Category Archives: Betting

LeoVegas moves to trade bonds on Nasdaq Stockholm

Finansinspektionen – the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority – has approved for LeoVegas AB to trade its bond placements on the Nasdaq Stockholm.  The online gambling group, registered on the Nasdaq Stockholm as ‘LEO’, has made the move in accordance with the terms of its senior unsecured bonds of SEK 500 million (€50m) secured in September …

Benvenuto Freni… New Treasury appointment backs by Italian gambling reforms   

A positive political outcome has dawned on Italian gambling as Federico Freni has been appointed the successor of Claudio Durigon as Undersecretary of Italy’s Economic Treasury.  Durigon, who had lobbied for gambling amendments to be reviewed as a measure of Italy’s next Budget Law, was forced to resign last month following controversial statements made in …

Ruslan Bangert, PokerMatch International: Combining unshakeable traditions with innovations

Integrating new and exciting technologies can be fundamental to attract younger, more ‘tech savvy’ bettors to your poker room. However this risks ostracising the older, more ‘traditional’ bettor. The key to meeting the needs of both demographics, according to PokerMatch International CEO Ruslan Bangert, is to blend unshakeable traditions with technical innovations.  SBC: Millennials and …

German gambling regulator pursues dual leadership with Benter and Schwanke appointments

Germany’s new gambling regulator, the Glücksspielbehörde, has detailed its ambition to pursue a dual leadership strategy, appointing Ronald Benter and Benjamin Schwanke as its leading executives. The regulatory body aims to strengthen its leadership and supervisory oversight of the German betting and gaming market, which was officially launched according to a re-regulated format on 1 …

Racing duo Bazalgette & Fisher to lead live entertainment disruptor Sweet Nexus

The Jockey Club’s former leadership duo of Simon Bazalgette and Paul Fisher has joined Sweet Nexus, a start-up aiming to disrupt the commercialisation of live rights and IPS for sports, entertainment and music industry stakeholders.    Global Venue Services (GVC), an investment advisory supporting the venture capital phase of Sweet Nexus, disclosed that Fisher had accepted …

GamCare launches campus focused Big Deal campaign 

GamCare has launched it’s Big Deal’ campaign, advising university students of the risks of problem gambling and the support networks available to help those concerned with gambling harms.  Big Deal has been launched as university students return to campus, following the disruption of 2020 and 2021’s COVID-19’s lockdown on student life. The youth campaign has …

AstroPay pens first cricket sponsorship with Sri Lanka T20 deal

AstroPay has made its first foray into the world of international cricket after agreeing to sponsor the Sri Lanka T20 World Cup team. Under the terms of the sponsorship, AstroPay will have its logo printed on the Sri Lanka team’s jersey, both on the leading arm and on the front of their training bib.  In …

Better Collective agrees on $12m incentive plan to retain Action Network talent

Better Collective AS has disclosed a new management incentive plan related to its acquisition of US media subsidiary Action Network. Last May, Stockholm-listed Better Collective closed its biggest M&A transaction to date by agreeing a $240 million deal to acquire Action Network – significantly bolstering the publisher’s US media presence. Better Collective’s Remuneration Committee has …

Betpoint rebrands to PressEnter as new leadership aims for tier-1 status 

Betpoint Group has rebranded its business identity to ‘PressEnter Group’, in a move to better reflect its enlarged organisation and the ambitions of its challenger brands across all igaming verticals.  The Malta-based operator detailed that a rebrand was necessary to reflect the company’s ‘new journey and strategic objectives’, having broadened its brand portfolio from one-to-six …

Parimatch leads Ukraine contingent at Web Summit

Leading CIS markets betting group Parimatch Tech will headline the ‘Ukraine Pavilion’ at Web Summit 2021 (1-4 November, Lisbon), the world’s biggest tech start-up, venture capital and innovation conference.  The pavilion has been organised to promote opportunities within Ukraine’s fast-growth tech scene which maintains over 5,000 IT companies and a talented workforce employing over 250,000 …