Category Archives: Betting

London-based sports betting technology studio 20SHOTS has secured a further investment of £400,000, following the successful launch of the Fantasy5 free-to-play fantasy football jackpot game.  The investment, which values 20SHOTS at £5m, has been led by Animal Capital, an LA-based venture capital fund that specialises in Gen-Z enterprise investments, and counts social media stars Josh …

Further expanding its safer gambling activities, amusement arcade industry trade association Bacta has announced its Social Responsibility Exchange.  The event will take place on 22 November at London’s County Hall, and function as a means for Bacta members to share social responsibility best practices, tactics and strategies.  YGAM and GamCare will both speak at the …

NYSE-listed games machine manufacturer and distributor PlayAGS has disclosed to markets that it has become an M&A target of gaming technology firm Inspired Entertainment Inc.  This weekend, PlayAGS confirmed to US media that Inspired Entertainment had submitted a $10 per share cash offer to acquire the business at a proposed valuation of $370m. Inspired has …

Identifying the Ontario market as offering significant potential , Gaming Innovation Group (GiG) has secured its first major partnership in the province. The London-based gaming technology group has signed a three-year agreement with casino operator Kings Media Ltd, with provisions for further extension, supporting the latter’s King Billy casino brand – which is expected to …

Two establishments that are an almost universal feature across Britain’s high-streets and town centres are pubs and betting shops, both popular with millions of customers.  One thing that both the betting and pub/alcohol industries have in common, as argued by Ian Austin, Lord of Dudley in Politics Home this morning, is that they provide many …

Twitch has confirmed to Bloomberg that it is “currently in the midst of a deep-dive look into gambling behaviour on its platform”.  The statement was made in response to an article by Bloomberg reporter Cecilia D’Anastasio detailing a ‘gambling boom’ on the world’s most popular live streaming website.  Concerns have been raised over the coverage …

RushBet and LaLiga have announced that they are now expanding their wagering partnership throughout the continent. The RushBet sportsbook, operated by US gambling firm Rush Street Interactive (RSI), is teaming up with the Spanish league in an exclusive deal. Extended through the next three football seasons, the enhanced partnership with focus on Latin America, particularly …

Online gambling community AskGamblers has revamped its website featuring a new ‘Responsible Gambling’ tab across all online casino reviews. The feature will provide audiences with a comprehensive breakdown of all safer gambling tools offered by listed brands, including deposit limits, spend monitors, times/session alerts and game risk indicators. Furthermore, the AskGamblers Responsible Gambling tab will …