Category Archives: Betting

IBIA lauds ‘natural progression’ as IMG Arena joins its ranks

The International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA) has further enhanced its global reach, as sports betting provider and content hub IMG Arena joins its membership. As an associate member of the industry safeguarding and anti-corruption organisation, IMG will collaborate with the multinational body on betting integrity and sports data distribution. IMG is one of the latest …

UK Racing begins research project on environmental and sustainability impacts

The leadership bodies of UK racing have commissioned an initial assessment of the sport’s progress on environmental and sustainability factors to help support racing’s long-term planning for all stakeholders. Announced by the British Horseracing Authority (BHA), racing leaders require a ‘clearer overall picture of current environmental activity’ registered across the sport’s value chain components of …

Jean-Michel Cina to oversee Swiss gambling as Gespa President

Gespa – Switzerland’s Gambling Supervisory Authority – has confirmed that Jean-Michel Cina will take leadership of the regulatory body as President in the new year. As of 1 January 2022, Cina will replace Jean-François Roth – who held the position of Gespa President since the establishment of the authority as Comlot in 2006 – with …

National Lottery continues sponsorship of ITV Saturday primetime shows

Camelot UK has announced that the National Lottery will continue to sponsor ITV’s Saturday night primetime programmes of  The Masked Singer and Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway. This will be the second year in which the lottery and ITV have partnered together to bring entertainment to viewers every Saturday night for three months, commencing 25 December. The new …

English speakers identified as most at-risk problem gambling group by Gambless

Gambless has recorded 3,500 self-assessment tests completed via its mobile app, revealing strong differences in problem gambling across international borders, with English speakers encountering issues much more than other linguistic groups. Publishing its first annual report, the Mindspa-funded and ORCHHA-certified international gambling harm prevention app found that English speakers, mainly from the US, UK, and …

BresBet secures sponsorship of community horse racing radio programme

In a continuation of its horse racing focused product-orientation and marketing, BresBet has announced support for a programme centred around the sport on a community radio station Three Valleys Radio. Three Valleys is a community sports programme developed by and for followers of National League team Yeovil Town FC, located in horse racing heartlands in …

GiG secures €45m bond placement to drive media growth 

Finansinspektionen, Sweden’s Financial Supervisory Authority, has approved the prospectus of Gaming Innovation Group (GiG) that will list SEK 450 million (€45m) of senior corporate bonds on the Stockholm Nasdaq on 8 December.      Last May, GiG governance disclosed that it would pursue issuing a three-year SEK 450 million senior-secured bond placement with a maximum borrowing capacity …

STS Holdings eyeing up future investments following Warsaw IPO

After successfully listing on the Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE) last week, STS Holdings is reportedly planning on making stock purchases using the raised capital, according to Bloomberg.  STS, Poland’s largest sports betting operator, was able to raise 1.08 billion zloty (€235.5m) via a sale of 30% of its shares, and Bloomberg has now reported that …

DraftKings and BetMGM triumph at inaugural SBC Awards North America

The SBC Awards North America 2021 saw a number of operators recognised for their contributions to the industry, including BetMGM, DraftKings, IGT PlaySports and Scientific Games. An audience of over 400 executives from the U.S. and Canadian sports betting and igaming scene attended the inaugural edition of the awards at The Edison Ballroom for a …