Category Archives: Betting

OpenBet cites ‘unbeatable performance’ at 2021 Melbourne Cup

Sports betting technology company OpenBet enjoyed a strong performance at this year’s Melbourne Cup, processing an average of 65,000 vets per minute on its platform. Describing its scalable platform technology as ‘pivotal’ in handling the betting activity ahead of the race, one of the most popular horse racing fixtures in the Australian sport, OpenBet provided …

Betting.com sponsors ViaPlay Sweden’s live Premier League OTT streams 

Betting.com, the sports betting community of Game Lounge Group, has become the lead sponsor of Premier League matches streamed by Swedish OTT service provider ViaPlay.  The tipster and sportsbook community will serve as the streaming sponsor of all ViaPlay Premier League content for the ongoing 2021/22 season. ViaPlay is the OTT sports and entertainment platform …

Anna Hemmings: Public feel operators ‘are not doing their part’

GamCare CEO Anna Hemmings has argued that the general public do not feel that the betting and gaming firms ‘are doing their part’ as the UK government moves forward with its review of the 2005 Gambling Act. Publishing a statement to mark Safer Gambling Week 2021, Hemmings detailed that in collaboration with YouGov the charity …

GambleAware enlarges board to guide new strategy

GambleAware has expanded its governance board, announcing the appointment of four new trustees, to help the charity achieve the objectives of its new five-year organisational strategy.  The trustees will strengthen GambleAware’s oversight on public health matters and the commissioning of grants for gambling harm research, education and treatment (RET) projects. Labour House of Lords peer …

Mark McMillan to lead US-focused operations at EveryMatrix

Mark McMillan has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer at EveryMatrix, and has been tasked with the role of coordinating the iGaming provider’s operations in the rapidly growing US market. Having joined the company on 1 October, the new hire first began working in the iGaming sector in 2011 when he was employed by William …

W2: It’s time to actually Know Your Customer

“We cannot make the operators the police,” said W2 founder and CEO Warren Russell, as he called on all key stakeholders within the UK’s igaming industry to work collaboratively to identify problem gambling and become better aware of its real dangers. Russell spoke to SBC News about why KYC checks are not just a task …

Kaltcheva joins Pronet as new CTO to oversee developer expansion

Pronet Gaming has appointed Nedda Kaltcheva as its Chief Technology Officer, with the task of overseeing the expansion of the company’s developers as it seeks to enhance its technological offering.  The new appointee will be primarily based in Pronet’s recently opened office in Sofia, Bulgaria, where Kaltcheva will work to mobilise resources to deliver on …

John O’Reilly: Reflections on 2005 Gambling Act needed for best industry outcomes 

Rank Group Chief Executive John O’Reilly believes that a positive outcome to the government’s generational review of the 2005 Gambling Act should “rewrite the industry’s historical flaws”.  Delivering the keynote speech at the ‘Reputation Matters: UK Gambling’s Future at Stake’ conference, O’Reilly provided his leadership take on legislative developments amid concerns of how the UK …

Future opportunities and challenges to be highlighted at Betting on Sports Europe

A plethora of betting industry leaders and representatives are due to appear at next week’s Betting on Sports Europe conference and exhibition on the Future of Sports Betting track. Taking place between 9-11 November at Chelsea FC’s Stamford Bridge stadium in London, the track will see a number of executives share their views and predictions …

UKGC maintains confidence in gambling credit card ban as new report released

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has stated that consumers are supportive of its decision to prohibit the use of credit cards for gambling payments, following the results of a recent report. In an update published today, the UKGC explained that its report found that consumers held a ‘largely positive’ view of the ban – first …