Category Archives: Betting

Yggdrasil founder Elmqvist passes CEO helm to Björn Krantz

Yggdrasil Gaming has transitioned to a new leadership era, as company founder Fredrik Elmqvist has called time on his decade long tenure as Chief Executive of the games publisher and online casino solutions provider. Effective today, Elmqvist has been succeeded by Björn Krantz as CEO, who has been promoted from his former position as Chief …

Oddin.gg and SB22 form strategic esports betting alliance 

Global esports, odds feeds, risk management and iframe solutions provider Oddin.gg has confirmed a new strategic collaboration this week with upcoming North American technology firm SB22.  Under the terms of the partnership, SB22 will benefit from implementing Oddin.gg’s iframe solution, described by the latter as a “state-of-the-art product designed to enhance sportsbooks with truly engaging …

FansUnite further expands UK presence via Dragon Bet deal

FansUnite has entered into an Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Dragon Bet to supply its Chameleon iGaming platform to the Lovell Brothers Limited-owned Welsh sportsbook. The MoU covers a long-term licensing agreement that will enable Dragon Bet to utilise the Canadian sportstech group’s white-label software, which is due for launch in the UK later this …

Rank softens year earnings as UK venues catch a cold 

Rank Group Plc has downgraded its 2021/2022 full-year EBIT profit guidance from £55m-to-£65m to the lower range of £47-to-£55m – having considered  Q3 trends that detail a ‘softness in venue trading’ and ‘continued inflationary costs’.     The LSE gambling group has notified investors that it continues to monitor post-pandemic elements that are impacting the full recovery …

Bayes Esports: Challenges in marketing esports to the ‘traditional’ sports bettor

Ben ‘Noxville’ Steenhuisen, Senior Software Architect at Bayes Esports, looks at the overlaps between esports and ‘traditional’ sports before assessing some of the key challenges companies face when marketing the concept of competitive video gaming to new demographics of bettors. For a long time the variety of sports available for traditional sports betting was a …

GambleAware invests £2.5m to expand education programme led by GamCare & partners

GambleAware has invested £2.5 million to expand The Gambling Education Hub Service (GEHS) to span across England and Wales.  The grant has been issued to safer gambling charity GamCare working alongside education partners YGAM and the Adferiad Recovery to expand GEHS programmes. Following a successful pilot in Scotland, GEHS – which helps prevent gambling harms …

Tekkorp announces AUS power-play venture backed by BetMakers and News Corp

Venture capital fund Tekkorp Capital has announced that it will launch a new sportsbook business in Australia under the domain of NTD Pty Limited, partnering with the Murdoch family’s News Corp Australia media subsidiary.   Expected to launch in the latter half of this year, Tekkorp’s venture will be led by Australian market figurehead Matt Tripp, …

DAZN to launch next-gen sportsbook platform with Pragmatic Play 

Global sports OTT platform DAZN Group has this afternoon confirmed that it will partner with Pragmatic Play to launch its much-anticipated sportsbook offering.  Having re-capitalised its business at the start of the year, DAZN announced to investors that it would launch a sportsbook platform, to expand its business beyond its OTT sports programming vertical. Early …

VBET becomes latest IBIA operator member

The International Betting Integrity Association’s (IBIA) membership has been further enhanced, as VBET becomes the latest operator to join its ranks. VBET will now feed into the IBIA’s global betting integrity monitoring and alert platform, bolstering the association’s international scope due to the firm holding licences in jurisdictions such as Great Britain, Malta, France and …

Smarkets: Boris faces a coin-flip on leading Conservatives into next election

PM Boris Johnson may have paid a £50 fixed penalty notice for attending an ‘impromptu birthday party’ at 10 Downing Street – yet Partygate allegations continue to dog his leadership of the Conservative Party. Mocked by opposition, Johnson continues to deny that he misled the public and fellow ministers, unaware of multiple parties held at …