Category Archives: Betting

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has handed out its latest penalty for social responsibility and anti-money laundering breaches, charging online operator Smarkets. A penalty of £630,000 was dealt to the Malta-based firm, which operates the SBK sportsbook, for failing to carry out ‘adequate’ source of funds checks as well as identifying or interacting with at-risk …

Entain Plc has disclosed its plans to become the leading Central and Eastern European betting business by launching a new venture, ‘Entain CEE’. As announced this morning in the FTSE100’s gambling group’s H1 2022 Interim results, Entain has agreed to acquire a majority stake in leading Croatian betting group SuperSport for €600m. The deal will …

Entain Plc has reported that it continues to achieve strategic objectives, as its business benefits from a ‘broader recreational customer base’ across regulated markets. Publishing its Interim 2022 trading results, the FTSE100 gambling group declared a ‘robust H1 performance’ against challenging global economic and regulatory headwinds. H1 trading saw Entain generate group net-gaming-revenues (NGR) of …

As LeoVegas’ takeover by US betting giant MGM looms, the firm has encountered tricky business during the second quarter of the year, primarily in Europe. The Swedish gambling group reported a group-wide revenue increase of 1% to €98m (2021: €96m) in its Q2 2022 trading report, alongside adjusted EBITDA of €9m (€10.6m) – a margin …

FSB has extended its reach across the North American market after receiving the necessary regulatory approvals from the South Dakota Commission on Gaming (SDCG). The green light from the SDCG will mean that FSB can offer its portfolio of sports betting services within the Deadwood city area, with plans to go live in the coming …

Embattled bet-at-home AG has announced that it expects to recoup €11.4m in attributable income related to its discontinued Austrian business.  Dire 2021 trading saw bet-at-home forced to exit Austria’s online gambling marketplace, having lost a long-standing legal dispute against customers who sought a reimbursement for ‘playing on an unlicensed website’. While the Austrian exit saw …

Novibet Chief Commercial Officer, Yannis Xirotyris, has confirmed that he is stepping down from the position after fulfilling his responsibilities for 15 months.  As CCO, Xirotyris played a role in orchestrating several commercial agreements with the Greek betting and gaming group, with a notable development being a merger deal with SPAC Artemis Strategic Investment Corporation …