Category Archives: Betting

Greyhound Racing Ireland partners with Alone for post-COVID fundraiser

Greyhound Racing Ireland (GRI) has announced a partnership with elderly persons charity Alone to organise a nationwide open event at Irish racecourses in memory of COVID-19 victims. Members of the public will be given free admission to the event, which has been titled “Ag Rásaíocht Le Chéile” (‘Racing Together’), although racegoers have been encouraged to …

Betbazar announces rebrand and new efootball focus

Betbazar has announced a rebranding of its corporate identity in order to highlight its ‘core values’ and build on trends observed during the UEFA 2020 European Championship and 2021 Copa America tournaments. The rebrand has seen the company – which seeks to capitalise on an ‘outstanding period of growth’ – introduce a new logo with …

YGAM secures leaders pledge to participate in Safer Gambling Training

Industry CEOs and Directors have pledged to participate in the Safer Gambling Training modules designed by education experts YGAM and Betknowmore.  The pledge by industry leadership has been undertaken to highlight the importance of staff training and development as an industry discipline during Safer Gambling Week (1-7 November). Leaders will complete five online modules during …

Donnalisa Buhagiar: Harnessing the power of automation with GiG Logic

In the online gaming industry, automation is now more important than ever, writes Donnalisa Buhagiar (pictured below), who explains how Gaming Innovation Group’s Logic product is helping operators gain an edge over their competitors. For many, the term ‘Process Automation’ can seem like a daunting concept, however,  automated technology has been around for a long …

Flutter turbocharges AUS & US growth as EURO headwinds mount

Flutter Entertainment Plc continues to underline its operating efficiency to help match its global scale demands and strengthen its brand portfolio’s leading position across multiple markets.  Posting its Q3 trading update, The FTSE100 betting group registered corporate revenues of £1.43 billion up 9% on corresponding 2020 results of £1.32 billion.  Topline growth was attributed to …

Industry leadership in the spotlight at Betting on Sports Europe

Niels Onkenhout (CEO, Nederlandse Loterij), Paris Smith (CEO, Pinnacle), Hrafn Eiriksson (CTO, Smarkets), Tina Southall (Chief People Officer, Gamesys), and Michael Daly (CEO, Catena Media) are among the expert speakers who will take part in the Leadership track at next week’s Betting on Sports Europe conference and exhibition. The event, which takes place at Stamford …

Better Collective launches Gamalyze problem gambling tool

Better Collective has launched its Gamalyze responsible gambling product across its primary sports betting media brands, coinciding with Safer Gambling Week 2021. Produced by Mindway AI – acquired by Better Collective earlier this year – the product functions as a self-assessment tool in the form of a virtual card game, and is offered to online …

FDJ scores 100% as SBF-120 equal opportunities employer 

Groupe FDJ has ranked as the fourth most female-inclusive employer of the Paris Euronext Exchange’s SBF120 – Société des Bourses Françaises 120 Index.    The achievement was disclosed by France’s Ministry for Equality and Diversity, which requires the governors of SBF-120 to undertake a yearly evaluation of equal opportunities offered by France’s biggest companies. The eighth …

EveryMatrix promotes ‘proven talent’ Alina Alexandru to CTO 

EveryMatrix has confirmed the promotion of Alina Alexandru to the leadership position of Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of the online gambling platform and software supplier. One of EveryMatrix’s most seasoned technology executives, Alexandru has formally served as the group’s Head of Delivery, leading key projects and client integrations.   Alexandru joined EveryMatrix in 2012 as an …