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JKR announces new year rebranding to reflect shifting strategy

In recognition of its enhanced commercial scope, JKR Investment Group has announced new branding including a ‘refreshed logo’, corporate colours and visual elements, going into 2022. The group has undergone a shift in its strategy in recent years, having initially focused on the entertainment sector but now looking into new economic segments, including the betting …

BetConstruct to leverage LSports’ BetBooster in new partnership

BetConstruct and LSports have entered into an agreement, with the former leveraging its new partners’ BetBooster bet stimulation offering. As a result of the deal, the sports data platform provider will provide BetConstruct access to BetBooster, which will be integrated into the service with its end customers.  Igaming technology and service provider BetConstruct will utilise …

BETER Live confirms first four titles for festive period

Roulette, Blackjack, Top Card and Baccarat will be the first four live casino games released as part of the new BETER Live product. BETER said its first selection of live casino games will “kick start its journey to becoming a major provider of dynamic, innovative live casino products”. Set to go live during December ahead …

Betway celebrates 4000 UK & Ireland racing sponsorships

This Saturday saw Betway celebrate its 4,000th individual sponsorship of UK and Irish horse racing fixtures.  The milestone event was marked by the online bookmaker sponsoring its self-branded “Betway 4000 Race Sponsorship” handicap at the Wolverhampton Racecourse at 7.15 PM. The race featured Betway closing the final leg of its free-to-play racing game ‘4 To …

AstroPay and Burnley FC expand sponsorship arrangement

Burnley FC has enhanced its existing arrangement with official payment solution partner AstroPay, expanding the firm’s scope to include the club’s women’s team. As an official partner of the Premier League club, AstroPay sits alongside Burnley’s other commercial co-operators such as principal partner SpreadEx Sports and Asian betting partner BetVictor. AstroPay first partnered with Burnley …

Due diligence breaches see Unibet sanctioned by Danish authorities

Unibet has faced enforcement actions by the Spillemyndigheden, the Danish Gambling Authority, for breaches of anti-money laundering and due diligence requirements. The Kindred Group brand has been accused of failure to comply with due diligence rules and allowing a player to deposit DKK 1.4 million to his account between December 2016 and December 2018 without …

Pronet Gaming ‘significantly ahead’ of three-year growth plan

Pronet Gaming has maintained confidence in its long-term expansion strategy, detailing a number of commercial successes and corporate goals achieved over the two years. Reporting that it remains ‘significantly ahead’ of its three-year growth plan after an initial 18 month period, the platform provider informed that it had signed 35 new clients. Additionally, the firm …

BGC forms Ad Tech Forum for widest input on advertising protections 

The Betting and Council (BGC) has established a cross-industry ‘Ad Tech Forum’ to provide UK online gambling incumbents with the best technical guidance and oversight for protecting children and vulnerable audiences from gambling harms.  The forum sees the BGC place technology at the forefront of its governance duties, as tech giants Meta, Twitter, Google and Snap …

Winning Post: Better Informed but None the Wiser…

Regulus Partners reviews the keynote speeches of DCMS under-secretary Chris Philip and UKGC Interim CEO Andrew Rhodes delivered at the 2021 GambleAware Conference. Whilst leadership can take some comfort on the regulators’ grounded approach to governing the sector, UK gambling remains none the wiser on the outcome of its generational review. Last week, the Government …