Category Archives: Betting

Bet365 experiences stake decline but maintains prominent market position

Bet365 Group has experienced a bounceback from COVID-19, with the company reporting that profits remain high despite the amount wagered on sports across its platform falling last year. Issuing its financial statement covering the 12 month period ending on 28 March 2021, the Stock-on-Trent-based operator revealed that the amount wagered on sport on the bet365 …

Low6 cites YouTuber focused marketing for UltimateFan success

Low6 has reported it has achieved commercial targets for its UltimateFan offering, an app that operates fantasy sports platforms across a range of international sports. Launched last summer before the rescheduled UEFA 2020 European Championships, UltimateFan has now been installed over 150,000 times, and was further bolstered by the beginning of the 2021/22 National Football …

Paysafe appoints Daniel Henson as new Chairman to refresh board

Paysafe Limited has announced the appointment of Daniel Henson as Non-Executive Chairman of the NYSE global payments group, replacing William P. Foley II. The decision was formally disclosed yesterday, as Paysafe published its full-year 2021 results in which the group suffered net income losses of $110 million. Paysafe has published a statement regarding its Chairman …

Drake to host exclusive live streams on Stake.com

Multi-platinum record selling hip-hop star Drake has doubled down on his commitment to digital currency through a new collaboration with betting platform, Stake.com. As part of the link-up, Drake will come together with the platform for a series of exclusive live video streams throughout 2022. Of significance, Drake will collaborate Stake.com marketing teams to bring an exciting …

TPD secures first Middle Eastern deal with Saudi Cup

Total Performance Data (TPD) has signed an agreement with the Jockey Club of Saudi Arabia (JCSA), to track data from the Saudi Cup race meeting.  The multi-year deal was launched at this year’s Saudi Cup, held last weekend, with the live horse race data provider leveraging its tracking system at the event in cooperation with …

STS applies Mentor to comprehensively monitor player engagements 

STS Group has achieved a major technology and responsible gambling objective launching ‘Mentor’ its new player behavioural monitoring solution.  Developed by independent engineering studio Neccton – Mentor will be initially applied across STS’s UK online gambling inventory to monitor customer engagements. A 15-year specialist in player security for online gambling, Neccton has developed Mentor to …

888 expands North American vision securing Ontario greenlight 

888 Holdings has significantly bolstered its North American growth prospects, confirming this morning that it is amongst the first foreign operators to secure an Ontario province licence.  Updating investors, the FTSE250 online gambling group confirmed that its B2C online gambling platform had been awarded an igaming licence by the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario …

Gamban launches Spanish-language service across multiple countries

Gamban has expanded the international scope of its blocking software, launching an official Spanish language service available in multiple countries.  The service can be downloaded in all Spanish-speaking nations, but the online gambling blocking company has noted that in Spain, the gambling authorities and government have become increasingly focused on safer gambling.  Notably, the Spanish …

Rugby league clubs join NSW govt initiative against sports betting advertising

Two major Australian National Rugby League (NRL) clubs have joined the New South Wales government’s ‘Reclaim the Game’ initiative, distancing themselves from sports betting. By signing up to Reclaim the Game, the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and South Sydney Rabbitohs have become the first teams from the NRL – one of the most-watched tournaments in Australia, with …

Entain nets FY2021 profit rise against heavy retail drags

Entain Plc has branded 2021 as another transformative year for its business that has expanded its global brand portfolio to service 31 regulated/regulating markets.    Publishing its full-year 2021 results, the company registered group net revenues of £3.88 billion, up 7% on corresponding FY2020 results of £3.63 billion. Headline performance saw its online portfolio declare a …