Category Archives: Betting

Better Collective clears H1 high-bar benefitting from breakthrough US results 

Better Collective AS cites that it has executed peak H1 trading, driven by record US results combined with a breakthrough period for its media partnerships. Publishing its 2021 Interim results (period ending 30 June), Better Collective registered record Q2 revenues of €40 million, up 162% on corresponding Q2 2020 results of €15.2 million. Period growth …

ESIC pushes for full transparency with new public registry disclosures

ESIC – The Esports Integrity Council has announced that its investigations will be supported by the roll-out of a new ‘transparency initiative’ informing stakeholders and the public of its regulatory proceedings and outcomes.  The initiative has been launched to aid ESIC’s organisation, in which its integrity unit concurrently examines between 15-to-30 investigations at any one …

Clustering concerns reappear as report cites gambling venues deprived concentration

The locality of gambling venues in economically deprived areas of the UK continues to remain a persistent trend, according to a recent report by The Standard Life Foundation.  Publishing its ‘The Geography of Gambling in Great Britain’ report, the organisation cited that 21% of gambling premises were based within the most deprived decile of areas …

Super Group targets $350m EBITDA to showcase Betway’s NYSE credentials  

Net gaming revenue for Super Group, the parent company of Betway and Spin, is on track to match full-year expectations of $1.5 billion, accounting for over $350 million in EBITDA. The projections were disclosed by Super Group in an update to its investors on the progress of its F-4 registration with the Securities Exchange Commission …

UKGC 2020 casework highlights consumer trust concerns

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has published its ‘2020/2021 Annual Report & Accounts’ (period ending 31 March), outlining its performance and duties governing the UK gambling sector.  Mirroring all government departments, the UKGC cited tough adjustments in governing UK gambling under global COVID-19 pandemic circumstances. As a result, from May 2020 onwards the Commission imposed …

Jason Moodley joins Pretty Technical in new compliance role

Pretty Technical has bolstered its leadership team after confirming that Jason Moodley will become the company’s new Technical Compliance Manager.  In his new role, Moodley will help Pretty Technical to navigate “the increasingly complex space” within iGaming by drawing upon his experience in certification product management, jurisdictional management and QA compliance management. “Pretty Technical has …

Ukraine gambling’s corruption flaws exposed by KRAIL arrest

Ukraine’s regulated gambling marketplace has been brought into disrepute, following the arrest of a member of newly formed regulatory agency – The Commission for the Regulation of Gambling and Lotteries (KRAIL). Last Friday, NABU – Ukraine’s federal anti-corruption bureau, issued a statement confirming the arrest of an unnamed member of KRAIL, charged with “receiving an …

Living and learning: Inside the Coingaming Management Development Programme

Jim Hogan, Head of Learning and Development at Coingaming, on how the company’s pioneering Management Development Programme builds company culture and encourages promotion from within. One of the secrets behind the growth of the Coingaming Group – from 40 employees to more than 600 in a few short years – has been our reliance on …

Rank calls for venue gambling laws to be rebalanced 

Rank Group Plc has urged the government to radically overhaul the laws governing UK land-based gambling venues, as a remit of its ongoing review of the 2005 Gambling Act.  Yesterday, the LSE gambling group published its 2020/2021 results, which revealed statutory losses of £93 million – as Rank’s trading was gutted by Grosvenor Casino and …