Category Archives: Betting

Spillemyndigheden reports ‘AML deficient’ Tipwin to Danish Police

Spillemyndigheden – Denmark’s Gambling Authority has reported Tipwin to the police for breaching multiple terms of the country’s  Anti-Money Laundering Act.  Tipwin is accused of significant Danish AML Act failures related to the risk assessment, business procedures and financial supervision of its retail venues operating across Denmark. Of utmost concern, Spillemyndigheden stated that the bookmaker …

Altenar launches scale-proof next-gen retail betting terminals 

Altenar has announced that it has developed a new in-house retail terminal system for sportsbook operators that is ready for commercial launch. The Malta-based technology group has designed its retail offering to provide incumbents with the first next-gen terminal solution which includes a fully customisable on-screen UX. The terminal solution has been developed to provide …

Fitzdares renews ‘rock-solid’ FSB partnership

FSB will continue to supply its platform technology, casino aggregation and managed-trading-services (MTS) to Fitzdares who has agreed an extension to its existing lead supplier agreement.  Through the renewed partnership, FSB will power Fitzdares’ global expansion – including the bookmaker’s upcoming launch in Ontario later this year. Glenn Elliott, Chief Operating Officer at FSB, said: …

Andrew Lyman: “Gibraltar Commission won’t apply artificially rules to meet FATF demands on tougher gambling sanctions”

Andrew Lyman, Gibraltar’s Chief Commissioner for Gambling, has stated that his department is committed to helping the government remove the British Overseas Territory from the Financial Action Task Force‘s (FATF) ‘greylist’ – ‘in the quickest of time possible’.  The statement was made to delegates attending the KPMG Gibraltar e-Gambling Summit this morning, in which Lyman …

Abios and Kambi bring esports into play with new whitepaper

Gross gaming revenue for the esports sector is expected to reach $960m by 2026, according to a new white paper released by Abios and Kambi.  The whitepaper, entitled ‘Bring esports into play’, discusses how sportsbooks can effectively engage and retain audiences within the esports space, as well as looking at the ways in which operators …

Arin Adriazian: embracing the challenges of localised payments

With so many markets opening their doors up to regulated betting frameworks, operators and suppliers must ensure that they localise their offering so that they are in compliance with different legal requirements. This is something that Digitain’s Payment Product Manager Arin Adriazian explained can often present its own set of challenges.  However, keeping up to …

888 interim results on target ahead of William Hill takeover on 1 July

888 Holdings expects its 2022 interim revenues to be “broadly” in line with corporate expectations, as the FTSE250 igaming group navigates a tougher European regulatory climate. In process of finalising its £2 billion acquisition of William Hill – 888 expects interim revenues to be between £330-and-£335 million range, for the six months to 30 June. …

Christian Democrats back overhaul of Sweden’s restaurant casino sector

Sweden’s Christian Democrat (KD) Party has outlined its intentions to overhaul the rules and standards that govern Sweden’s restaurant casino sector.  KD Minister Roland Utbullt has written an opinion piece on Altinget.se stating that Swedish gambling has a ‘glaring gap in its civic protections’ as restaurant casinos are exempt from duty-of-care rules. Utbullt stated that …

Jermaine Jenas encourages ‘a summer of horseracing’ with Everyone’s Turf

Television presenter and former professional footballer, Jermaine Jenas, has become the face of Great British Racing’s (GBR) Everyone’s Turf campaign launching this summer. Everyone’s Turf will run as a national advertising-led campaign which aims to show the different facets of the sport, and is receiving support from the Horserace Betting Levy Board (HBLB).  As Jenas …

FDJ appoints M&A expert Philippe Lazare to its board 

Groupe FDJ has announced the appointment of Philippe Lazare as a  non-executive corporate advisor of the Paris Euronext gambling group.  The French business figurehead will serve on FDJ’s corporate committee for governance, remuneration and appointments.  Lazare (65) is the former Chief Executive and Chairman of leading French payment systems provider Ingenico (2007-to-2020). During his leadership …