Category Archives: Betting

Stats Perform named FA WSL official data provider

Stats Perform has bolstered its stable of major sports organisation partners, striking a deal with the FA to become the data provider of the FA Women’s Super League (FA WSL). Under the terms of the three-year agreement, Stats Perform will generate Opta Analytics insights, covering metrics such as expected goals and assist as well as …

Anton Lin joins EveryMatrix as new CFO

EveryMatrix has strengthened its senior leadership team by appointing Anton Lin as its new Chief Financial Officer.  Prior to joining EveryMatrix, Lin worked across venture capital and private equity (PE) firms where he has been a partner for a PE and cross-border M&A fund. In his new role, Lin will oversee EveryMatrix’s performance across each …

Rob Pryce: Xtremepush: A betting operator’s player engagement blueprint

Rob Pryce, Chief Revenue Officer for Xtremepush, highlights what leading operators are doing to optimise player acquisition and engagement, as well as the most crucial tactics and strategies for them to have in place.  Everyone in the industry, particularly here in Europe, understands that the cost of acquisition is high and is rising all the …

Flutter sets monthly net deposit limit for under-25s to £500

Flutter Entertainment has announced the reduction of its net deposit limit for all customers under 25 years old – setting the figure at £500 per month. The group’s new policy will be implemented across its UK and Irish Paddy Power, Betfair and Sky Betting & Gaming brands, as part of a general move to ‘further …

BGC announces support for 5,000 new apprenticeships

The Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) has detailed its role in the UK’s post-COVID economic recovery plan, with plans to invest in apprenticeships and training opportunities for young people. Under its plans, the BGC and its members have pledged to launch 5,000 apprenticeships for young people looking to work in the British betting and gaming …

Sportingtech names Javier Samel as new LatAm lead

Javier Samel has been named as the Head of Business Development LatAm for Sportingtech where he will oversee the company’s expansion into the region. In his new role, Samel will be tasked with growing Sportingtech’s recently re-purposed and re-branded omnichannel Quantum platform, which is currently being certified in a string of markets across the continent. …

Betting and gaming affiliates set for SBC Summit Barcelona meet-up

This month’s SBC Summit Barcelona will be one of 2021’s key meeting points for operators and affiliates, with more than 130 affiliate businesses set to attend the global betting and igaming show. The event will take place as planned at Fira de Barcelona Montjuïc on 21 – 24 September, as Catalonia and Barcelona are fully …

BetFlag assists Nolimit City with Italian igaming debut

BetfFag has struck a partnership with Malta-based online casino platform and game developer, Nolimit City, enabling the latter to make its debut in the Italian igaming market. The Italy-focused sports betting and gaming operator will integrate the producer’s titles – developed at its studios in Stockholm and Gurugram, India – into its plating network, as …

Flutter takes £870m Kentucky ruling to US Supreme Court

Flutter Entertainment has taken its legal contest with the Commonwealth of Kentucky regarding a $870 million ruling against the firm to the US Supreme Court. Describing the ruling as having caused ‘monstrous damages’ against its commercial operations, the FTSE100 company has questioned whether “an award of statutory damages violates due process when it exceeds by …

Tabcorp: Banks responsible for gambling credit card ban

David Attenborough, CEO of Tabcorp, has reportedly argued that banks should have responsibility for implementing a ban on the use of credit cards for making betting payments in Australia. According to ZDNet, the CEO made the remarks whilst addressing the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Security last week.  The committee is currently conducting …