Category Archives: Betting

Martin Stevenson, CEO of the Racecourse Media Group (RMG), has called on horse racing stakeholders to maintain lobbying efforts over the 2005 Gambling Act review, as reported by the Racing Post.  In particular, Stevenson has noted that the potential consequences of the overhaul of the UK’s gambling legislation could extend beyond the betting industry to …

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has updated its guidance on ‘fair and transparent terms and practices’ used by licensed operators. The update was deemed necessary as the Commission has found that licensees have often used terms of play that can be deemed as unfair and ‘in some cases’ will provide operators with ‘undue discretion’ to …

2022 could be the year when the ‘dormant giant’ that is Brazil finally wakes up, paving the way for the jurisdiction to become one of the largest betting markets in the world. In its latest country report, BtoBet dives into the growing potential for the Brazilian market should regulations be finalised in the near future. …

Groupe FDJ navigates another year of operational hurdles, to achieve its core objective of outperforming 2019 metric results –  deemed necessary following its disrupted 2020 IPO on the Paris Euronext Exchange.  Publishing its 2021 consolidated results, FDJ full-year corporate revenues stood at €2.3 billion, up 18% and 10% on respective FY2021 and FY2020 results of …

Genius Sports has formed a deal with the Icelandic Club Association (ÍTF) and the Icelandic Football Association (KSI) as an official data, technology, and commercial partner. In a bid to accelerate the growth of the sport, the joint deal allocates the firm the exclusive rights to manage the ÍTF´s and the KSI’s official data and …

Esports betting has become an increasingly popular product among younger bettors, who are also engaging with in-play betting much more than previous generations, according to the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC).  Publishing its ‘consumer experiences and attitudes to Free Bets & Bonuses’, the Commission identified a number of prominent trends in the British betting and gambling …

Flutter Entertainment Plc has officially reopened its international HQ in Dublin following a €15.5 million investment to develop a state-of-art office to house its growing international workforce. The Dublin HQ has been designed by Claremont Group Interiors, who were charged with developing a ‘frictionless workspace’ that will accommodate 1,700 colleagues working across the key functions …

Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), the Netherlands Gambling Authority has warned KOA online gambling licensees to drastically improve the targeting of their online advertising campaigns.  This morning, the authority notified that it had sent warnings to all 11 KOA licence holders citing that ‘special attention must be paid’ to online campaigns to ensure that advertising messages are not …

Entain Foundation has extended its support for grassroots sports to Italy through its partnership with non-profit organisation, Sport Senza Frontiere Onlus. For the first time, the collaboration will now aim to deliver a social inclusion programme through free access to sport for young people across Italy – where Entain operates through the Eurobet, bwin and …