Category Archives: Betting

Sportradar has further strengthened its status in the US sports space, as the betting industry in the country rapidly expands, entering into an agreement with NASCAR. The Swiss sports data and technology company has secured a multi-year deal with the stock car racing tournament, building on a previous arrangement between the two organisations. Sportradar Integrity …

Better Collective AS has moved to significantly enlarge its esports media presence by acquiring e-football gaming community Futbin and related assets for €105m in a cash and shares deal.  Registering 50 million monthly visits on its website, alongside a further three million daily actives on its proprietary app, Futbin is recognised as the leading online community …

Racing and Sports PTY (RAS) has announced its first major UK partnership, becoming the new data intelligence partner of the Greyhound Board of Great Britain (GBGB). Securing a long-term partnership, RAS will overhaul the GBGB’s database capabilities to help the governing body monitor and record all greyhound racing fixtures in the UK. Further to optimising …

OKTO has secured another partnership in the betting and gaming space, entering into a strategic agreement with the European Casino Association (ECA). The payments provider has outlined a commitment to ‘drive payment innovation and digitalisation’ via the deal with the ECA, which represents 900 casinos across 28 European countries.  Under the terms of the agreement …

Entain has extended its contract with Light & Wonder (L&W) through to 2030, continuing to leverage the firm’s retail gaming solution and catalogue of titles.  The contract renewal will see L&W provide Entain with 10,000 gaming terminals, which will be fitted across the international gambling group’s Ladbrokes and Coral high-street licenced betting office (LBO) retail …

Finnish state gambling monopoly Veikkaus Oy has entered into a double agreement with the Football Association of Finland (SPL) and the country’s top-flight division, the Veikkausliiga. The core terms of the three-year deal will see Vekkhaus support Finnish football clubs financially, whilst the teams themselves will back the state-controlled firm’s betting and products and services.  …

Novibet has moved to strengthen its position in horse racing and in the Irish betting space, partnering with champion jockey Brian Hughes.  The agreement is Novibet’s first in the sport of horse racing, whilst the firm is also hopeful that the deal will increase its brand recognition in Irish sports betting markets by partnering with …

Trustly has announced that its account-to-account (A2A) platform Trustly Express will be launched across four European markets. The service, which aims to enable faster and more reliable A2A payments, will be made available in the UK, Finland, Sweden and the Netherlands.  Trustly, which offers its services to a range of betting and gaming operators, detailed …

Super Group has reported a strong close to 2021 trading, bolstered by launches in several new markets, although some figures fell slightly short of the expectations detailed earlier this year.  Publishing its first set of full year results as a public enterprise – the company completed its listing on the NYSE in January – Super …