points for his win on Rashabar and a further 19.65 aboard Sandringham winner Soprano. Billy Loughnane said: “I’m delighted to be leading the World Pool Jockeys’ Championship after Royal Ascot. Winning the Coventry on Rashabar was a dream come true and then to win the Sandringham on Soprano for George Boughey and Highclere was incredible.
“It’s a great initiative by World Pool to donate £50,000 to charity and if I am still in front on Champions Day, then I’ll be donating it to the Christy Lambe Foundation, which is a charity very close to my heart.”
IDnow celebrates its tenth anniversary
IDnow, the platform provider for identity successful years of revolutionising the German market.
A variety of solutions have been added to the portfolio since 2014, following market needs and technological trends: the AI-supported, fully automated AutoIdent solution was introduced in 2018, followed by the electronic function of the German ID card (eID) in 2019. Just last year, IDnow
introduced ShopIdent, the onsite solution in German petrol stations and stores.
In 2019, Andreas
Bodczek, was
appointed as CEO at IDnow: “We have made it shape and lead our industry and show our customers why digital identities are essential to their business.
“In the last decade, we have grown into a platform provider that serves all market needs with the help of the latest technology. We have
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earned the trust of our customers because we focus on our core business every day without losing sight of the secular trends that are shaping the market.”
In 2021, increased expansion opportunities led IDnow to acquire the French market leader ARIADNEXT, and the German provider identity Trust Management AG, establishing IDnow as one of the largest European players in the identity industry.
Bodczek says: “Today, we are facing a fundamental transformation of our industry and towards reusable identities – and we will once again lead this revolution,” “Since its founding, IDnow, with its broad and continually evolving portfolio, has shown a great deal of foresight, resilience, and adaptability to market developments. With a team of over 450 highly skilled colleagues one of the largest players in the identity industry. The experience, expertise, and innovation drive that we have assembled in-house make us extremely optimistic about the next ten years of our company and the industry at large.”
Checkd Group success at EGR North America Awards
at the prestigious EGR North America Awards after a successful year for the company’s Checkd International division.
The team behind the fast-growing FlashPicks brand emerged winners against strong competition, the growth of the successful FlashPicks brand was a major factor in securing the win, with the FlashPicks app also launching last year.
Over the past 12 months, FlashPicks has generated over 1.2 million unique visitors and achieved 20 million organic social media doubling year-on-year. Checkd Group’s overall success in North America means the region now
accounts for 27% of the company’s revenue. Callum Broxton, head of US Operations at Checkd at the EGR North America is a testament to our team’s hard work and innovative approach.
“Our partnerships with industry-leading operators, combined with the success of our FlashPicks brand, have been pivotal in achieving this recognition. We are excited to continue building on this momentum and driving further growth in the North American market.”
1xBet renews
partnership with FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona and 1xBet have renewed their partnership, whereby the online gambling brand will June 2029.
The agreement will provide exposure for the brand on the Club’s different international digital advertising assets, as well as access to the men’s, women’s and indoor sports team players and as a novelty, Barça Legends to produce promotional content. Juli Guiu, vice-president of the FC Barcelona marketing area: “The renewal of the agreement with 1xBet is the consolidation of a long-term collaboration that will help us to reassert our commercial strategy in the global sphere. Our aim is to continue working together as we have until now, in liaison with a benchmark brand in the online technology and gambling market.”
Alex Sommers, spokesman of 1xBet, said: “We are delighted to continue our partnership with one of the world’s most famous sports brands. In business, as in sports, it is important to be in a team with a reliable partner and work hard to achieve results.”
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