Category Archives: Betting

Community spirit: Why BoyleSports is betting big on the UK high street

High-street betting shops, like the many retail-based businesses, have taken a serious blow over the past two years – but that hasn’t dissuaded operators with an interest in the vertical.  One such firm that has gone full-steam ahead with a UK retail rollout is BoyleSports, which has long pursued an expansion outside the domestic Irish …

Kambi puts faith in product development to offset H1 hurdles

Kambi’s 2022 trading difficulties continued in the second quarter of the year, as the sportsbook solutions group registered further declines against the previous year’s figures.  The Stockholm-listed firm again cited tough comparatives with the January-June trading period in 2021 such as headwinds in the Dutch market, whilst also pointing to a disrupted sporting schedule due …

Flutter appoints Steve Hawkes as Director of UK Public Affairs

Flutter Entertainment has announced the appointment of Steve Hawkes as Director of Reputational and Public Affairs for the FTSE100 betting group. A Fleet Street veteran, Hawkes is a former senior reporter covering business and political affairs for The Sun, The Times and The Daily Telegraph newspapers.  Hawkes joins Flutter from leading public affairs agency BCW …

SBC Summit North America Sets New Attendance Record Following a Successful Event

Organizers of SBC Summit North America are celebrating the biggest and most successful event since it launched in 2019.  This month’s event set a new standard as it returned bigger and stronger, with a record number of delegates and exhibitors gathering at the Meadowlands Exposition Center in New Jersey to meet existing and new clients …

Bet365 eyeing up enhanced news content with platform overhaul

Evaluating its content creation and bettor engagement capabilities, bet365 has detailed ongoing development of its ‘ultra-modern’ news website and product team.  In an enhancement of its news production, the online betting company has initiated a recruitment strategy, making James Clark the first of what will apparently be a long-list of hires for its content team.  …

UK Racing launches HEROS aftercare equine welfare programme 

The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) has appointed HEROS as its new specialist provider of equine aftercare welfare programmes.  The appointment forms part of UK Racing’s collective responsibility for equine welfare, overseen by The Horse Welfare Board (HWB) and partner charity Retraining of Racehorses (RoR). Oxford-based HEROS is a retraining stable formed by Grace Muir, to …

iBet turns to Fast Track real-time CRM to power player engagement

iBet, the online sports betting flagship brand of the Claymore Group, has announced this week that it has turned to Fast Track to provide the central platform for its CRM. In a statement, the operator outlined that it has chosen Fast Track’s CRM as the platform to centralise the orchestration of all communications and rewards …

Novibet unveils new leadership and board make-up as Artemis SPAC merger looms

Novibet has notified investors of the composition of its executive leadership team and board of directors, should its planned merger with SPAC partner Artemis Strategic Investment Corporation (Artemis) reach fruition.  Declared on 30 March, the Greek online gambling group had secured a strategic arrangement to merge with Artemis, a SPAC vehicle that plans to list …

William Hill renews Racing League sponsorship for 2022 season

William Hill has been named official betting partner of the Racing League for the second year in a row, sponsoring the 2022 edition of the tournament.  Launched last July, the Racing League is the first horse racing event in the UK to follow a league format, featuring teams of horses, jockeys and trainers representing seven …

Stanleybet Romania migrates to Comtrade Gaming iCore platform

Comtrade Gaming has announced a major technology agreement where it will become the lead platform supplier of Stanleybet Romania. A subsidiary of heritage pan-European gambling firm Stanleybet Group International, Stanleybet Romania will be serviced by a customised version of Comtrade Gaming’s iCore Platform. By migrating onto the iCore platform, Stanleybet Romania’s retail and digital units …