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At iGB, we partner with industry leaders to bring you the most insightful content in igaming. We supply gambling news, data, in-depth analysis, interviews and webinars across our digital and print channels so that you can stay informed and do your job to the highest standard. We've been supplying content to the online gambling industry for 20 years. Our editors have over 30 years of collective experience and we have an unrivaled network of expert contributors covering all aspects of the sector. This means that you get content of the highest quality from the industry’s most trusted source. The iGB Editorial Team Robin Harrison Head of B2B Content Robin joined iGB in 2018 to manage daily news content, having worked for a number of B2B industry publications since 2010. He previously held roles for titles in France, Germany and the United States. Guy Parsons Production Editor Guy oversees production of the iGB portfolio coordinating editorially and advertising content across magazines ensuring each works in harmony with other. Prior to joining iGB he worked for a number of B2B consumer publications. Ogo Ikeogu Art Editor Ogo joined iGB in 2018 to oversee redesign of the portfolio. He has worked for various B2B publications London and Dubai. Marese O’Hagan Senior Reporter Marese joined iGB in 2021 as a reporter before moving to role senior reporter in 2023 involved writing daily news long-form content across iGB ICE365 and iGB North America. She is also involved in overseeing commercial content team. Zak Thomas-Akoo Reporter Zak joined iGB as a journalist in 2019 he is involved writing daily news long-form features analysis across iGB and its sister sites ICE365 and IGE North America. He has also worked for various publications across different industries. Katrina Holmes Commercial Content Manager Katrina joined in 2018 to oversee commercial content team having worked in content B2B consumer industries publishing work variety of different publications. Laura Gumbrell Commercial Content Executive Laura joined iGB in January 2019 as news journalist before moving across to commercial content team. She has over three years experience journalism and creation writing for multiple publications. Mathew Taylor Content Lead Malta Mathew comes from strong background iGaming having worked major industry players such Relax Gaming NetEnt William Hill Based in Malta he is focusing shaping direction premium products industry.

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62%

The overall score is a weighted number that takes into account conflict of interest, bias, deception and other practices that undermines the credibility of the source. It is calculated as:
Analysis.OverallConflictOfInterestScore * 0.3F + Analysis.OverallBiasScore * 0.3F + Analysis.DeceptivenessScore * 0.3F + Analysis.ReadabilityScore * 0.1F

A score that takes into consideration the content for flow, interruptions with ads, and overt search engine optimization techniques that makes the content hard to understand

The Daily's Verdict

This author has a mixed reputation for journalistic standards. It is advisable to fact-check, scrutinize for bias, and check for conflicts of interest before relying on the author's reporting.

Bias

80%

Examples:

  • The article contains examples of religious bias by referring to white supremacists online who are celebrating a reference to racism and antisemitism in an extremist far-right ideology. This implies that all Muslims hold these beliefs.

Conflicts of Interest

50%

Examples:

  • The article mentions that Corvex Management has been pushing for a sale of Kindred Group but does not provide any context about their involvement in the company's strategic review process.

Contradictions

80%

Examples:

  • The article quotes an anonymous source from Wall Street Journal as saying that FDJ has made a takeover offer for Kindred Group without providing any information on how they obtained this information or if it is accurate.
  • The author claims that La Française des Jeux will make a bid to acquire Kindred Group but provides no evidence of this claim.
  • The author mentions that Corvex Management has been pushing for a sale of Kindred Group but does not provide any context about their involvement in the company's strategic review process.

Deceptions

50%

Examples:

  • The article mentions that Corvex Management has been pushing for a sale of Kindred Group but does not provide any context about their involvement in the company's strategic review process.
  • The article quotes an anonymous source from Wall Street Journal as saying that FDJ has made a takeover offer for Kindred Group without providing any information on how they obtained this information or if it is accurate.
  • The author claims that La Française des Jeux will make a bid to acquire Kindred Group but provides no evidence of this claim.

Recent Articles

FDJ Bids $2.5 Billion for Kindred Group in Online Gaming Takeover

FDJ Bids $2.5 Billion for Kindred Group in Online Gaming Takeover

Broke On: Tuesday, 23 January 2024 Kindred Group, an online gaming company, has received a cash takeover bid from French group La Francaise des Jeux (FDJ). The offer will be announced on Monday before the market opens and FDJ would acquire all of Kindred's outstanding share capital. This is not the first time that FDJ has shown interest in acquiring online gaming companies, as they recently completed an acquisition of Premier Lotteries Ireland for an enterprise value of 350 million euros ($381.40 million). The Wall Street Journal reported that the offer could be valued at around $2.5 billion.