Category Archives: Betting

Digitain: ‘record number of bets’ expected during Winter Olympics

Digitain is expecting its 150-strong network of partners to process a ‘record number of bets’ at the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games. When compared to the number of bets placed during the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea, the Digitain trading team expects this year’s Games to “easily surpass those numbers, for both bets struck …

ANJ to review operator Action Plans on safer gambling  controls

l’Autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ) France’s unified gambling regulator has instructed all licensed operators to submit a yearly ‘Action Plan’ outlining their responsible gambling controls as a licensing duty.   The direct command follows recommendations made by an ANJ-sanctioned study on ‘the prevention of pathological gambling and gambling by minors’. Operator submissions will be scrutinised by …

PokerStars launches multi-product offering in Greece

PokerStars has made its multi-product offering  available in Greece under the terms of a full operating licence from the Hellenic Gaming Commission (HGC). The licence, secured in July of last year, enables the Flutter Entertainment firm to operate sports betting and gaming products, launching the PokerStars, PokerStars Sports and PokerStars Casino brands. PokerStars offering will …

GambleAware launches new campaign focusing on women gamblers

GambleAware has initiated a new campaign warning women about the dangers of problem betting, after identifying how up to one million could be at risk of experiencing gambling-related harm.  The campaign focuses on promoting three key warning signs to female bettors – losing track of time; spending more than can be afforded; and keeping gambling …

Bojoko strengthens UK presence via Bojoko Sports Betting launch

Gambling affiliate Bojoko has launched its Bojoko Sports Betting website in the UK, strengthening its position in the British wagering and gaming sector.  Using a ‘double layer’ approach, Bojoko aims to provide consumers the option to get a ‘clear idea’ of what a sportsbook offers before they create an account and deposit, whilst the company’s …

Patrick Nordwall becomes inaugural CEO of ParlayBay

Sports betting start-up ParlayBay has strengthened its senior leadership team, appointing Patrick Nordwall as its debut CEO. Launched in September of last year, ParlayBay has detailed a mission to ‘transform the sports betting market’ through the provision of ‘game-changing experiences’ for players, seeking to develop a player-centric experience beyond gamification through its sports betting games.  …

Anna Vikmane, BETER Live: Welcoming a new era of betting

With a plan to transform live casino as we know it, Anna Vikmane (pictured below) has set her sights on creating new experiences for bettors through the launch of BETER Live.  Making its debut at the end of 2021, BETER wants its live casino division to surpass the expectations of the ‘new generation of player’ …

Entain to probe NFTs and VR with £100m innovation hub

Entain has announced the launch of its Enovate innovation hub, funded with a £100 million investment, in order to investigate emerging areas and collaborate with UK, European and global partners.  Underscoring an ambition to become a ‘global leader in innovative entertainment’, the FTSE100 gambling group has outlined plans for investigation of the Non-Fungible Token (NFT), …

GambleAware faces RET rethink as NHS cuts gambling funding ties

The funding of problem gambling’s research, education and treatment (RET) programme faces a radical shake-up as the NHS is expected to declare that it will no longer accept donations/funds from charities associated with the UK gambling sector. According to The Sunday Times, NHS governors will ‘rubber-stamp the decision this week, so ties are cut for …

Britt Boeskov ends 17-year tenure as Kindred leadership executive 

Britt Boeskov has announced that she has ended her 17-year tenure as an executive of Kindred Group Plc.  This weekend, Boeskov posted an update on Linkedin confirming that she had resigned from her duties as Kindred’s Chief Experience Officer, a position she had held since 2019. A key member of Kindred’s executive leadership team, Boeskov …