Category Archives: Betting

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has cautioned operators with regards to responsibilities on digital advertising and third party affiliate marketers.  In particular, the regulator has underscored that betting firms’ digital adverts are not to be featured on websites providing ‘unauthorised access to copyrighted content’, whilst also detailing three core requirements with regards to these forms …

Understanding the payment landscape and evolution in Brazil is the backbone of our business, AstroPay CEO Mikael Lijtenstein told SBC Noticias, as he dives into the company’s offering in Latin America and how PIX “can further real-time payments and foster financial inclusion”. SBC: Why is Latin America such an attractive market for AstroPay to explore? …

Entain Plc has this afternoon confirmed that it has acquired leading Canadian sportsbook brand Sports Interaction by striking a  CAD300 million (£175m) deal to acquire operator Avid Gaming.  The FTSE100 gambling group brokered a deal with Middlebrook Investments Limited, the owner of Avid Gaming, whose Sports Interaction brand is licensed, to exclusively provide online gambling …

Betsson AB has made another step forward in its Latin American expansion strategy, having secured a licence to offer its casino product in the city and province of Buenos Aires.  The Nasdaq Stockholm-listed gambling group collaborated with local land-based operator Casino de Victoria, part of Grupo Mautone, in order to initiate the launch. The firm …

The executive of Saxony Anhalt has launched the official website for German gambling’s federal regulator, Gemeinsamen Glücksspielbehörde der Länder (GGL) – “The Joint Gambling Authority for German Federal States”.  The GGL is yet to be fully composed, as the newly-formed regulatory body is required to finalise its senior management ranks, workforce and administrative structures governing …

The Swedish Gaming Inspectorate, Spelinspektionen, has announced a new nationwide campaign aimed at discouraging the use of unlicensed operators, billed as ‘Games need rules’.  As part of the campaign, the Inspectorate will release a series of films across social media centred around the ‘games need rules’ theme, whilst also asserting that ‘it can be problematic …

Kwiff has entered into a new partnership with BannerNow, leveraging the company’s advertising programme with the aim of strengthening its content production.   By utilising BannerNow’s tool, kwiff intends to develop highly personalised and ‘timely’ content for its customers, with the solution functioning as a canvas for ad creation.    Additionally, BannerNow will offer its …

Kindred Group has provided an update on its ‘Journey to Zero’ initiative, first introduced one year ago, which has seen the firm pledge to generate 0% of revenue from harmful gambling by 2023.  Publishing two separate reports, Kindred updated that harmful gambling revenue increased from 3.3% in Q3 2021 to 4% in Q4, although in …

Allwyn has confirmed the ‘planned appointment’ of Justin King to serve as Chairman of its UK business, should the pan-European lottery conglomerate win the Fourth National Lottery Licence Competition. The former long-term Chief Executive of Sainsbury’s Plc (2004-2015), King has served as a strategic advisor of Allwyn’s bid to become the next National Lottery steward …