Category Archives: Betting

Frank Wenzig: Sportradar – Virtual Sports serves as betting’s ‘fan connector’

Frank Wenzig, Managing Director of Gaming at Sportradar shares his thoughts as to how continued innovation and deeper collaboration with rights holders are pushing the boundaries of fan engagement in the virtual sports betting space… SBC: How has the virtual sports betting market evolved over the years?  Frank Wenzig: The market has changed beyond recognition …

Interwetten secreus regional NHL partnership in Germany and Austria

Interwetten has entered into an agreement with the National Hockey League (NHL), becoming an official partner of the tournament in Germany and Austria.  The collaboration will see Interwetten leverage the tournament’s popularity to boost its own brand awareness in the two countries, whilst also promoting its betting products to followers of international ice hockey.  Supported …

Playtech stands by Aristocrat deal as media reports of Asian investors revolt

The board of Playtech Plc has this morning responded to media speculation of a ‘contingency plan’ to break-up its business units, should the sale of the company be thwarted by a ‘collective of Asian shareholders’. As reported by Sky News, boardroom concerns loom at Playtech that the recommended £2.7 billion takeover offer made by Aristocrat …

SOFTSWISS expands scope of Player Reactivation team

SOFTSWISS Managed Services has announced an expansion of its operations, making its new Player Reactivation option available to a wider range of clients.  The offering was first introduced in 2021 for a select group of SOFTSWISS’ customers, but ‘excellent results’ recorded since the initial launch have prompted the gaming software solution provider to expand its …

Fortuna confirms Per Widerström leadership departure

The board of Fortuna Entertainment has confirmed that Per Widerström has chosen to end his seven-year tenure as Chief Executive of the Central and Eastern European (CEE) betting group. David Vaněk, General Manager of Fortuna Entertainment’s Czech unit, has been named as the formal successor of Widerström, who will take charge of group leadership on …

Svenska Spel places DEI duties at the forefront of SVFF renewal 

Svensk Fotboll (SVFF) Sweden’s Football Association, has renewed Svenska Spel as the principal sponsor of Swedish national football teams for a further seven years.  The new partnership, which expires in 2028, will see Sweden’s state-owned gambling and national lottery operator support SVFF civic projects promoting diversity, equality and inclusion of Swedish football. Svenska Spel has …

Gamban partners with PayPal for multinational payments block

Gamban and PayPal have entered into a new partnership, with the payments provider enabling its customers in selected territories to block gambling transactions.  The duo have identified PayPal as a common method of payment for gamblers via both online and offline verticals, covering sports betting, horse and greyhound racing, person-to-person wagering and on gaming machines.  …

BoyleSports to operate in Dutch market via Aspire Global’s solution

In entering the Netherlands, BoyleSports has formed an agreement with Aspire Global to utilise its full turnkey platform solution including managed services.  Aspire Global has stated that it will provide the Irish bookmaker with its full proprietary offering comprising the platform (PAM), casino games and sports betting through its BtoBet sportsbook.  Mark Kemp, BoyleSports CEO, …

Griezmann fronts PMU advertising comeback

Antoine Griezmann has been appointed as the new Brand Ambassador of Le Pari Mutuel Urbain (PMU) – France’s state-funded betting operator for horseracing.  This January saw PMU launch its new nationwide advertising campaign ‘Question du Jour’ fronted by the French football international. The campaign sees the PMU brand return to French TV screens following a …

GiG Comply partner network expanded with Matching Visions addition

Gaming Innovation Group (GiG) will provide its GiG Comply B2B marketing compliance software to Matching Visions, further expanding its partner network.  The agreement with the Malta-based affiliate network – which was recently acquired by Acroud AB – will see the latter leverage GiG’s compliance solution to scan web pages for content, links and igaming code …