Category Archives: Betting

Aristocrat Leisure has made progress in its prospective acquisition of Playtech, after stakeholders of the latter company voted in favour of selling its Finalto financial trading division to Gopher Investments. The disposal of Finalto to Gopher was cited as a ‘key condition of aristocrat’s offer’ for the whole of the Playtech business, and has been …

The Swedish Gaming Inspectorate, Spelinspektionen, has made another ruling against a Curacao gambling business, banning online operator Disrupt Entertainment. Issuing an update, Spelinspektionen detailed that Disrupt Entertainment had been providing information in Swedish and conditions for game participation in Swedish on the website of its Casinosinners brand. The Swedish authority initially launched a supervisory case …

It’s not just about the revenue, said Genius Sports‘ Matt Ryter, who explains why the rapid convergence of sports and betting in the US is also driven by the desire to increase fan engagement and reach new audiences. In an interview with SBC Americas, Ryter – Head of Fan Engagement, Americas at Genius Sports – looks …

The International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA) has warned betting leadership that a lack of governance of friendly football matches is being exploited by criminal gangs.  New research by the University of Nicosia Research Foundation, funded by the EC’s Erasmus+ programme, has revealed that more than 250 friendly matches involving European clubs “showed signs of suspicious …

A DCMS Select Committee has heard the lived experiences of Olympic and Paralympic athletes supported by National Lottery funding.  Adam Peaty (MBE), 3x Olympic Gold swimmer, champion Paralympic rower Lauren Rowles and swimmer Ellie Robinson served as witnesses to the Committee’s ‘What next for the National Lottery’ panel. MPs probed the athletes on their experience …