Category Archives: Betting

Spelinspektionen, Sweden’s Gambling Inspectorate, has informed licensees that it will undertake a ‘testing phase’ of Spelpaus – Swedish gambling’s centralised self-exclusion scheme and customer database during the month of May. A pilot phase is required as Spelinspektionen has procured a new systems supplier to operate Spelpaus.se, charged with delivering comprehensive upgrades. At the start of …

The Kenyan betting and gaming sector has encountered a major fiscal hurdle, as the country’s government reimposes a 20% tax on wagering stakes as well as doubling its taxation of foreign tech firms.  Publishing the 2022 Finance Bill, the Treasury detailed that the 20% tax rate would be reintroduced, just under two years after it …

Today is the final day of the National Strategy to Reduce Gambling Harms in Great Britain. It was on 25th April 2019 that the Gambling Commission launched the three-year strategy, announcing that “for the first time health bodies, charities, regulators and businesses will come together in partnership to effectively tackle the issue” of harmful gambling. The conclusion of …

As more of the world opens up to regulated sports betting, Altenar is confident that it can deliver a stand-out user experience for its customers across the world. That’s according to Domenico Mazzola, the company’s Chief Commercial Officer.  Speaking to SBC, Mazzola highlighted some of the recently launched products that have been added to the …

Ladbrokes Australia has debuted a new nationwide advertising campaign ‘Mates Mode’, showcasing its mobile app as the most fun and interactive device for Aussie sports fans to play on. The new campaign devised by Sydney-based creative advertising agency The Monkeys, part of Accenture Interactive, forms part of the betting group’s ongoing Australia brand campaign ‘Ladbroke …

The decision by the Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP) to prohibit featuring of high profile sports figures in betting marketing campaigns has been welcomed by GambleAware’s Chief Communications Officer. Writing for marketing news site Campaign, Alexia Clifford – who also serves as Director of Marketing for Public Health England – argued that advertising and marketing …

Birkbeck, University of London and Stats Perform have announced an extension of their collaboration, with the sportstech firm continuing to deliver a dedicated football analytics module at the school. The eight week module will function under the University’s Sport Management and Business of Football MSc, and will commence at the start of the 2022 summer …

Mario Abdo Benitez, President of Paraguay has signed an executive order that will overhaul the South American nation’s land-based gambling laws. This week, Abdo Benitez fulfilled a principal mandate of the ANR Colorado (Conservative) government signing Law-6903 ‘Ley de Tragamonedas’ as a federal order to be implemented across Paraguay’s 17 provinces.    The Law’s headline directive …