Category Archives: Betting

Andrew Rhodes: UKGC will no longer tolerate repeated offenders

Andrew Rhodes, Interim Chief Executive of the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC), has warned industry leadership that his department will no longer tolerate “recidivist behaviours towards compliance” as operators are ordered to maintain their licensing duties. Speaking at GambleAware’s Annual Conference, Rhodes stated that the Commission supported the conference’s key theme of ‘deeper collaboration to prevent …

PDC trebles BoyleSports sponsorship of World Grand Prix

The Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) has agreed that its World Grand Prix will come under the title sponsorship of BoyleSports for another three years. The Irish bookmaker continues its target of increasing brand visibility across the tournament, following on from its original collaboration in 2019 – a year that saw Michael Van Gerwin win his …

Sazka Entertainment renamed Allwyn in global rebranding

In a global rebranding, Czech gambling group Sazka Entertainment will now conduct business under the corporate identity of Allwyn, the company name it has been using for its UK operations. As the largest lottery operator in Europe, the group operates its flagship Sazka holding in its domestic Czech market in addition to Lotteries Austria, OPAP …

DSWV expands membership with BildBet and sportwetten.de additions

BildBet and sportwetten.de have become the latest online sports betting operators to join the German Sports Betting Association (DSWV), increasing the trade group’s membership to 17 companies.  A co-venture between Gibraltar-based British online provider BetVictor and prominent German media brand Bild, the most widely read tabloid newspaper in Europe and part of the Axel Springer …

Esports Technologies secures UK licence following Aspire acquisitions

Following on from its acquisition of Aspire Global’s B2C assets, Esports Technologies has confirmed that it has gained a UK gambling licence under the terms of an operator services agreement. Esports Technologies, which is listed on the US Nasdaq as EBET, took over Aspire’s B2C operations for $76 million (€68m), including UK-focused online sports betting …

JKR Investment Group sells mr.fish to Parimatch Tech

JKR Investment Group has reached a new agreement to sell its mr.fish martech holding to Parimatch Tech.  mr.fish, previously known as Digital Chain, has been a part of the JKR Investment Group since 2017. In the last four years, the martech company has expanded its presence to 12 countries, and doubled the headcount to 250 …

Belgium’s BGC calls for Royal Decree on betting in newspaper vendors

The Belgian Gambling Commission (BGC) has recommended that the country’s government issue a Royal Decree relating to requirements for newspaper shops offering licenced sports betting services. Concerning Article 42 of the Law of 28 November 2021, a section of the legislation aimed at making justice ‘more humane, faster and firmer, the BGC has called for …

Entain predicts strong cricket trading bounceback by year’s end

Entain has predicted that cricket betting markets will experience a significant increase in trading in the final weeks of 2021, anticipating turnover from a number of different countries. The FTSE250 gambling group believes that the onset of the 2021/22 Ashes Series in Australia, beginning today (8 December), as well as the start of the country’s …

Olly Roland-Jones to lead PickGuru as launch beckons in early 2022

PickGuru, the new sportstech start-up that aims to bridge real-money wagering engagements with live sports, has secured its UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) licence, whilst also confirming its enterprise CEO.  Self-branded as a ‘social gaming disruptor’, the PickGuru platform – which aims to allow ‘friends and fans to challenge and compete with each other in a …