Category Archives: Betting

Rivalo named ‘master sponsor’ of Brazilian BFA League

Guilherme Bucchi,Rivalo has expanded the scope of its Latin American marketing, securing the ‘master sponsorship’ of Brazil’s BFA League American football tournament.  This will enable the Curaçao-based sports betting operator to benefit from enhanced visibility in Brazil, which is one of the largest markets for the National Football League (NFL) outside the US.  This will …

BoscaSports extends digital display partnership with britbet

BoscaSports and britbet have extended their partnership by a further three years, with the former continuing to supply the UK pool betting provider with digital displays.  The contract renewal will see BoscaSports’ displays provided to britbet for its Tote betting racecourse operations, with the screens featuring live pricing, racecard data, premium form content, tips and …

Altenar & Golden Palace: 10 years of ‘perfecting the betting experience’

A 10-year long partnership is not only an achievement but a testament to the strong work ethic that Golden Palace exudes, writes Stanislav Silin CEO of Altenar, who reflects on the duo’s long-lasting collaboration. Golden Palace has revolutionised the way that gamblers interact with games, sports and entertainment as a whole – bringing gamers closer to …

Sportradar expands stateside portfolio with Bowl Season addition

Sportradar has entered into an agreement with the Bowl Season, becoming an official partner of the collegiate American football series for the 2022/23 season. The collaboration will see the Nasdaq New York-listed company support the Bowl Season as it seeks to enter the sports betting space “in a thoughtful and responsible manner”.  This will include …

John Boyle returns to BoyleSports to lead CEO hunt

BoyleSports has confirmed to media that Mark Kemp has chosen to step down as Chief Executive of the Irish bookmaker. Kemp is understood to be leaving the Dundalk business, to take an executive position within the new sportsbook division of DAZN – the multi-billion-pound financed streaming platform backed by Sir Leonard Blavatnik’s Access Industries fund. …

Apollo reportedly still eyeing up betting industry interests

Apollo Global Management is still interested in expanding its foothold in the betting and gaming industry, according to reports from CNBC. The US business news outlet has stated that Apollo is in ‘preliminary discussions’ to merge its Yahoo Sports holding – the investment firm that purchased Yahoo last year – with sports betting companies, notably …

Stats Perform debuts game-changing innovations in packed product showcase

Stats Perform hosted one of the biggest launch events of the year this week, showcasing five brand new sports betting innovations. The sports data and sports betting technology firm also announced a rebrand of Watch&Bet, renamed and repurposed to Bet LiveStreams to reflect a new age of “interactive, hyper-entertaining, ‘built-for-bettors’ video”. Setting the scene on …

Coroner to share inquest findings of ‘woeful’ treatment provision

The coroner investigating the suicide of a 24-year-old problem gambler Jack Ritchie has said that he will be writing to a number of government departments with warnings about how future deaths can be prevented, with a particular focus on the need for more training for GPs about gambling disorders. Sheffield coroner David Urpeth said Ritchie’s …

ANJ granted new powers to IP-block unlicensed websites

L’Autorite Nationale des Jeux (ANJ), France’s unified gambling regulator, has been given government approval to directly order IP blocks on unlicensed betting/gaming websites.   On 2 March the French government approved amendments to the “Law to Democratise Sport” that granted new regulatory powers to the ANJ to clamp down on unlicensed remote gambling activities. Amendments will …

EL calls for peace in Ukraine as LeoVegas ceases bets on Russian sports

The Russian invasion of Ukraine is now in its ninth day, and criticism from a range of political arenas and economic areas has continued to mount, including the betting space. Issuing a statement today, the European Lotteries and Toto Association (EL) criticised the invasion and called for peace, whilst LeoVegas has become one of the …