Category Archives: Betting

Aspire accepts NeoGames €410m takeover offer

The board of Aspire Global Plc has this morning ‘unanimously recommended’ an SEK 111 (€11) per share bid to shareholders, made on the behalf of NeoGames SA.  The public tender offer values Aspire Global at a deal equivalent of SEK 4.3 billion (€410m), representing a 41% premium on the firm’s 17 January closing trading price …

SBC announces CasinoBeats Summit and Spring iGaming Week 2022 details

SBC has announced that its CasinoBeats Summit 2022 conference and exhibition will take place on 24-26 May at the InterContinental in St Julian’s, Malta. The specialist online casino industry event will form part of Malta’s wider Spring iGaming Week (SIW2022), which also includes the KPMG Malta Gaming eSummit and the CasinoBeats Game Developer Awards. Delivered …

DAZN appoints Segev as Group CEO to turbocharge 2022 growth drive

DAZN has completed a group leadership restructure, to help support its global growth ambitions to become the dominant OTT entertainment platform for sports fans.    Updating media, DAZN informed that Shay Segev would take on the sole duties of Group CEO having formally served as a joint-CEO alongside company Co-Founder James Rushton. The former CEO of …

Winamax’s ‘not in partnership spirit’ tweets ends Bordeaux deal

Winamax‘s partnership with Ligue 1’s Girondins de Bordeaux has been terminated following following the club’s disapproval of the betting platform’s tweets about the last match. The sports betting site had signed the sponsorship in summer last year but, as reported by  France Bleu, has stepped up its jokes towards the club on social media, pushing …

All-in Diversity Project signs Hensel Grad as debut strategic partner of 2022

The All-in Diversity Project has strengthened its network and signed its first strategic partner of the new year in the Hensel Grad Law Firm.  By linking with Hensel Grad, All-in aims to further strengthen its foothold in the rapidly expanding sports betting and gaming industry, with the equality and diversity non-profit hoping to leverage its …

Bacta: Gambling Review must carry interest of a recovering arcade sector

Greg Wood, President of Bacta, has declared that the interests of British arcade operators will be heard by the government ahead of the critical outcome of the generational review 2005 Gambling Act.  For a third year running, British arcade operators will have to mitigate COVID-19 impacts on their businesses, as patrons stay at home and …

Digitain strengthens leadership with Matthew Charlesworth appointment

Matthew Charlesworth has joined Digitain as the Managing Director of its casino division, as the company moves forward with its 2022 strategy.  Describing the new hire as an ‘veteran’ of the casino and online gaming sector, Charlesworth joins Digitain ahead of an ‘exciting year’ for the company, with primary responsibility for showcasing its live dealer …

Spelinspektionen approves reinstatement of Swedish online gambling restrictions

Camilla Rosenberg, Director General of Spelinspektionen, Sweden’s Gaming Inspectorate has stated that the regulator holds no objections to the re-imposition of temporary liability measures on online casino games.  Temporary restrictions on online gambling have been reintroduced in Sweden, as both the government and the Swedish Gaming Inspectorate express concerns regarding the spread of the latest …

Winning Post: Appeasement on advertising helps nobody

Regulus Partners warns that early 2022 regulatory developments have set a dangerous precedent on the future of gambling advertising. Despite visible flaws across multiple jurisdictions, operators should defend their right to advertise rather than face the dire consequences of caving into regulatory appeasement… The New Year has opened with a number of threatened or delivered …

Betsson signs second LatAm focused football deal of 2022

Betsson Group has further enhanced its focus on Latin American sports betting, signing an agreement with Brazil’s state-based Pernambuco Football Federation (FPF). The contract will see the Stockholm Nasdaq-listed international betting and gaming group secure the sponsorship of the Pernambuco Championship, the tournament of the state of Pernambuco, for the 2022 season. As part of …