Category Archives: Betting

Former Sky Bet safer gambling lead joins AnonyMind

Online gambling treatment provider AnonyMind has recruited Andy Atha as its COO, with the new hire looking to leverage his experience and understanding of safer gambling and risk management to the role.  Atha’s previous positions saw him hold three roles at Sky Betting and Gaming in just under three years, with the most recent being …

IGT overhauls leadership as Marco Sala takes over Chairman duties

IGT Plc has executed an executive team and boardroom reorganisation, as Group CEO Marco Sala is appointed as Executive Chairman of the NYSE gambling technology group.  The appointment follows wider group developments, that saw IGT majority owner De Agostini SPA announce that Lorenzo Pellicioli had chosen to end his sixteen-year tenure as CEO of the …

Aspire Global enters Danish sportsbook market via BtoBet

Aspire Global has expanded its presence in Denmark to include sports betting services, securing an operating licence from the Danish Gambling Authority (DGA), the Spillemyndigheden. The igaming supplier’s sportsbook solution BtoBet has received certification according to Danish regulatory requirements, enabling Aspire to provide sports wagering to Danish players alongside its casino offering. Expansion of its …

Colbet predicts continued high sports betting turnover ahead of casino launch

Colbet is preparing to launch its live casino offering in the Colombian gaming market, but anticipates that sports betting will remain the dominant vertical across its wider operations.  Speaking to local news outlet La Republica, Santiago Melo, the General Director of the operator, anticipated that the sports betting vertical will continue to contribute around 80 …

UKGC orders Rank Digital and Annexio to pay £1.3m settlement on responsibility failings 

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has notified that Rank Digital Gaming and Annexio Limited have agreed to pay a regulatory settlement totalling £1.3 million.  The settlements are a result of separate investigations carried out by the Commission that reported social responsibility failures found throughout the operators’ domains. Rank Digital the operating company of grosvenorcasino.com, meccabingo.com …

Spotlight Sports Group: Navigating a complex sports betting ecosystem with BetTech

As the sports betting industry continues to grow and change, it can often be quite difficult to understand where each company ‘sits’ within the sector’s ecosystem. So in order to tackle this, Spotlight Sports Group recently launched its BetTech report.  Speaking at the recent SBC Summit North America, Spotlight Sports Group’s Head of B2B Marketing, …

BGC highlights ‘wake up call’ following latest YouGov betting poll

The Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) has raised concerns regarding a recent YouGov poll of bettors on the subject of affordability checks, describing the results as a ‘wake up call’ for legislators.  According to the poll, 16% of bettors stated that they would welcome affordability checks, the wider implementation of which is under consideration as …

Fonbet: Maximising our presence within Russian hockey

Hockey is undoubtedly one of the most popular sports across Russia – and so partnering with the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) was an obvious choice for Fonbet as it sought to maximise its appeal to hockey fans across the CIS region as a whole. Alina Yakirevich, Marketing Director at Fonbet, delves into the ways in …

Entain ups 2021 EBITDA guidance as units clear operating high bars 

Entain Plc has upped its expected full-year 2021 EBITDA results to be in the range of £875-to-£885 million, as the FTSE100 gambling group delivers on its high-growth targets.  Publishing a Q4 trading update, Entain cites that FY2021 group net gaming revenues (NGR) will be up 7% on corresponding 2020 results. Growth is attributed to the …

SOFTSWISS’ Affilka takes advantage of ‘igaming resurgence’ in 2021 trading

Affika, SOFTSWISS‘ affiliate tracking platform, has detailed significant growth during 2021, as the company benefited from a ‘resurgence in the igaming industry’ as well as a positive trend in the affiliate space.  Last year saw the company reach 100 affiliate brands in July, whilst also incorporating 60 companies to its client list, an increase of …