Category Archives: Betting

William Hill to sponsor Sky Sports News for 2021/22 football season

William Hill has secured a boost for its sports-focused marketing and branding strategy, partnering with Sky Sports News. According to a LinkedIn post from company UK Managing Director Alexis Zambolou, the deal will see William Hill sponsor Sky’s sports news broadcasts for the next football season.  The deal marks William Hill’s first sponsorship arrangement since …

Ukraine KRAIL disbands policy council tied to 1XBet   

Ukraine’s government has instructed KRAIL – the Regulatory Commission for Gambling and Lotteries – to disband the Advisory and Expert Council on Gambling.  The Council had served as a policy and commercial advisor for KRAIL following its regulatory foundation and had supported the agency’s duties in finalising the remaining regulatory measures of Ukraine’s Gambling Law. …

LiveScore upgrades racing inventory with Spotlight Sports Superfeed 

LiveScore Group has announced that it will utilise Spotlight Sports content and media services to optimise its flagship LiveScore portal and Virgin Bet sportsbook.   Agreeing on a multi-year partnership, LiveScore will benefit from new data provisions including the integration of Superfeed – the betting market’s most comprehensive data feed covering all international racing fixtures. Superfeed …

888’s corporate transformation continues as bingo business sold to Saphalata

888holdings has completed the sale of its B2B and B2C Bingo business to Saphalata Holdings, a major development in its corporate restructuring.  A member of the Broadway Gaming Group, Saphalata initially agreed to buy 888’s Dragonfish brand for a total cash consideration of $45,25 million (£37.4m) back in December 2021.  The transaction saw $45.25m payable …

IMG Arena to lead MLS data distribution and upgrade

IMG ARENA, a developer and distributor of syndicated sports and entertainment media rights, has been selected as the official data distribution partner of Major League Soccer (MLS). The collaboration follows an extensive RFP process.  In a joint statement released today, both firms said that the long-term, global partnership will utilize the latest technology to create …

Bet-at-home UK licence suspended as Commission undertakes review

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has launched a review of Bet-at-home’s UK operations, suspending the firm’s licence whilst doing so. Making the announcement this morning, the UK national regulator revealed that the German operator – which maintains offices in Malta and Gibraltar – may have been operating contrary to the conditions of the 2005 Gambling …

Digtain partners with Luís Figo to ‘represent sportsbook quality’

Digitain has announced Luís Figo as a brand ambassador, stating that the former Portugal international represents a number of the company’s business traits.  The sports betting and igaming technology platform provider stated that Figo – who was capped 127 times for Portugal and played for Barcelona, Real Madrid and Inter Milan – personalised the brand’s …

FSB selects Ken Paterson to spearhead Tier 1 deliveries

FSB has bolstered its technology team with the appointment of Ken Paterson who will become the company’s new Global Delivery Director. Paterson, who previously served as the Chief Enterprise Architect at GVC, will be responsible for ensuring that FSB’s “technical procedures and infrastructures are in place to execute on-time, on-budget, high quality delivery” for its …

Entain H1 scarred by tough macro storms impacting online unit performance

Entain Plc’s trading momentum has dragged amid a tougher regulatory backdrop and a weaker macroeconomic environment reducing customer spend. The bellwether for online gambling PLCs this morning published a snapshot interim 2022 trading update, which saw the FTSE100 group maintain NGR growth of 18%. Group growth was attributed to robust retail trading as Ladbrokes Coral …