Category Archives: Betting

Soft2Bet extends Swedish reach with Betinia deal

Sportsbook and casino platform provider Soft2Bet has extended its Swedish footprint after partnering with Betinia.  As a result of the new agreement, Betinia will benefit from access to Soft2Bet’s live sports and pre-match offering as well as its range of virtual betting products. Boris Chaikin, CEO at Soft2Bet, said: “With Soft2Bet already accustomed to the …

Dan Morrison: Fast Track – ‘Time is your most valuable resource when outsourcing’

Dan Morrison, Senior Solutions Consultant at igaming engagement platform specialist Fast Track, shares some valuable insight into how companies can use outsourcing to best effect and outlines some of the factors they need to consider before seeking external partners.  SBC: What questions should businesses be asking when looking for external solutions? Dan Morrison: The three …

Kindred expands core sportsbook partnership with Kambi

Kindred Group has announced two enhancements of its sports betting product, leveraging Kambi Group’s sports betting services whilst working to boost the scope of its own Kindred Racing Platform (KRP).  The three-year deal between the Stockholm Nasdaq-listed gambling groups will see Kindred utilise Kambi’s B2B sports betting platform until the end of 2026 as it …

Kindred clears Q4 turbulence to deliver record profits

Kindred Group Plc has navigated the significant headwinds of a tough fourth quarter trading period to deliver investors what it cited as ‘its strongest year to date’.  Publishing its unaudited 2021 results, the firm has registered full-year corporate revenues of £1.259bn, up 11% on corresponding FY2020 results of £1.130bn. 2021 headline performance was maintained despite …

Sue Yoxall ends 20-year journey with mkodo

Sue Yoxall has ended her 20-year executive tenure leading mkodo, the business she co-founded alongside venture partner Stuart Godfree in 2001.  This week, Yoxall announced on LinkedIn that she had completed her ‘20-year journey with mkodo’ and would no longer be involved in the day-to-day running of the business.   Fresh to the gambling sector in …

GGB South Africa appoints Anthea Platt as new chair

The Executive Council of Gauteng (Gauteng MEC) has named top South African lawyer Anthea Platt SC as the new chair of the Gauteng Gambling Board (GGB).  The appointment of the GGB’s new leader was approved by Parks Tau, the executive member of Gauteng MEC’s committee for Economic, Environment, Agriculture and Rural Development. Established in 1995, …

Economic Ministry proposes new market safeguards to move Italian gambling forward 

Hope dawns for a much-needed reform of Italian gambling, as the Ministry of the Economy and Finance is reported to have taken charge of a ‘reorganisation plan’ to implement an overhaul of market safeguards.  Despite securing cross-party consensus during the close of 2021, Italian MPs failed to approve any gambling reforms to be adopted by …

Betway broadens brand visibility with five top-flight Chilean clubs

Betway has become the official premium partner of five football clubs in the Chilean First Division – a first in the country for the Super Group-owned brand. In a deal brokered by 1190 Sports, the teams in collaboration with the betting firm include; Union La Calera, Coquimbo Unido, Everton, Audax Italiano and Deportivo Ñublense. In …

Oddin.gg makes first foray into Russia with BetBoom deal

Oddin.gg has agreed to supply its esports betting solution to BetBoom after the Russian bookmaker laid out plans to capitalise on the “growing interest in esports in its home country”. The agreement marks Oddin.gg’s first partnership with an operator in Russia, with the solutions provider underlining its plans for further international expansion. “BetBoom is already …

SIS provides live racing content to Argentina in Codere extension deal

Sports Information Services (SIS), has extended its partnership with Codere to distribute its 24/7 Live Racing Channels to the operator’s Argentine customer base. The multi-channel betting supplier’s existing deal with Codere has provided its racing content to the online operations in Spain and Mexico. Codere’s Argentine online customers will now also have access to SIS’s …