Category Archives: Betting

To mark International Women’s Day 2022, we spoke with a number of leading female figures from across the betting and gaming industry to find out more about their careers, advice that they’d give to news starters and what more the industry can do to make sure diversity and inclusion ‘get a seat at the table’ …

German Sports Betting Association DSWV has hosted its annual conference, in which members have outlined that the federal GlüNeuRStv online gambling regime is ill equipped to deal with black market threats. 2021 saw German sports betting ‘stabilise to its 2019 pre-Corona level’ as licensed operators recorded €9.4 billion in wagers and contributing to €470 million …

Gaming Innovation Group (GiG) will power the launch of a new sportsbook brand in the Lativan market, FeniBet, in collaboration with one of its long-term partners in the country.  Working with Novomatic AG Group’s Admirāļu klubs, FeniBet’s entry into the Latvian sector is GiG’s third in the country, as the platform and sportsbook provider looks …

Pretty Technical has appointed Emma Blaylock as Chief Executive Officer, in a bid to ‘accelerate’ the firm’s products and services. Blaylock joins the company from within the Rokker Network, with her most recent role on the Senior Consulting Team as Head of Rokker Advisory at Rokker.  Described as a business strategist, the new hire practised …

Detailing a business plan to refocus on its casino operations, Mansion Group has announced the closure of its MansionBet sportsbook division.  MansionBet will cease operations as of 31 March 2022, with the group undertaking the decision after conducting a review of competitive market conditions and the regulatory environment within the British sports betting space.  Upon …

Cykelförbundets – Sweden’s Cycling Federation has announced Svenska Spel as the principal sponsor of its “Project Ledstjärna – citizens in motion” social initiative. The project will see Svenska Spel fund and collaborate Cykelförbundets social directive to make cycling as accessible as possible to the Swedish public and local communities. A campaign for Project Ledstjärna (translation:’ …

Genius Sports has confirmed that it will no longer continue commercial operations in Russia and Belarus, as a result of the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.  Russia’s unprovoked invasion of its western neighbour has prompted widespread international criticism, including from the public, political and business areas.  By calling an end to its Russian operations – as …

Italian gambling has been notified of progress on the regulatory front, as state auditor Ragioneria dello Stato has approved the draft ‘reorganisation plan’ of the sector prepared by Italy’s Ministry of the Economy and Finance.  Securing its progress, the plan has been forwarded to the government, which will review proposed amendments to ratify a bill …

Guilherme Bucchi,Rivalo has expanded the scope of its Latin American marketing, securing the ‘master sponsorship’ of Brazil’s BFA League American football tournament.  This will enable the Curaçao-based sports betting operator to benefit from enhanced visibility in Brazil, which is one of the largest markets for the National Football League (NFL) outside the US.  This will …

BoscaSports and britbet have extended their partnership by a further three years, with the former continuing to supply the UK pool betting provider with digital displays.  The contract renewal will see BoscaSports’ displays provided to britbet for its Tote betting racecourse operations, with the screens featuring live pricing, racecard data, premium form content, tips and …