Category Archives: Betting

SBC Webinars: Onfido examines all dynamics of igaming’s future value chain

Next month, SBC Webinars will be asking the question of some of the US market’s biggest operators: where will the US igaming industry be in five years? Taking place Tuesday, July 20th (20/07), SBC Webinars teams up with identity verification  Onfido to present ‘Expanding Horizons – Where will igaming be in five years?’, where a panel …

Sisal backs Turin innovation lab to nurture its tech workforce talent  

Sisal, the operating firm of Italy’s SuperEnlatto lottery draw, has launched its founding ‘Innovation Lab’ hosted at Turin’s prestigious ‘Agnelli Foundation’ academic centre.  The Lab forms part of Sisal’s wider ‘economic and investment charter’, in which the company seeks to train Italy’s emerging workforce in the future technology fields of artificial intelligence, digital transformation and …

GBGB offsets lockdown impacts to deliver ‘high standards’ of welfare

The Greyhound Board of Great Britain (GBGB) has reported on the ‘continued success’ of its commitment to delivering ‘the highest standards of welfare’ despite the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown. Meeting the eight pledges of the Greyhound Commitment, the GBGB has launched a range of initiatives including the Greyhound Retirement Scheme, the publication of a …

Flutter chiefs swap boardroom for Paddy Power retail counters

Flutter Entertainment placed its top-ranking UK and IRE officers Ian Proctor (Chairman) and Conor Grant (CEO) at the coalface of Euro 2020 trading, as the executives spent Tuesday working on the floor of a Paddy Power betting shop. Supporting retail colleagues during a busy day featuring the final Euro 2020 Group-D matches of England vs …

Australia enlists Engine to develop country’s first national exclusion service

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has enlisted Engine, developer of the UK’s GAMSTOP exclusion service, to launch Australia’s first nationwide gambling blocking system. Engine Australia will develop the National Self-Exclusion Register for the ACMA, allowing customers to leverage a single process to self-exclude from all licensed interactive betting operators. Self-exclusion can range from …

Betway enhances esports offering with new Olympic-themed challenges

Betway has enhanced its esports offering, in cooperation with tournament organiser Blast, launching a range of Olympic-themed Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) challenges. Participating gamers will be able to test their abilities and composure on the new maps, with the highest overall scorer receiving the Betway x Blast golden medal. Known as the ‘Spring Games’, the …

Aspire Global integrates new CRM system to boost existing platform

Aspire Global has launched and integrated a new CRM System, AspireEngage, to complement its existing AspireCore gaming platform.  The new Exponea-powered system functions as a customer data platform and incorporates a range of services to improve the player journey and generate ‘greater customer satisfaction’.  Described as a ‘user-friendly system’, key features include the provision of …

Canada moves out of gambling wilderness as Bill C-218 secures final approval

Canada ends its decade long drama to legislate single sports wagering, as yesterday evening the Senate approved the third and final reading of ‘Bill C-218 The Safe & Regulated Sports Act’.  Approved without any amendment, Bill C-218 will allow Canada’s ten provinces to choose whether to independently regulate for single-event wagering on pro-sports events. Of …

Entain: Revolutionising sports entertainment through VR technology

The launch of the new VR project for Entain is a chance for it to “create something that will truly excite” its players through a focus on multi-sports entertainment. Speaking to SBC News, Sandeep Tiku – COO of Entain – outlined his hopes for the new “sports club” experience, highlighting the ways in which the …

Entain blends sports and entertainment with new VR experience

Entain has built upon its alliance with Verizon Media by creating a virtual reality (VR) “sports club” entertainment experience which will pilot later this year.  Available on the Oculus Quest 2 virtual reality headset, customers will be able to explore a range of VR sports games both individually and within groups. “We continually offer our …