Category Archives: Betting

KRAIL regroups to complete Ukraine’s unfinished gambling agenda 

Anton Kuchukhidze, Chairman of KRAIL – Ukraine’s Gambling and Lotteries Council – has provided an update on Ukrainian gambling developments under the active Russian invasion.  Speaking to CIS markets news sources SBCCIS, Kuchukhidze disclosed that KRAIL had re-established its regulatory duties five months following Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine. KRAIL governs a marketplace that has …

Digitain secures latest international client in Pin-Up

Digtain has expanded its portfolio of global operator clients, announcing a partnership with Kazakhstani firm Pin-Up. Lauding the ‘very long and beneficial partnership’, Digitain’s Chief Business Operator, Simon Westbury, stated that the firm would provide Pin-Up with betting opportunities across 15,000 leagues and 90,000 live events.  The company, headquartered in Armenian capital Yerevan, will supply …

GambleAware seeks agenda consultation for 10th Annual Conference 

Industry stakeholders have been reminded that they can submit proposals to be examined and presentations to be showcased at the GambleAware Annual Conference, scheduled for Wednesday, 7 December 2022.  Hosting its tenth annual conference, GambleAware has chosen the theme of “taking action to tackle gambling harms as a public health issue”. Central to the conference’s …

Nuvei deepens LatAm and Igaming vision with new board appointments

Digital payments group Nuvei Corporation has announced to the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) and Global Nasdaq that it has enlarged its board of directors to eight members.  Updating corporate stakeholders, Nuvei confirmed the appointment of tech and finance experts Maren Lau and Tim Dent as new independent directors (NEDs). Lau is Regional Vice President at …

UK online Q4 GGY rises 1% but UKGC warns against yearly comparison

The British betting and gaming industry’s post-pandemic recovery is on track according to recent UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) figures.  Published on the regulator’s website, the data revealed total online GGY during the first quarter of the financial year (April-June 2022), rose by 1% from Q4 to £1.2bn. The number of active accounts, meanwhile, rose by …

Mindway AI: when it comes to gambling – safety first, last and always

You wouldn’t get into a car which hasn’t passed its safety checks, so why would you bet with an operator that doesn’t have the necessary safer gambling measures in place?  A question posed by Rasmus Kjaergaard, CEO of Mindway AI, at the recent SBC Summit North America event, as he assessed the roll out of …

Checkd Group pursues UK expansion as Will Tyrrell becomes Media Director

Will Tyrrell has been promoted to Director of UK Media at Checkd Group, as the Manchester-based igaming business eyes up growth in its domestic market.  Specific aspects of his new role will involve facilitation of ‘innovative partnerships’ with both operators and media organisations in pursuit of UK expansion.  Having joined Checked Group in 2017 after …

Playmaker accelerates LatAm drive by announcing JuanFutbol takeover

Toronto-listed sports media publisher Playmaker Capital has significantly bolstered its Mexican and Hispanic sports presence by acquiring all assets of the JuanFutbol network.  Playmaker announced to the TSX market that it had agreed to take control of JuanFutbol’s portfolio of digital assets that has garnered over six million followers across the YouTube, Instagram, TikTok and …

Dan Whitlam, GamCare: How operators can go ‘above and beyond’ on safer gambling

GamCare is a prominent safer gambling organisation in the UK, most widely known for its treatment operations, but less so for its industry standards work. Breaking down the company’s role in pushing operators to go ‘above and beyond’ on responsibility, Dan Whitlam, GamCare’s Head of Industry Standards, sat down for an interview with SBC at …

GamCare expands CBT support for Criminal Justice System

GamCare continues to expand treatment and recovery resources for those serving time in the Criminal Justice System, forming a new partnership with Interventions Alliance.  Part of the Seetec Group, Interventions Alliance develops cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) intervention programmes for individuals recovering from all forms of addiction. GamCare views CBT as an essential treatment for gambling …