Category Archives: Betting

President of Ireland Michael D Higgins has issued a statement regarding sports betting advertising, arguing that there are ‘serious questions’ to be addressed surrounding the issue, as his country embarks on a regulatory overhaul of the sector. The statement follows Higgins’ appearance at a 34-unit gambling rehabilitation centre in Wicklow operated by the Tiglin charity …

Fanslide, an in-play fantasy football game, has decided to close its app on Sunday in a bid to encourage players to enjoy the EURO 2020 final between England and Italy. The company’s founder, Joe Cocozza, believes that closing the app will allow players to enjoy England’s first major tournament final for 55 years without any …

Better Collective AS will host its new ‘Bookmaker Awards’ on September 28 in Amsterdam, recognising the best performing and most rewarding betting brands operating across five European markets. The revamped awards show will reward Europe’s best performing bookmakers, according to the customer feedback collected by Better Collective’s player communities of Betarades (Greece), Speltips.se (Sweden), SpilXperten …

National Lottery operator Camelot Group has launched the ‘lottery’s largest-ever brand campaign’– a summer-long, fully integrated multi-channel push to remind players that they’re supporting Team GB and ParalympicsGB athletes in Tokyo every time they play a National Lottery game. Adverts for the campaign will run across TV, Radio, Digital and high-impact OOH, as well as on all owned National Lottery …

Stats Perform has secured a four-year extension of its long-term agreement with the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). As part of the renewal, Stats Perform will exclusively collect and manage Opta data for all home England International cricket, LV= Insurance County Championship, Royal London One-Day Cup, Vitality T20 Blast, the Rachael Heyhoe-Flint Trophy and …

Boston-based private equity fund Advent International has been cited as a new suitor vying to purchase William Hill’s UK and European assets.  As reported by The Times, Advent joins a raft of companies who have stated their interest in acquiring William Hill UK and European offcuts, made expendable by new owner Caesars Entertainment in its …