Category Archives: Betting

NeoGames’ acquisition of Aspire expected in August as tender completed

NeoGames has detailed further progress on its acquisition of Aspire Global, announcing the competition of a previously announced tender offer.  The $480m transaction is now expected to finalise on 11 August 2022, with 99.31% of Aspire’s shares tendered so far. NeoGames had extended its acceptance period for Aspire shareholders to 14 June, with the expected …

Betsson nets €90m from new bond placement

Betsson AB has disclosed that it has successfully completed a transaction to issue a total of €90 million in unsecured bonds. The transaction forms part of a new financial framework, entered by Betsson, that will allow the Stockholm-listed operator to issue up to €250 million in unsecured bonds over a three-year period.  Terms of the …

KSA reminds operators of role model ban ahead of implementation

The Dutch Gaming Authority, Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), has issued a reminder to operators active in the country’s marketplace of the immediate ban on ‘role models’ in marketing.  From 30 June onwards, Dutch market incumbents will be prohibited from using any public figures familiar with younger consumers in their marketing and advertising campaigns.  This will include footballers …

Liberal Party confirms Brazil’s gambling delay

As widely expected, Brazil’s governing Liberal Party has confirmed that no federal gambling or sports betting bill will be approved before Brazil settles its general elections in October. The decision was confirmed by Carlos Portinho, Senate leader of the Liberal Party, who backed the delay supported by President Jair Bolsonaro. The delay scuppers original plans …

Enteractive links with Phoenix Malta to strengthen American football ties

Enteractive has signed a double sponsorship agreement with the Phoenix Malta American football team and the inaugural ‘Maltese Super Bowl’ fixture. The deal will see the match branded as the ‘Enteractive Bowl’, as the igaming player retention and reactivation firm seeks to strengthen its ties to American football in tandem with US expansion.  In particular, …

Slotegrator automates decision making processes with BI Systems module

Slotegrator will enable its partners to automate business decision-making processes with the launch of a new ‘BI Systems’ module. The module will “allow operators to quickly and efficiently handle business planning and optimisation” by aggregating and processing data from internal and external sources. This data, Slotegrator explained, can then be interpreted “in a form convenient …

Yolo Group: Leading Africa’s crypto revolution

Albert Climent, Head of Africa at Yolo Group, discusses how innovative approaches and a crypto-first strategy is helping the operator lead the crypto entertainment revolution. Over the last few months, Sportsbet.io and Bitcasino have welcomed to the team a series of high profile global brand ambassadors from Africa, as we look to expand our footprint …

Kindred withdraws Unibet from unviable German market 

Kindred Group has confirmed that its flagship Unibet brand will withdraw its presence from the German market as of 1 July.  The Stockholm-listed operator has informed local authorities that it has chosen to cancel Unibet’s sportsbook and virtual slots licence applications to participate in Germany’s Fourth Interstate Treaty on Gambling (GlüNeuRStv) regime. “Our long-term strategic …

Digtain appoints Peter Nolan to oversee R&D operations

Peter Nolan has been announced as the new Group R&D Director for Digitan, coordinating the sportsbook and casino provider’s operations in this area.  Before taking on responsibility for Digtain’s R&D, Nolan had served with the company in a consultancy role since 2020, specialising in areas such as marketing, business strategy and media sales. Vardges Vardanyan, …