Category Archives: Betting

AiDP: Gambling requires greater inclusivity to match new generation of workforce challenges

This summer’s publishing of the long-awaited ‘All-Index 2020/2021 Report’ by diversity, inclusion and equality non-profit All-in Diversity Project (AiDP) has provided a candid reflection on global gambling’s workforce make-up.   Whilst the 2020/2021 Index showcased improvements in female leadership representation, gambling firms were reported to lag in developing inclusivity practices. Following up on research insights, AiDP founding …

Catena places all European media assets under strategic review 

Catena Media Plc has this morning announced that it has placed its entire European business under strategic review.  The decision follows a corporate review of Catena’s European media operations initiated on 20 May, with a view to identify and expand efficiencies. The Stockholm-listed affiliate media publisher will examine all options for its European activity “consisting …

Ondiss deal enables Kambi to expand Argentina sportsbook presence

Kambi Group will provide its sportsbook solutions services to the BetWarrior, Casino Magic and Casino Club brands under exclusive supplier partnerships. The arrangements with the three Argentinian online betting and casino firms came about as a result of the Swedish company’s multi-year deal with player account management (PAM) platform Ondiss. Provisions of the multi-channel contract …

Smarkets: Trump 2024 odds fall after FBI raid

Shockwaves have been sent through US politics following confirmation that yesterday FBI agents raided the Florida Mar-a-Lago home of 45th President Donald Trump.  Though yet unconfirmed, US media reports that the raid formed part of an ‘intensified investigation by the Justice Department into Trump’s affairs as President’.  Reported to be in New York, Trump issued …

NetBet deal strengthens FeedConstruct’s European foothold

FeedConstruct has expanded its partner portfolio, signing an agreement with NetBet for delivery of its trading and risk management solutions.  Specifically, NetBet – a sportsbook and casino operator active in several European markets including the UK – will leverage the BetGuard product.  This functions as a tool for minimising the risk of financial losses and …

AstroPay launches Global Affiliates Programme open to igaming firms

AstroPay has taken another step to enhance its worldwide customer-base, unveiling a Global Affiliate Programme open to a range of businesses.  Both individuals and companies can join the network in order to bolster their growth and unlock online revenue generation opportunities.  The international payments provider stated that the ultimate objective of its new venture is …

Pinnacle Solution to help build the Azuro decentralised betting ecosystem

Pinnacle Solution, the B2B technology arm of low-margin bookmaker Pinnacle, has announced its first data partnership with Azuro, an engineering studio that seeks to develop online gambling’s first ‘decentralised betting ecosystem’. Pinnacle Solution’s lowest margin API feed for sports and esports pricings will be made available to all front-end engineers participating in the development of …

BETER lanches iframe to push ‘radically new approaches’ to esports betting

Adopting a focus on engagement, betting content and data provider BETER has launched an iframe solution with a goal to ‘reinvent’ esports wagering. The company has developed its iframe based on an ‘engagement-oriented’ user interface, featuring an experience designed to emulate popular esports streaming platform Twitch with a betting element.  Promising ‘unmatched quality’ of common …

Flutter funds RGC Canada project to improve North American advertising standards 

Flutter Entertainment has funded an independent research grant for Canada’s Responsible Gambling Council (RGC) that will provide ‘first-of-a-kind baseline research’ for North American gambling stakeholders on marketing and advertising standards.  The research will be led by RGC’s CABP – Centre for the Advancement of Best Practices (CABP) unit, tasked with examining the current practices, policies, …

Novibet partners with GiG for pan-European compliance

Gaming Innovation Group (GiG) has secured an extension of its agreement with European betting operator Novibet, which will utilise its GiG Comply platform.  Novbiet continue to leverage the automated marketing compliance solution to cover market-specific compliance requirements, ensuring its operations are in line with requirements across European jurisdictions. GiG has also detailed that the GiG …