Category Archives: Betting

Lee Willows, Founder and former Chief Executive of the Young Gamers and Gamblers Education Trust (YGAM), has announced the launch of his new non-profit-venture ESG Gaming.  Partnering with Gibraltar-based safer gambling consultancy Better Change, Willows has launched ESG Gaming to better prepare stakeholders to counter the industry’s future and emerging safer gambling challenges. Providing a …

Oddin.gg will help facilitate Betway’s continued expansion into the esports betting space after the two agreed to a new multi-year deal. Under the partnership, Oddin.gg will supply its odds feed to the global betting brand, which it believes will help take Betway’s esports betting product to “new heights”. Adam Savinson, on behalf of esports at …

In combating sports betting-related fraud in Columbia, the International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the country’s Federation of Entrepreneurs of Games of Luck and Chance (FECOLJUEGOS). The organisation has also stated that it will establish projects and initiatives in looking to protect the integrity of sports and sports betting …

Betsson has signed ex-professional footballer Pontus Wernbloom as its latest brand ambassador in the group’s continued investment into Swedish sports. At the online gambling company, Wernbloom will be part of the company’s activation around football and several other sport-related initiatives and productions. The former Swedish national team midfielder ended his playing career at IFK Gothenburg …

The introduction of loss limits and restrictions on bonus offers across all betting verticals would be a preferable option “in case of future crisis”, according to the Swedish Gambling Inspectorate, Spelinspektionen. Publishing its interim report into the impacts of temporary limitations on online betting and gaming during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Inspectorate acknowledged both strengths …

The board of Betsson AB has proposed the appointment of three new executive directors and the election of Johan Lundberg as company chairman. Ahead of the firm’s scheduled annual general meeting (AGM) on 10 May – the board of Betsson has nominated Eva de Falck, Louise Nylén and Tristan Sjöberg as new independent directors. A …

International events and media company SBC has agreed to terms to acquire the long-running Canadian Gaming Summit (CGS), Canada’s premier annual conference and trade show for land-based and iGaming professionals, from current joint owners the Canadian Gaming Association (CGA) and MediaEdge Communications.  The acquisition will be completed after this year’s edition of the Summit, which …

STS has entered into an agreement with ATR Markets (At The Races) to incorporate horse racing into its wider UK offering, as it looks to strengthen its foothold in the British market.  The collaboration will see ATR – along with its pricing partner Pythia Sports – provide risk managed odds, data and live streamed video …

La Marocaine des Jeux et des Sports (MDJS) – Morocco’s state-owned lottery operator, has published an updated procurement notice for bids to participate in its tender to manage its lottery, sports betting and gaming activities.  This January, MDJS alerted global lottery stakeholders that it would launch an international tender to find a new operating partner …