Category Archives: Betting

Stoke MP calls for Gambling Review ‘pause for thought’ as Tories vote for PM

Jack Brereton MP has argued that rushing the Gambling Act review amid the ongoing political situation in Westminster ‘would be a mistake’, as other legislative decisions are delayed.  Writing in Politics Home, the Conservative representative for Stoke-on-Trent South – whose Adjutant constituency, Stoke-on-Trent Central, is home to bet365’s head office – highlighted ‘concerning’ reports about …

Betcris makes Polish top-flight football debut with Pogon Szczecin

Betcris Poland has signed a sponsorship deal with Ekstraklasa team Pogon Szczecin, giving the online betting firm the official name of the club’s key partner. The two-year agreement, announced at the top-flight team’s new stadium in Szczecin, gives Betcris further brand recognition in the region. Jacek Jakubowski, Board Member of Betcris Poland, added: “Becoming a …

GiG bolsters global expansion as UK client signed and Ontario licence acquired

Gaming Innovation Group (GiG) has secured two key milestones for its continued global growth, signing a tier-one UK firm as a client and gaining entry into Ontario. In the UK, the sports betting and iGaming software company has signed a head of terms agreement with Aspers Group, entering into a platform and managed services partnership …

Bulgaria to review BST expansion of Toto BG network 

Bulgaria’s National Assembly has confirmed that it has received a bill that seeks to expand the games offering and retail coverage of state-owned gambling operator BST – Bulgarian Sports Totalisator (BST).  The mandate calls for BST, the operating company of Toto BG, to be allowed to expand its retail presence, doubling its point of sales …

Entain fills C-level vacancies as new CTO and CCO confirmed

Entain has bolstered its senior leadership, making two internal promotions to appoint a new Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and Chief Commercial Officer (CCO). The vacancies will be filled by Shailendra Maurya (CTO) and Dominic Grounsel (CCO), two established members of Entain’s management team, having worked at the company for four years and three years respectively. …

Playtech stands by ‘long term prospects’ following TTB rejection 

The board of Playtech Plc has informed investors that Hong Kong investment fund TTB Partners will no longer submit a takeover offer for the FTSE250 gambling technology group.  Issuing a statement, TTB detailed that “due to challenging underlying market conditions it is not intending to make an offer for Playtech Plc”. TTB’s withdrawal follows Playtech’s …

Sportradar launches Athlete Wellbeing betting harm minimisation programme

In partnership with several mental health and safer gambling organisations, Sportradar has initiated a programme to support athletes with responsible betting.  Developed by Sportradar Integrity Services (SIS) for leagues and federations, teams, and collegiate governing bodies, the Athlete Wellbeing initiative aims to reduce the impact of sports betting on professional sports people’s mental health.  The …

SkyBet initiates pre-season prep with Spotlight Sports’ microsite

Laying a foundation for its domestic football and FIFA World Cup trading, SkyBet has signed a partnership with Spotlight Sports Group (SSG). Building on a similar collaboration around the Cheltenham Festival, the deal will involve the construction of a ‘start-of season microsite’ for the Flutter Entertainment brand, hosted and managed by SSG and delivered via …

HUDstats and SIS agree multi-year esports betting data partnership

Esports data analytics firm HUDstats has partnered with Sports Information Services (SIS) the multi-channel supplier of 24/7 live betting services, to deliver “actionable, real-time data for esports betting purposes”.  Under the terms of the collaboration, HUDstats will use its proprietary Advanced Video Analysis (AVA) technology to collect, standardise and distribute accurate esports data from SIS’ …