Category Archives: Betting

Smarkets: Odds shorten on Boris exit but punters split on PM’s successor

Just as Boris Johnson thought that he had escaped the ‘Partygate’ fiasco, Smarkets reports that the likelihood of the PM leaving Number-10 this month has risen to 43% according to morning odds of 2.13 priced on the betting exchange. A flurry of bets made against the PMs future, follows yesterday’s shock news that four of …

Highlight Games expands virtual racing portfolio

Video virtual sports developer Highlight Games has plans to offer horse and dog racing products in its wider suite of offerings.  The new releases will be incorporated into the firm’s video virtual sports games portfolio, a move described by Nick Gardiner, Co-CEO of Highlight Games as a ‘key business development’ for the firm.  Supplied by …

Unibet continues principle support of French amateur football

Unibet the flagship sportsbook of Kindred Group Plc, has renewed its commitments as a partner of French amateur football’s #AuCoeurDuFootball program.  For a fourth consecutive season, Unibet will provide team jerseys and kits for matchday volunteers of #AuCoeurDuFootball syndicated leagues played across French provinces. Unibet has been a partner of French amateur football since 2019, …

SSG expands multi-event content partnership with Betfair

Spotlight Sports Group (SSG) and Betfair have extended and expanded their existing partnership centred around the provision of horse racing video content.  Covering multiple events throughout 2022, including the upcoming Cheltenham Festival, Grand National and July’s Royal Ascot, the agreement will see SSG supply Betfair with its Racing Post Live programme.  Included in this offering …

KSA: Sports betting increased long-before KOA Act implementation

The Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), the Dutch Gambling Authority, has detailed that levels of sports betting in the country were on the rise for some time before the launch of the regulated online market last year, but were dealt a blow by the COVID-19 pandemic. Publishing its periodical Market Scan for country-specific games of chance 2022, the …

UK Racing launches working party to improve ‘culture of respect’

UK racing has formed ‘a cross-industry working party’ that will establish an action plan that aims to breed a culture of respect across all components of the sport. The directive was originally announced last December, as racing stakeholders issued a joint-statement “regarding the conduct of those who work in the sport, and a commitment to …

Live streaming of online games: How security concerns impact business decisions

Oliver Lietz, CEO at nanocosmos, takes a look at the ways that security concerns can impact a business’ approach to live streaming, highlighting that system security of server and cloud operations are becoming increasingly important, especially for monetised environments like live gaming. A flaw in Log4j, a common Java library for logging error messages in …

Sportradar Integrity Services monitors betting-related corruption with Athletes Unlimited

Sportradar Integrity Services has revealed a multi-year integrity services agreement with Athletes Unlimited to protect its competitions from match-fixing and betting-related corruption. As a supplier of sports integrity solutions and a division of Sportradar, Sportradar Integrity Services stated that the partnership was secured as part of a ‘competitive selection process’, which expands the group’s position …

Armenia gambling states no way back if advertising ban is enforced 

Armenian gambling stakeholders have warned of dire consequences should the National Assembly approve Finance Minister Armen Hayrapetyan’s amendments to the federal Advertising Law – imposing a near blackout on gambling advertising.  Concerns have heightened as last week 56 MPs voted in favour of Hayrapetyan’s amendments to the Advertising Law (versus 8-against), that will see gambling …

ASX incorporates rugby union ahead of Six Nations

ASX, the venture of Paddy Power’s former marketing chief, has moved to bolster its sports content ahead of the Six Nations, which commences this weekend. The platform, which functions as a ‘virtual stock market’ for NFTs, has incorporated rugby union into its wider sports offering in anticipation of the tournament, supported by data from Rugby …