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January, 2010: SkyBet partners with FSB Tech for the World Cup
FSB hit the ground running in 2010 by signing a landmark agreement that will see FSB's products promoted on SkyBet and SkySports during the World Cup. FSB's live player performance ratings, FSB Points, will be displayed across SkySports websites including their flagship Sports Centre. FSB Points will form an integral part of Sky's football content throughout the World Cup, including the associated fixed-odds betting products.
FSB's CEO discusses the deal in an interview with Sam Mischa from BetJuggernaut.com.
Read the full press release.
January, 2010: FSB Tech Fantasy Sportsbook launch for 188BET
FSB is pleased to announce the launch of a fantasy sportsbook application for 188BET. Customers of 188BET and 188football will compete for prizes including cash and tickets to see any of 188BET's five Premier League partners in action. FSB's proprietary FSB Points formula is used to measure every Premier League player's performance in real time by assigning points for a player's contributions on the pitch, such as goals, assists, tackles and passing. Participants in the weekly and monthly contests will wager on an individual player's performance in each match as determined by the FSB Points rating system.
Read the full press release.
September, 2009: FSB CEO is one of the Dragons at EIG in Copenhagen
After winning the 2008 Launch Pad event at EIG in Barcelona, FSB CEO David McDowell was invited to participate as one of this year's panellists. The Launch Pad is based on the hit TV series Dragon's Den; four start up companies will pitch their latest ideas and the panel will decide which business model is the most likely to succeed.
Read about the event on the EIG expo website.
August, 2009: Commercial launch of FSB performance betting products on Coral.co.uk
FSB is pleased to announce the commercial launch of its fixed-odds performance betting products on the Coral bookmakers website. For every Premier League fixture Coral customers will be able to bet on the player who delivers the best performance on the day. Player performance is measured using the FSB Points formula where players are awarded points for goals, assists, shots on target, tackles, clearances, successful passes and more.
Read the press coverage on eGaming Review
June, 2009: User experience experts, Foviance, interview FSB CEO on innovation for their podcast series
Foviance author Ronin Tighe discusses performance betting with FSB CEO David McDowell for the eighth episode in their podcast series on innovations in eGaming. Foviance has been providing user experience consultancy for seven years and there podcast series includes other on-line gaming companies that are driving innovation, including Betfair, Evolution Gaming and Le Croupier.
The full interview can be heard on-line at the Foviance website.
May, 2009: Blandford and Black investment drives FSB Performance Sports Betting
Investor confidence was at a high as FSB raised further investment to take its unique performance sports betting products to market. Despite the current state of the economy, seasoned investors and gaming experts Mark Blandford and Andrew Black both participated in the company's third funding round. Both investors cited the combination of a "strong product proposition" with "an experienced management team" as the driving force behind the investment decision.
The announcement was given to eGaming Review on an exclusive basis. Read their coverage online or in the June 09 issue of the magazine.
February, 2009: Gaming Industry Media audio interview with FSB CEO David McDowell discussing Web 2.0.
With more and more gaming sites employing Web 2.0 technologies, Dave McDowell, C.E.O. of FSB Technology, believes companies must first evaluate the how and why before jumping in. Hear him discuss this trend and give us a glimpse of what he will chat about at this year's BetMarkets.
January, 2009: FSB Technology featured in iGaming Business Launchpad to Success article
iGaming Business magazine runs a feature story this month on the EiG Launchpad event from last September in Barcelona. Four entrepreneurs pitched their concepts and a panel of experts unanimously chose FSB and their Fantasy Sports Betting products as the winner. The article centres around an in-depth interview with FSB's CEO David McDowell, and also includes a brief pitch for all four competing companies.
December, 2008: FSB Technology featured in Perspectives on the I-Gaming Economy
Gaming Industry Media announced the publication of their Perspectives on the I-Gaming Industry white paper this month. FSB, recent winner of EiG's Popular Start Up 2008/9 award, is cited within the Annals of Innovation section of the report. You can download a free copy of this report from the Gaming Industry Media website.
October, 2008: eGaming Review feature on FSB Technology
This month's eGaming Review Magazine has an extensive feature on FSB Technology in its 'Innovation' section. The article covers the company's unique selling points and sports betting features as well as including favourable product reviews from industry leaders Petter Nylander, CEO of Unibet and David Briggs, previous MD of Ladbrokes. Read the eGaming Review feature on FSB Technology.
September, 2008: FSB Technology wins EiG Launchpad Popular Start-Up Award
September 24th, 2008: FSB Technology (UK) Ltd. today announced that it was voted most popular gaming start up by industry peers at the 7th annual European i-gaming Congress and Expo 2008. The conference, held in Barcelona offered new start-ups the opportunity to show off their goods and impress a select audience and panel of gaming industry experts through the LaunchPad presentation format. Competing against three other innovative outfits, CEO Dave McDowell pitched the FSB story and impressed and excited all participants to unanimously clinch the winning votes and audience approval. EiG showcased the company as best placed to truly deliver on its premise as a hot gaming property in 2009.
View Dave McDowell's EiG Launchpad pitch and post-win interview in its entirety.
August, 2008: Interactive Gaming News Q&A with Dave McDowell, CEO at FSB Technology
Interactive Gaming News, the foremost electronic trade publication, published an in-depth interview session with CEO Dave McDowell ahead of FSB's exclusive pitch at next month's annual European i-gaming Congress and Expo (EiG). FSB will be presenting their Fantasy Sports Betting suite to an industry panel and audience as part of the EiG LaunchPad event for promising gaming start-ups. Read the Interactive Gaming News Q&A with Dave McDowell.