Category Archives: Betting

EGBA anticipates 2021 GGR rise against COVID headwinds

European gross gaming revenue is set to increase by 7.5% by the conclusion of the year, according to the European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA). End-of-year-data published by the cointiential trade body in cooperation with H2 Gambling Capital estimates that GGR for the sector will stand at €87.2 billion, primarily driven by a 19% increase …

BK8 expands to UK market in Huddersfield Town partnership

BK8 has become the official global betting partner of Championship team Huddersfield Town for the remainder of the 2021/22 season. The gambling firm’s logo is set to become visible on several club assets, including match day perimeter board advertising and on the players’ non-match day training kit. BK8’s European Managing Director, Michael Gatt, commented: “We …

Jessica Mills: SIS – Understanding the numbers betting player community

Jessica Mills, Head of Product Proposition at SIS, highlights how a close-knit audience of numbers betting fans is fuelling engagement across social media channels and revitalising the heritage 49’s live numbers game for betting clients…  Social interaction amongst bettors is a key driver of engagement, and the numbers betting environment has this in abundance. The …

Scott Longley: 2021… Chasing up the Big Mo’

Providing further year-end perspectives, SBC has enlisted the help of Scott Longley of the Wagers.com Earnings+ More Substack to summarise the M&A, IPOs and boardroom shake-ups that have reformed gambling’s playing field make-up…  When the Earnings+More newsletter (as it was then) launched in April, it was partly as a response to the expansion of the …

2022 Budget Law holds no reforms for Italian gambling

Italy’s Budget Law for 2022 has been approved without any gambling sector amendments being adopted by Parliament. The result will see no legislative progress for Italy’s gambling sector that requires definitive resolutions on betting shop, gaming machine and online gambling concessions. Without Budget Law amendments, 2022 points to another year of conflict between operators and …

Flutter eyes Italian podium place with €1.9bn takeover of SISAL

Flutter Entertainment Plc has this morning announced that it has secured definitive terms to acquire Italian gambling group Sisal for a consideration of €1.9 billion (£1.62bn). An agreement has been reached with US private equity fund CVC Capital – the current owner of SIsal – which will see the Italian market leader in online and …

Hejdenberg joins Swedish inspectorate as new communications lead

Spelinspektionen, the Swedish Gaming Inspectorate, has appointed Yvonne Hejdenberg as its new Head of Communications, effective as of 1 January 2022.  Prior to her position with Spelinspektionen, Hejdenberg garnered experience of communication, PR and brand issues from ‘several different industries’ in both the public and private sectors.  The new appointee’s gambling industry experience comes primarily …

UKGC finalises licence review into IMME over ‘significant’ failings

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has taken enforcement action against International Multi-Media Entertainments Limited (IMME) due to suitability, social responsibility and money laundering’. After a nearly year-long licence review, commencing on 17 January 2020, IMME has made the decision to surrender its UK gambling licence, after the Commission was minded to revoke the certification.  IMME …

AstroPay improves withdrawal process through customisable API

AstroPay will provide merchants with the ability to process withdrawals from a customisable API which adapts to individual requirements around security and velocity. The new solution, AstroPay said, will offer companies the best support in “securely managing and facilitating their payment needs”. Merchants will be able to freely process withdrawals, offering customers a variety of …

Sportradar expands ‘interactive’ partnership with top-flight German football

Sportradar has agreed to extend its ‘accessible’ partnership with International, a subsidiary of DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga, for a further five years. Until the 2025-26 season, Sportradar will sublicence the rights for moving images from those competitions to its network of sportsbook operators.  The agreement further enables the platform to continue to collect and distribute …