Category Archives: Betting

Allwyn boosts sustainability policies with net zero commitment

Allwyn, the UK-brand of European lottery operator SAZKA Group, has made a commitment to become the first net zero lottery company by 2030. As part of the plan, the group will align itself with the UN Race and Zero, and has also gained the Planet Mark Zero Carbon Commitment to pledge to achieve net zero …

Italian football authorities call for suspension of betting sponsorship ban

The Italian Football Federation (FIGC) has argued that the country’s betting sponsorship and advertising ban should be temporarily lifted in order to allow the sports sector to recoup lost earnings. First implemented on 1 January 2019, the Italian advertising ban has seen the full range of commercial marketing including product placements, distribution of branded items …

Winning Post: Belgium serves as Europe’s unwitting guinea pig on spending limits

As regulatory evaluations appear on the agenda of multiple European gambling marketplaces during the second half of 2021. Regulus Partners warns stakeholders to pay close attention to Belgium proceedings, where online gambling’s strictest spending limits have been approved. It is perhaps fitting that the first identified remains of a guinea pig in Europe can be …

BETER: Why Euro 2020 has sparked new interest in e-football

Traditional sports will always drive the esports industry, but there will soon be real competition in the popularity stakes, said BETER’s Chief Product Officer Alex Lobov who revealed that the recent Euro 2020 tournament has sparked an elevated interest in e-football.  Speaking to SBC News, Lobov explained that BETER currently provides its clients with live …

GiG bolsters sales oversight by promoting Martin Collins

Gaming Innovation Group (GiG) has strengthened the leadership of its sales, business development and marketing operations, appointing Martin Collins as its new Director of Sales and Business Development. Collins new position will see him oversee the sales, business development and marketing teams at GiG in order to ‘better align’ the igaming platform services and marketing …

Joonas Karhu promoted to Bojoko CEO following management reshuffle

Joonas Karhu will take the reins at Bojoko, an online casino affiliate site, after being selected as the company’s new Chief Executive Officer. The appointment, which comes amid a management reshuffle, will see Karhu step up from his role as Chief Business Officer.  Meanwhile Toni Halonen, the current CEO and co-founder of Bojoko, will move …

PartnerMatrix shares six ‘red flags’ for affiliate marketing fraud

Levon Nikoghosyan, CEO at PartnerMatrix, has shared six of the biggest red flags for affiliate marketing fraud in online gambling, which is estimated to have reached $1.4 billion in 2020. Writing in a blog post for EveryMatrix, the affiliate marketing platform’s parent company, he advised getting to know the key types of activity that suggest a possible …

GamCare states ‘online gambling is growing issue’ citing UKGC data

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has published the results of a standalone telephone study, ‘Gambling participation: activities and mode of access – July 2021’, prompting GamCare to label online gambling a ‘growing issue’ following the pandemic. Conducted in September 2020, December 2020, March 2021 and June 2021 – with data from the final collection also …

NSoft lauds product sophistication as new casino suite looms on the horizon

An expansion into four new markets, alongside new additions to its client portfolio, has helped NSoft to deliver a strong performance for Q2 2021. Providing a business overview of the period, NSoft’s Chief Operating Officer, Dražan Planinić, revealed that every aspect of the business was in “full swing” as the technology group maintained strong levels …

Sisal splits Mooney payment services unit from main business

Sisal Group SPA, the operating firm of Italy’s SuperEnalotto lottery,  will undertake an ‘organisational restructure’, which will result in a demerger of the group in favour of a newly incorporated company – ‘SG2 SPA‘. The demerger forms part of a wider strategy of corporate restructuring that aims to ‘better define the functions and primary objectives …