Category Archives: Betting

GambleAware enlists Adferiad Recovery to extend NGTS residential rehabilitation

GambleAware has commissioned Adferiad Recovery to provide residential rehabilitation for adults with gambling disorders and complexities, as it looks to expand its offering of the services. Adferiad Recovery, will work in partnership with Gordon Moody in a three-year pilot project to extend the National Gambling Treatment Service (NGTS) provision of residential rehabilitation for gambling disorder. …

Codere bondholders call for Argentine break-up 

The break-up of Grupo Codere SA has begun, as debt-holders of the former Bolsa Madrid gambling group are reported to have contacted PE funds and interested parties with a view to selling the firm’s Argentine unit.  Sources close to bondholders disclosed to El Pais that Codere’s break-up would begin with a planned sell-off of its …

Campaigners call for National Lottery restructuring due to good causes funds

Gambling reform advocates, including MPs, have called for an overhaul of the National Lottery – specifically in relation to good causes funding, according to The Guardian. The outlet has reported that politicians such as Sir Iain Duncan Smith have called for a fixed percentage of the National Lottery operator’s revenue to be directed towards good …

Winning Post: Will New York become US sportsbooks’ rotten apple?

Regulus Partners returns to action this 2022, examining the hazardous playing field of the high tax and compliance New York sportsbook marketplace that made its debut this weekend. Investors and stakeholders await to see how NY’s nine licensed incumbents will proceed in a market that holds a visibly flawed model for participants… While the New …

CNMV guarantees Garzon amendments on safer gambling as a market duty

CNMV, the National Securities Market Commission of Spain has approved amendments made to the 2011 Gaming Law sanctioned by the Ministry of Consumer Affairs. The independent agency responsible for Spain’s financial regulation and market securities endorsed new amendments imposed on the 2011 Gaming Law that require safer gambling provisions to be treated as key criteria …

Sky Bet recruits Roy Keane to promote ‘no nonsense’ betting app

Sky Bet has debuted its new TV spot for its existing ‘Betting Better‘ nationwide campaign featuring former Manchester United and Republic of Ireland captain Roy Keane.  The TV spot developed by London creative advertising agency Who Wot Why sees a ‘no nonsense’ Keane avoid a series of irritating obstacles on his way to a football match.  …

SBC Leaders: Rush Street will ‘keep trucking’ on local and international growth

With a new year comes new opportunities, and for Rush Street Interactive (RSI), the focus will remain on maintaining momentum on both the domestic US market and internationally.  Appearing in the latest episode of the SBC Leaders podcast Lauren Seiler, Associate Vice President of Investor Relations and Development at RSI, spoke to SBC Global Relationship …

Sportsbet.io signs hip hop artist in global ambassador deal

Sportsbet.io has further grown its portfolio of brand ambassadors and sponsorship partners, moving into music as well as sports.  The Yolo Group-owned crypto-betting operator has entered into an agreement with King Kaka, a Kenyan rapper with a strong reputation in the East African hip hop scene.  As a result of the deal, the artist will …

ITIA bans Nicolás Arreche from tennis following match fixing attempts

Nicolás Arreche has been banned from tennis for the next four years after being found guilty of breaches of the Tennis Anti-Corruption Program (TACP) rules.  The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) banned Arreche in regards to his attempts to contrive the outcome of tennis matches and failing to report corrupt approaches. The breaches of the …

Andrew Rhodes’ role at UKGC reportedly set to become permanent

Interim UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) CEO Andrew Rhodes is reportedly set to take on a more permanent role at the regulatory body, according to The Guardian. The newspaper reported that the government has made the decision due to Rhodes’ commitment to cracking down on ‘recidivist behaviour’ by betting and gaming operators, ahead of the publishing …