Category Archives: Betting

Canadian esports and igaming company Itema has received an online gaming licence from the Isle of Man Gambling Supervision Commission. The acquisition of an Isle of Man gambling licence is the last condition for Itema’s acquisition of Livestream Gaming, the parent company of esports betting firm Loot.Bet. Agreed last month, the transaction saw TSXV and …

Betano, Kaizen Gaming’s online gaming operator, has become the official partner of Bulgarian professional football club, Lokomotiv Sofia, for the next three years.  From the first official match of 2022 against CSKA on Sunday, Betano’s logo will appear on the Railwaymen’s jersey, whilst securing the firm’s first club sponsorship in Bulgaria – officially marking Kaizen …

SIS (Sports Information Services) has entered into its second supply deal of 2022, securing a partnership with Polish operator Betfan. The agreement will see the global racing data and media rights distributor provide Betfan with its newly launched Esoccer Competitive Gaming esports betting product, part of its wider Competitive Gaming suite of platforms.  By incorporating …

William Hill will stop accepting credit card payments in the Republic of Ireland from Wednesday onwards, according to the Irish Independent.  Use of credit cards for betting purposes is currently discouraged in Ireland by the Irish Bookmakers Association (IBA) as one of the principles of the Irish Safer Gambling Code, introduced in August 2021 by …

bet365 has laid a further marker for its ongoing South American expansion, as this week sees the official launch of its dedicated online gambling domain in Buenos Aires – www.bet365.bet.ar.  The UK’s leading online bookmaker has secured dual BA licenses  granted by the Provincial Institute of Lottery and Casinos (IPLyC) and city regulator Loteria de …

Gaming Innovation Group (GiG) has achieved ‘all-time–high’ metrics closing its end of year trading, as the Stockholm-listed B2B technology and media services provider returns to full-year profits and positive cash-flow.  Publishing its Q4 2021 trading update, GiG achieved peak revenues of €18.2 million, up 29% on corresponding 2020 results of €14 million. Period trading saw …

The Global Lottery Monitoring System (GLMS) has published its annual 2021 activity report– underlining the work of its intelligence unit and membership to safeguard the integrity of sports. 2021 was deemed as ‘another pandemic ridden year’ in which the integrity group would successfully monitor the major sports events of the UEFA 2020 Championships, the Tokyo …

DraftKings has been named as the official fantasy sports partner of the Norwich City Football Club for the rest of the 2021/22 Premier League season. The new collaboration sees the creation of regular content, as well as brand recognition of the US-based sports betting company throughout the Norwich City stadium, club website, and social media. …

Paddy Power has moved to upgrade its in-store customer engagement by deploying BoscaSports cutting-edge digital displays.  The heritage bookmaker has informed that it will introduce BoscaSports displays to more than 40 of its betting shops in the UK and Ireland by the end of 2022 trading. BoscaSports are the leading provider of digital display technology …

Arthur Lira, President of the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies, has reportedly met with counterpart legislators to asses if conditions have been met to debate gambling regulation this week. Reported by BNL Data, Lira has confirmed that the proposal will be part of this week’s delegated agenda In recent days, both Lira and the head of the …