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LiveScore doubles Galway headcount to help identify problem gamblers

The betting and sports results provider is taking on 20 staff in its Galway office to focus on compliance and identifying problem users

Sam Sadi, chief executive of LiveScore: ‘We want our users to have a sustainable, responsible way of gambling if they choose to gamble.’ Picture: Bryan Meade

LiveScore, the sports updates and betting firm, plans to double its headcount in Galway to 40 staff to work on identifying problem gamblers.

The Gibraltar-based company, which bought the rights to broadcast the Uefa Champions League in Ireland in 2021, operates a popular sports app and has a number of gambling sites.

Sam Sadi, the firm’s chief executive, said that the Galway office focuses on data science and data engineering, and its primary objective is ...