Category Archives: Betting

Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), the Netherlands gambling authority, has confirmed that its ‘Cooling-Off’ command will expire as of Friday 1 April 2022.  The Cooling-Off command was enforced by KSA as a pre-licensing condition to safeguard the launch of the KOA Regime on October 1 2021, which saw the Netherlands establish its regulated online gambling marketplace. Spanning a …

UK Tote Group has signed an agreement with machine-learning technology platform, Voxbet, to introduce a direct betting functionality through the Viber messaging platform.  The platform allows sports bettors to ‘securely and accurately’ bet via a text message, described as a ‘next-generation bet execution’, having already grown in Asia, LatAm and Eastern European territories. The collaboration …

Julian Wheeler has been appointed as the Chief Technology Officer of SIS (Sports Information Services), coordinating the technological efforts of its long-term expansion plans. The new appointee will be tasked with leading delivery of SIS’ technology programmes and formulating a single strategy across its Architecture, Broadcast Engineering, IT Infrastructure, Programme Management, Service Delivery and Software …

Flutter Entertainment Plc maintains confidence in expanding its leadership position across  all global markets, despite declaring full-year operating losses of £288 million.   The FTSE100 betting group detailed that its full year group revenue increased by 37% to £6.04 billion (2020: £4.4bn), although group EBITDA declined by 6% to £723 million from the previous year’s figure …

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has ordered 888 Holdings to pay a penalty package of £9.4 million in relation to social responsibility and money laundering failures found across its network of brands.  This morning the Commission notified that licensee 888 UK Limited had been issued an official warning and will be required to undertake extensive …

Aspire Global has obtained the required final certifications for its market entry into the Netherlands from the Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), the Dutch Gambling Authority. Under the terms of the licences, Aspire Global has secured permission to provide its B2B sports betting, casino and platform (PAM) services to operators in the expanding Dutch online gambling market. The …

Professionals of the global betting market, such as Flutter, Kindred and DraftKings, are working on a campaign ahead of International Women’s Day 2022, to highlight examples of gender bias in the industry. Produced by Square in the Air and All-In Diversity, the project also aims to offer resources for companies and individuals seeking support, whilst …

CIS markets betting group Parimatch has launched a UAH 30 million (€2.9m) fund to provide direct support for ‘defenders of Ukraine’ fighting against an illegal invasion by Russian armed forces. This weekend, Parimatch posted a LinkedIn statement, declaring that it would “not hide away from the conflict” and provide all help necessary to those fighting …

Last Saturday’s light-welterweight title fight between Josh Taylor and Jack Catterall ended in a controversial decision, garnering criticism from boxers, pundits and fans alike.  Many felt that England’s Catterall had done enough to win the bout for the undisputed light-welterweight title fight – including Flutter Entertainment’s Paddy Power.  The bookmaker made the decision to offer …