Category Archives: Betting

With more than 160 years under its belt as a London football club, Crystal Palace has become a household name. According to Mikael Lijtenstein, CEO of AstroPay, the team also represents the values which are central to AstroPay’s business strategy. Speaking to SBC News about AstroPay’s sponsorship of the Premier League team, Lijtenstein addressed the …

The growing influence of the internet has changed the way in which the betting and gaming industry consumes information and positions itself as a form of entertainment. That was a key focus for Betsson AB CEO Pontus Lindwall in Issue 19 of the SBC Leaders Magazine.  In his lead interview, which can be read here, …

National Lottery operator Camelot has been fined by the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) for three errors occurring on its mobile app which affected thousands of players. The first failure which led to the £3.15 million penalty was an instance in which up to 20,000 NationaL Lottery app users were informed that their winning draw-based ticket …

Bayton has been fined by the Swedish Gambling Inspectorate, Spelinspektionen, for failure to report a change in its Board of Directors.  According to Swedish licensing requirements, all operators active in the country’s betting and gaming market must inform the Spelinspektionen of any departures or additions to their boardrooms.  An investigation into Bayton – which operates …

The gambling industry’s charity appeal to raise funds for Ukrainians displaced by the Russian military action has reached its target of £250,000, but organisers are calling for one last push until the end of the month.  As so many generous individual and corporate donors from across the gaming sector have stepped up to support the …

The board of Entain Plc has informed investors that Peter Isola has chosen not to renew his duties as a Non-Executive Director of the FTSE100. As a result, Isola has chosen to end his six-year tenure as a corporate advisor of Entain Plc on 21 March 2022 to focus on new opportunities. A legal expert …

IGT will approach 2022 trading with a three-pronged strategy of “grow, innovate, and optimise”, according to the company’s CEO Vincent Sadusky. Issuing a statement in the NYSE-registered gambling technology group’s full year results for 2021, Sadusky explained that IGT had experienced an “accelerated recovery” over the past 12 months.  The firm recorded total revenue for …

Kambi Group Plc has communicated to its North American sportsbook partners that it has secured its ‘day-1 presence’ for the launch of Ontario’s online gambling regime on 4 April  The Stockholm-listed sportsbook technology supplier has obtained its trusted supplier accreditation by provincial regulator the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO). The approval will allow …

Gambling technology company, Playtech, has partnered with Betfred to introduce a new horse racing-themed bingo variant – Giddy Up Bingo. The launch has been described as a 50-ball, multi-stake variant which gives players the option to pick one of four horses – each representing a different ticket price – with proportionally increasing prizes depending on …

EveryMatrix has announced an expansion of its international content network, investigating into igaming studio Jelly, as well as integrating it into its SlotMatrix platform. Detailing an objective to strengthen its market position in gaming development, EveryMatrix will incorporate Jelly into the SlotMatrix aggregation platform, enabling the UK-based studio to build, manage and distribute its titles …