Category Archives: Betting

888 wins transformative buyout of William Hill heritage assets

888 Holdings is reported to be the winning party of the hotly contested auction for William Hill’s combined UK and European business assets – put up for sale by Caesars Entertainment.  As reported by The Times – Caesars has accepted a + £2 billion buyout offer put forward by 888, out-matching US private equity fund …

BetCris announces European arrival via Poland  

BetCris has marked its foray into the European online gambling marketplace, launching its online sportsbook within Poland. The South American operator becomes the 20th business (retail and online) to be granted a gambling licence by Poland’s Ministry of Finance. An expansion into Europe had long been touted by the South American operator, which was founded …

bwin becomes sponsor of UEFA Europa and Conference Leagues in ground-breaking deal

Entain’s bwin brand has been named the first official sports betting partner of the UEFA Europa League and UEFA Europa Conference League, strengthening its international sports marketing in Europe. Under the terms of the ‘ground-breaking’ three-year deal, bwin will gain brand visibility across both competitions across broadcast backdrops and in-stadia marketing on perimeter advertising as …

Tristram Bates, mkodo: The Future of OS

With the release of Android 12 and iOS 15 imminent, the usual raft of improvements, enhancements and new features will offer yet more scope for users and developers alike, writes mkodo Engineering Manager and iOS Lead Tristram Bates. As each year and each new operating system passes, there continue to be a host of innovative …

Betway debuts cinematic series for Germany’s transformed marketplace 

Betway has launched ‘Evolution of Instinct’ – the first advert of its new cinematic campaign series, which aims to expand the international betting brand’s profile within Germany’s reformed online gambling marketplace.  Munich advertising agency David+Martin has led the development of Betway’s new advertising series – replacing the betting brand’s former German market campaign ‘Mr Instinct’ …

Football dominates Portugal’s 2021 betting upturn

Online sports betting in Portugal outperformed its casino counterpart in the first six months of 2021 as bettors basked in the uninterrupted live sports calendar. As revealed in Portugal Betting Focus, the latest industry report from BtoBet (available to download here), 39.9% of players placed their bets exclusively on sports betting, while 26.2% opted to …

SoftSwiss’ Affilka to power BitDice affiliate programme

Affilka, the affiliate tracking platform developed by SoftSwiss, will continue its expansion into new iGaming markets after signing a new partnership with BitDice. Under the terms of the partnership, the newly-launched BitDice affiliate program will run on the Affilka partner marketing platform.  Anastasia Borovaya, Product Owner of Affilka by SOFTSWISS, commented: “The Affilka team is …

N1 Bet moves to engage with esports as sector continues to grow

N1 Bet has strengthened its brand visibility in the esports space by partnering with Beyond the Summit Pro Series Dota 2 tournament. The deal will see N1 Bet enhance its esports offering via its website, dedicating a section on its website to the market, and offering free bets on player’s third, seventh and 10th wagers …

Entain Foundation signs tech partnership to drive diversity

Entain has announced a partnership with the Berlin University of Technology (BU) and the Nexus Institute for Cooperation Management and Interdisciplinary Research, with the aim of enhancing diversity and R&D. The collaboration between the FTSE100 firm’s Entain Foundation and the two institutions will focus on the impacts of gendered perspectives on the R&D process, with …

BetConstruct kicks off NSoft virtuals deal on Vbet

The ‘extensive’ virtual and draw-based games portfolio from NSoft will now be available through clients of BetConstruct after the two companies finalised a new partnership. As part of a press release sent out earlier today, we learned that NSoft’s flagship virtual games including Lucky Six and Greyhound races will be “catching the attention of players” …