Category Archives: Betting

UK racing calls for stakeholder participation to measure environmental footprint 

The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) has urged all stakeholders to participate in its online questionnaire to help map the environmental activity of UK racing. The questionnaire forms part of UK racing’s CSR commitment, in which the governing bodies of the BHA, The Horsemen’s Group, Racing Foundation and Racecourse Association (RCA) have pledged to progress the …

GiG considering further listing with SEK 425m bond issuing

Gaming Innovation Group (GiG) has confirmed that it is ‘contemplating’ a bond issue later this year, detailing that the matter will be discussed at a fixed income investor call on 27 May. Depending on the decision of stakeholders in the spring, the gambling technology group may embark on a three-year senior secured floating bond issue …

Oddin.gg to power BetU Play-To-Earn esports debut

Oddin.gg has been selected as the esports betting provider for BetU Play-To-Earn, a play-to-earn sports betting game which will be making its first foray into the esports world. Upon confirming the partnership, BetU Play-To-Earn highlighted Oddin.gg’s “robust and reliable uptime” as a key factor in the agreement, alongside the esports provider’s “seamless integration, and long-term …

Michael Dugher: “Gambling reform cannot be hijacked by extremists’ agendas” 

As the long-awaited publishing of the government’s white paper on gambling reforms looms on the horizon, Michael Dugher Chief Executive of the Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) has warned MPs to ‘ignore extremists’ trying to influence outcomes. Writing an opinion piece on parliamentary news source PoliticsHome, Dugher reiterated the need for industry reforms to be …

GoldenRace strengthens Austrian market status via win2day link-up

GoldenRace has entered into an exclusive partnership with the Austrian Lotteries, win2day, strengthening its market position in the country’s betting and gaming space.  The linkup will see GoldenRace supply win2day with its range of virtual sports offerings, with win2day integrating the provider’s football and horse racing products into its own platform, making them available to …

Betway ‘accelerates expansion’ with Genius Sports live data deal

Super Group-owned Betway has extended its official data, live streaming and fan engagement partnership with sports data and technology company Genius Sports. The collaboration looks to provide the betting platform with Genius Sports’ LiveData and LiveTrading solutions, which delivers ‘real-time data and pin-point pricing’ for the National Football League (NFL) and NCAA Basketball, alongside the …

APBGG: DCMS must define remit and duties of ‘under-performing’ UKGC

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has been branded an “under-performing regulator’ that has acted beyond its powers by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Betting and Gaming (APBGG) providing recommendations to the 2005 Gambling Act Review.  Publishing its ‘Investigation into the Competence and Effectiveness of the Gambling Commission’, the cross-party group described the Commission as having …

Voxbet hires ‘sought after’ Marmion as group’s Non-Executive Director

Voxbet has hired Ian Marmion as the company’s new Non-Executive Director with a focus on the growth and strategic direction of the business. The company has stated that the former trading and operations director for Global Sportsbook at The Stars Group has been ‘a long-time proponent of modernising the sports betting industry’ by developing and …

Synalogik to support Scout platform development with £3m Series A funding

To support further development of its Scout data aggregation and reporting platform, Synalogik has completed a Series A funding round of £3 million. Several key investors have been involved in the capital raise, including Bill Currie, founder of retail, e-commerce and tech investment fund the William Currie Group and Sir Terry Leahy, former CEO of …

Blanket ban looms on Armenian Gambling as MPs back advertising reforms

Stringent gambling reforms of Armenia’s Law on Advertising appear to be imminent as Parliament has unanimously voted in favour of the first reading of amendments proposed by the republic’s Minister of Finance Armen Hayrapetyan. Casting preliminary votes last week 56 MPs (versus 8-against) voted in favour of amendments put forward by Hayrapetyan to reform Armenia’s …