Category Archives: Betting

English speakers identified as most at-risk problem gambling group by Gambless

Gambless has recorded 3,500 self-assessment tests completed via its mobile app, revealing strong differences in problem gambling across international borders, with English speakers encountering issues much more than other linguistic groups. Publishing its first annual report, the Mindspa-funded and ORCHHA-certified international gambling harm prevention app found that English speakers, mainly from the US, UK, and …

BresBet secures sponsorship of community horse racing radio programme

In a continuation of its horse racing focused product-orientation and marketing, BresBet has announced support for a programme centred around the sport on a community radio station Three Valleys Radio. Three Valleys is a community sports programme developed by and for followers of National League team Yeovil Town FC, located in horse racing heartlands in …

GiG secures €45m bond placement to drive media growth 

Finansinspektionen, Sweden’s Financial Supervisory Authority, has approved the prospectus of Gaming Innovation Group (GiG) that will list SEK 450 million (€45m) of senior corporate bonds on the Stockholm Nasdaq on 8 December.      Last May, GiG governance disclosed that it would pursue issuing a three-year SEK 450 million senior-secured bond placement with a maximum borrowing capacity …

STS Holdings eyeing up future investments following Warsaw IPO

After successfully listing on the Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE) last week, STS Holdings is reportedly planning on making stock purchases using the raised capital, according to Bloomberg.  STS, Poland’s largest sports betting operator, was able to raise 1.08 billion zloty (€235.5m) via a sale of 30% of its shares, and Bloomberg has now reported that …

DraftKings and BetMGM triumph at inaugural SBC Awards North America

The SBC Awards North America 2021 saw a number of operators recognised for their contributions to the industry, including BetMGM, DraftKings, IGT PlaySports and Scientific Games. An audience of over 400 executives from the U.S. and Canadian sports betting and igaming scene attended the inaugural edition of the awards at The Edison Ballroom for a …

Parliamentary decision on Ukrainian Gambling Law delayed once again

Betting and gaming industry stakeholders with interests in the CIS and Eastern Europe regions will have to wait for confirmation on Ukrainian Gambling Law amendments. Bill 2713-д, a piece of draft legislation which would see changes to the provisions of the national legislation on gambling as well as the Tax Code, was due to be …

Kindred backs ‘Racing is Everyone’s Sport’ via Unibet

Kindred has made a commitment to support Great British Racing’s (GBR)‘Racing is Everyone’s Sport’ inclusivity campaign, in a strengthening of its CSR initiatives. The international Nasdaq Stockholm-registered gambling group’s Unibet sports betting operator served as the sponsor of the Unibet Becher Chase Day at Liverpool’s Aintree Stadium on Saturday. In doing so, Unibet encouraged jockeys …

GambleAware launches £300k research project into minority communities experience of gambling harms

GambleAware continues to bolster its research capacity, confirming that it has sanctioned a £300,000 grant to an academic consortium that will examine the ‘lived experiences of minority communities around gambling harms’.  A consortium led by Ipsos MORI and the University of Manchester, working in collaboration with ClearView Research, won a bid to take on GambleAware’s …

Catena ends share buyback programme with over 2m repurchased

Catena Media has announced the end of its share buyback programme, having repurchased a total of 2.3 million shares during the fourth month period. First announced on 13 July and commencing on 13 September, the share buyback scheme allowed Catena to repurchase no more than 10% of the company’s issued share capital for a maximum …