Category Archives: Betting

Jdigital calls for open dialogue on Spanish gambling advertising laws

Jdigital – Spain’s online gambling trade association – has praised the decision of the Third Chamber of the Supreme Court to question the constitutionality of federal laws restricting the advertising of gambling across Spain’s autonomous communities.   Alongside Spanish media counterpart AMI, Jdigital submitted an appeal to the country’s Supreme Court demanding that blanket ban advertising …

Belgian Gaming Commission confirms €200 playing limit Royal Decree

Belgium has moved forward with further restrictions on the country’s online gambling industry, as the government initiates a Royal Decree on playing limits.  The Belgian Gaming Commission (BGC) confirmed the changes, which had been made public in the Belgian Official Gazette – the country’s official legislative journal handled by the Federal Public Service Justice. Most …

Fast Track: successful adoption of new technology in your organisation

Amanda Charlesworth, Head of Partner Success at Fast Track, offers up some useful wisdom about the challenges of adopting new technology in your organisation, notably how you can overcome them and what suppliers can do to support successful adoption. What are the main obstacles organisations face when adopting new technology? When introducing new third party …

HBA Media to distribute Breeders’ Cup for further three seasons

HBA Media has renewed its distribution rights to the Breeders’ Cup World Championships on a multi-year basis.  Covering the 2022, 2023 and 2024 events, the renewal of HBA’s contract with the fixture marks the 10th year of the partnership and covers exclusive linear and digital distribution. The upcoming 2022 edition of the tournament will take …

Low6 unveils new brand identity to reflect B2B ambitions

Low6 has revealed an updated brand identity, logo and tagline to reflect its corporate ‘refresh’ over the past 12 months, particularly a new focus on B2B operations. Central to the company’s new identity is its ‘Make Your Play’ slogan, adopted after completing its transition from a provider to free-to-play (FTP) games for sporting partners to …

Evolution scores outstanding H1 as a dominant live casino supplier  

Evolution Gaming AB has cited a fantastic H1 trading period, in which it has achieved significant commercial, strategic and operating milestones.  Publishing its 2022 interim trading results, Evolution registered operating revenues of €670m, up 36% on like-for-like 2021 results of €492m. Topline growth was primarily driven by its Live Casino unit which generated H1 revenues …

UK Market Bill seeks to treat Crypto as new financial asset class

The new ‘UK Market Bill’  has been submitted to Parliament, which sets out new legislation for cryptocurrencies to be treated as a financial asset class. The bill has called for existing rules for banking and payment processing to be modified and expanded to cover new cryptocurrencies and their related assets and  transactions. The proposed regulations …

GoldBet eyes up further growth as Nuvei contract renewed

Italy-facing betting operator GoldBet has moved to expand its payment capabilities in pursuit of further revenue growth, extending its contract with Nuvei. The renewed contract with the payment solutions provider will see GoldBet implement new transaction methods into its cashier – such as Apple Pay – as a new withdrawal and deposit option, making it …

Kwiff CEO Charles Lee: ‘You can’t pass complexity onto the customer’

Successfully making a market debut is a key challenge expanding operators must overcome, and strong technological support and coordination is paramount. In an interview with SBC News and GamblingTV, kwiff CEO Charles Lee, provided a breakdown of his firm’s tech stack and platform development and how this is applied to different market conditions.  A Malta-based …

888AFRICA enlists Sportingtech to support cross-country expansion

Sportingtech has partnered with 888AFRICA, supporting the regional-focused sportsbook brand’s plans for international expansion.  The platform provider will supply 888AFRICA with its Quantum solution, designed to provide an ‘optimised betting experience’, covering 65 sports, 9,000 games and 1,000 betting markets.  888AFRICA aims to secure ‘market-leading positions’ across the continent as part of its growth plans, …