Category Archives: Betting

The emergence of cutting-edge technologies has always shaped the landscape of the igaming industry, promising to take frontrunners to the next level and leave those too slow to adjust, according to Wazdan. We’ve seen businesses utilise AI-led technology, VR, blockchain, and now the Metaverse in many ways that help them stand out from competitors. However, …

Betway has moved to bolster the payment options available to its UK customers, expanding the scope of its partnership with global account-to-account (A2A) transactions provider Trustly. The enhanced deal will see the Super Group online sports betting and gaming brand leverage Trustly’s open banking product, as the fintech service increases in popularity in the UK.  …

SIS (Sports Information Services) has strengthened its senior team in the North American betting and gaming market, hiring Brenda Strickland and Sean Beirne. Strickland and Beirne will join SIS’ stateside-facing subsidiary SIS Content Services as Regulatory and Business Affairs Manager and US Commercial Manager respectively.  The 24/7 betting services provider – based in Milton Keynes, …

The Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) has warned legislators and gambling campaigners on potential risks of banning free bet promotions.  Issuing a statement, the UK’s betting industry trade association and standards body argued that such a move could have negative consequences for both customers and the sport of horse racing.  Citing YouGov research, the BGC …

The majority of bets placed on esports tournaments occur during live games, according to new statistics from esports odds provider Oddin.gg. The firm’s data was taken from three major esports events in May 2022 – PGL Major Antwerp 2022: Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, ESL One Stockholm 2022: Dota 2 and Mid-Season Invitational 2022: League of Legends. …

As the cost of living crisis continues to affect millions across the UK consumers are continuing to tighten their belts – including buying less National Lottery products, according to Camelot. Although the outgoing operator recorded sales of over £8bn for just the second time in the National Lottery’s history, the figure of £8.090.7m for the …

Genius Sports has partnered with Clue, a provider of intelligence and investigations software, in launching a comprehensive integrity intelligence platform for sport. As the integrity partner to over 150 leagues and federations, Genius Sports will use the new system to help anticipate and detect global trends in betting-related corruption, support investigations and provide increased visibility …

Ibex.ai has announced that it will allow igaming operators to trial its ‘next-generation CRM toolkit’, to prove that its AI-built automated customer engagement components can outperform all existing solutions.    The pledge comes as the London-based tech studio seeks to expand its presence within the igaming sector, in which it has built specialised AI components for …