Category Archives: Betting

The Danish Gaming Authority, Spillemyndigheden, has published an update on the number of self-excluded bettors in the country who have barred themselves from gambling using the Register of Voluntary Excluded Players (ROFUS). Having first been introduced to the Danish gambling market in 2012 as part of a wider implementation of gambling harm prevention policies, a …

PressEnter Group has confirmed the appointment of David Plumi as its regional managing director for Spain and LatAm markets, in a bid to enhance the igaming challenger group’s position within Spanish speaking territories. In his new remit, Plumi has been tasked with building Spanish and LatAm teams whilst ensuring the business and its brands are ready …

Chile gambling giants Enjoy and Dreams have reached a final agreement to merge their businesses, becoming the Chilean market’s biggest casino group and outright gambling leader.  The transaction, which is expected to be completed by Q4 or early 2023, will result in an enlarged company that will control 58% of the casino industry in Chile. …

The board of ‘Nueva Codere‘, the business identity of Grupo Codere SA under the ownership of bondholders, has nominated Christopher Bell to serve as new Non-Executive Chairman.  The candidacy will be subject to the approval of the shareholders’ general meeting of Nueva Codere scheduled for 7 February. The meeting will aim to resolve the ‘construction …

Spelinspektionen, the Swedish Gambling Inspectorate, has issued a warning to the Swedish Bingo Association for failure to comply with social responsibility requirements on its website.  After conducting its assessment, the Inspectorate concluded that logos for self-testing, bet limitation, game suspension and determination of login time were absent from the idrottensbingo.se when customers were logged out. …

Slotegrator, the igaming software and business solution provider for online casino and sportsbook operators, has produced a comprehensive guide for companies seeking a UK online gambling licence. Titled How to get a gambling licence in the UK 2022, it covers in detail the scope and cost of all five types of online gambling licences available (casino, …

PickGuru, the new venture of Stats Perform and DAZN co-founder Oliver Slipper, has launched in the UK, promoting its £1 million ‘UltimateGuru’ game.     The start-up has launched its app on Apple and Google stores, which host UltimateGuru, a multi-sport predictor contest where players forecast the outcome of 12 major sporting events in the 2022 calendar. …

Sports betting and platform provider Novusbet has entered into an agreement with Oddin.gg, utilising the latter’s services to expand its portfolio of esports wagering offerings.  Identifying the esports wagering space as a rapidly evolving niche market that offers a ‘potentially large, mostly untapped’ revenue source for operators, Novusbet has undertaken the decision to bolster its …