Category Archives: Betting

Betsson, bet365 and Betradar celebrate triple successes at SBC Awards 2021

Betsson Group, bet365, Evolution, Betradar and GoldenRace were among the 34 companies to celebrate victories at last night’s SBC Awards 2021 ceremony at Evolution London. Hosted by Kirsty Gallacher and World Cup winner Marcel Desailly, the eighth edition of the SBC awards brought together an audience of betting and gaming industry professionals to recognise the …

“Important milestone”: SOFTSWISS passes 1,000 employees

There are now more than 1,000 employees at SOFTSWISS, with the company more than doubling its pool of staff from 500 in January. At the moment, about 80% of all employees are from Belarus, but the company is actively recruiting professionals from other regions and encouraging diversity. After Minsk in Belarus, the next most represented …

GiG to support regional and online growth of Rank Entertainment’s Marina888

Rank Entertainment has signed a new partnership with Gaming Innovation Group (GiG), with the goal of launching its Marina888 into new markets.  The agreement, which is based on a revenue share model and has a minimum duration of five years, will see Rank leverage GiG’s igaming platform to support Marinia888’s international growth. This will include …

Sportradar’s I&I service to cooperate with Netherlands football authorities

A new agreement has seen Sportradar’s partnership with Royal Netherlands Football Association (KNVB) enhanced in order to boost the sporting authority’s integrity measures. The multi-year partnership will see Sportradar Integrity Services’ (SIS) Intelligence and Investigation Service (I&I) division process publicly available information regarding the KNVB across the ‘surface, deep and dark web’. Furthermore, the I&I …

Trustly reforms leadership duties as Oscar Berglund ends CEO tenure

The board of Trustly has confirmed that Oscar Berglund has chosen to end his tenure as Chief Executive of the global online payments and banking solutions provider.   Trustly announced that Berglund would step down from CEO duties, having chosen to take on the role of Chief Business Officer (CBO) overseeing the group’s global commercial strategy. …

BETER secures content agreement with Betlive to strengthen Georgia presence

BETER has moved to strengthen its position in the Georgian betting and gaming market via a partnership with Betlive, focusing on the delivery of ‘next-generation’ content. As part of the package for Betlive, BETER will provide its esports and fast sports offerings for the operator’s players, including live streams, data and odds of markets such …

BtoBet: French data suggests horse racing ‘renaissance’

Online horse racing betting in France rose substantially last year, suggesting a potential ‘renaissance’ of the sport, according to BtoBet. As part of the Aspire Global brand’s ‘Horse Racing Betting Focus’, it pointed to the latest yearly data available for France, as reported by l’Autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ). Total stakes on horse racing betting …

Smarkets: North Shropshire toss-up is a judgement on Boris future as PM

UK Politics faces an end of year climax, as this Thursday the constituency of North Shropshire hosts its by-election, to replace former scandal-ridden MP Owen Paterson.  As the constituency heads to the polls, Smarkets has branded the Tory stronghold as ‘too close to call’ –  as the Conservative Party and Liberal Democrats are neck-and-neck at …

FSB appoints Andrew Grimshaw as European BD Director 

FSB has bolstered its commercial capacity by appointing Andrew Grimshaw as Business Development Director for UK and Europe.  Grimshaw joins FSB senior management team from global racing data and media rights distributor Sports Information Services (SiS), where he served as Digital Sales Manager (2018-2021). In his new remit, Grimshaw will take charge of FSB’s commercial …

Clever Advertising: Compliance should be strict not strangling

Compliance ruling should be “strict but not strangling” and regulators should be careful about implementing “overzealous” advertising rules that do more harm than good , said Luís Portela de Carvalho, Senior Legal Counsel at Clever Advertising. He spoke to SBC News about adapting to the ever-changing landscape for compliance, adding that while the regulatory work …