Category Archives: Betting

JKR Investment Group sells mr.fish to Parimatch Tech

JKR Investment Group has reached a new agreement to sell its mr.fish martech holding to Parimatch Tech.  mr.fish, previously known as Digital Chain, has been a part of the JKR Investment Group since 2017. In the last four years, the martech company has expanded its presence to 12 countries, and doubled the headcount to 250 …

Belgium’s BGC calls for Royal Decree on betting in newspaper vendors

The Belgian Gambling Commission (BGC) has recommended that the country’s government issue a Royal Decree relating to requirements for newspaper shops offering licenced sports betting services. Concerning Article 42 of the Law of 28 November 2021, a section of the legislation aimed at making justice ‘more humane, faster and firmer, the BGC has called for …

Entain predicts strong cricket trading bounceback by year’s end

Entain has predicted that cricket betting markets will experience a significant increase in trading in the final weeks of 2021, anticipating turnover from a number of different countries. The FTSE250 gambling group believes that the onset of the 2021/22 Ashes Series in Australia, beginning today (8 December), as well as the start of the country’s …

Olly Roland-Jones to lead PickGuru as launch beckons in early 2022

PickGuru, the new sportstech start-up that aims to bridge real-money wagering engagements with live sports, has secured its UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) licence, whilst also confirming its enterprise CEO.  Self-branded as a ‘social gaming disruptor’, the PickGuru platform – which aims to allow ‘friends and fans to challenge and compete with each other in a …

Fonbet: Preparing for an ambitious year ahead

As we edge closer to the beginning of 2022, Fonbet has a number of ambitious plans in the pipeline as it seeks to obtain new licences and enter different markets.  In conversation with SBC, Alina Yakirevich, Marketing Director at Fonbet, reflects on the previous two years, highlighting the key lessons from 2020 and 2021 which …

BGC: Gambling White Paper must ensure child protections across the board

Michael Dugher, Chief Executive of the Betting & Gaming Council (BGC), has led industry calls for the government to place child protection at “the front and centre of the forthcoming gambling white paper”.  Taking leadership of the BGC in 2019, Dugher outlined the sector’s unified commitment to keeping young people safe from gambling harms by …

Harry Lang provides no BS take on marketing essentials

Harry Lang, Marketing Director of Buzz Bingo, has authored ‘Brands, Bandwagons & Bullshit’ – an essential tutorial for career planning in marketing, advertising, media and public relations. The book, available to purchase on Amazon, provides Lang’s ‘back-to-basics’ insights on all elements of marketing from “getting your first job through to writing a marketing strategy, running …

Playtech puts make or break deadline on JKO deal proposal 

The board of Playtech Plc has demanded that JKO Play, the consortium led by former F-1 team owner Eddie Jordan and business partner Keith O’Loughlin, submit its acquisition offer by no later than Wednesday 5 January 5:00 PM.  The deadline sees Playtech put forward a ‘put-up or shut-up’ notice to JKO, which had made its …

Kambi extends multi-sport US-facing deal with Sportradar

Kambi will continue to leverage Sportradar’s US sports data offering, covering a range of prominent leagues and tournaments, under the terms of a five-year extension agreement. The contract renewal will see Sportradar continue to supply the international sports betting supplier with data from the National Basketball Association (NBA), National Hockey League (NHL) and Major League …

Harry Lang provides a no BS take on marketing essentials

Harry Lang, Marketing Director of Buzz Bingo, has authored ‘Brands, Bandwagons & Bullshit’ – an essential tutorial for career planning in marketing, advertising, media and public relations. The book, available to purchase on Amazon, provides Lang’s ‘back-to-basics’ insights on all elements of marketing from “getting your first job through to writing a marketing strategy, running …