Category Archives: Betting

Spelfriheten, a Swedish clinic that specialises in outpatient treatment for gambling addiction,  has reported a ‘marked increase in its services since the pandemic’.  The Stockholm clinic, which provides free and confidential digital meetings for at-risk players and their relatives, has branded the first half of 2022 as its busiest period providing treatment services.   During the …

Crypto sportsbook and casino operator TrustDice is set to integrate Oddin.gg’s esports wagering and risk management solutions.  The latest in a series of agreements inked by the esports betting services provider, the deal will see TrustDice integrate Oddin.gg’s products into its own in-house platform. Oddin.gg will provide its esports odds feed and risk management product …

PlayOJO has launched ‘Madame OJO’, the new global advertising campaign of the fair-play online casino operator. The campaign has been developed by London advertising agency McCann Demand and sees PlayOJO debut Madame OJO, a ‘fabulous and larger than life character’ to help promote its online casino and bingo products.  The launch of Madame OJO further …

Collaboration and proactive education initiatives around the potential risks of sports betting can help form the basis of a holistic athlete wellbeing program, according to Jim Brown, Sportradar’s Head of Integrity Services & Athlete Wellbeing for North America. Announcing the launch of the Athlete Wellbeing Program at SBC Summit North America, Brown began by giving …

Bacta – The British Amusement Catering Trade Association has announced the appointment of John Bollom as Vice President on an interim basis. Bollom, the current Managing Director of the Swansea-based Mumbles Entertainment Pier, will succeed incumbent VP Trevor Sutton, who has stepped down from the trade body to focus on external commitments. Replacing Sutton – …

Kindred Group’s target of generating 0% of its revenue from problem gambling has somewhat stalled according to the firm’s latest report.  The firm issued an update this morning revealing that total group share from problem gambling during Q2 2022 currently stands at 3.3%, the same as during Q1 2022 and in Q3 2021.  On the …

Hundreds of representatives from casino operators, platform providers, game studios and player acquisition specialists operating on a global scale will gather in the ‘Casino and iGaming Zone‘ at SBC Summit Barcelona. The delegates will meet like-minded professionals and discuss business opportunities in the casino and iGaming sectors as the exhibitors showcase their products to the …

STS Group has underlined its confidence in achieving its full-year 2022 commercial and tech objectives, following strong H1 corporate performance.  Publishing a snapshot update on H1 2022 trading, Poland’s largest betting group matched like-for-like H1 2021 NGR results of PLN 296m (€62m). The positive NGR result was generated from combined group wagers of PLN 2.2bn …