Category Archives: Betting

DGOJ secures rights to reform Spain’s fragmented self-exclusion registry 

Spain’s seventeen autonomous communities have agreed to establish a cooperative framework on the management and data sharing of their individual gambling self-exclusion networks.  The principles of a cooperative framework were agreed upon at a meeting of Spain’s ‘Gambling Policy Council’, chaired by DGOJ Secretary-General, Mikel Arana. To date, the majority of Spain’s autonomous communities have …

Rubik tackles “digital talent shortage” with iGaming Academy partnership

iGaming Academy has signed a new partnership with UK-based Rubik Talent which will focus on addressing the “digital talent shortage felt across the iGaming industry”. Through the agreement, Rubik graduate trainees will benefit from an “industry focused iGaming education” before they proceed to full stack software development or data engineering as part of the Rubik …

Dafabet signs on as Palmeiras sports betting partner

Brazilian football club Palmeiras has enlisted online betting company Dafabet as its first-ever official sports betting partner. As part of the collaboration, Dafabet will benefit from exposure at the club’s Allianz Parque home stadium, interview backdrops, Palmeiras Plus TV, along with the club’s football academy and across its social media pages and official website. Roberto …

Norway targets unlicensed ‘foreign gambling companies’ with new legislation

Norway’s Ministry of Culture has introduced a new Gambling Law, implementing tighter restrictions on unlicensed international betting companies operating in the country, as well as their affiliates. Proposed by the government on 18 June and described as a ‘milestone’ by Abid Raja, Norweigan Minister of Culture and Gender Equality, the new bill aims to merge …

Jockey Club ‘to explore every option’ regarding Cheltenham expansion

The Jockey Club is reportedly considering expanding the Cheltenham Festival to include a fifth day by 2023, as the organisation looks to ‘explore every option’ to improve both the event and the sport of horse racing, according to The Telegraph. Should the Festival be expanded, it will join Ireland’s Punchestown Festival and the recently concluded …

Swedish Trotting trails Xpress format to revive winter schedule 

The governing bodies of Swedish horseracing have agreed to trial a new ‘V64 Xpress’ competition format, seeking to revive audience participation with Swedish trotting’s winter schedule.  Beginning from 17 September, Svensk Travsport Swedish Trotting’s governing body will test its new V64 Xpress competition format, hosting simultaneous back-to-back trotting races across two ATG racetrack venues. Svensk …

SportCast: Bringing game-changing concepts to evolve sports betting

SportCast, a pioneer of the BetBuilder concept, is eyeing the ‘next phase’ of its vision to redefine the sports betting experience with the backing of Scientific Games. SBC News caught up with SportCast Managing Director Ryan Coombs and Operations Director Matthew Turk to find out how the recent acquisition will help drive future innovations from SportCast. …

BoyleSports hungry for the retail cuts of William Hill sell-off

BoyleSports is monitoring William Hill developments closely, as the Dundalk betting group eyes executing its long-mooted UK expansion by acquiring ‘some-or-all’ of William Hill’s retail portfolio. Led by new chief executive, Mark Kemp, BoyleSports joins a raft of competitors eyeing William Hill offcuts – as UK and European assets will not be maintained by new …

Altenar to integrate new esports odds feed from Oddin

The esports odds feed from Oddin will be made available to Altenar sportsbook clients as part of a new partnership between the two. Altenar confirmed that the feed, which comes with live-streaming, multiple live markets and over 80% uptime for a wide coverage of esports tournaments, is the latest ‘premium quality data feed’ to be …

Late June start for CS:GO sequel Pinnacle Cup II

Following the success of the first edition of the Pinnacle Cup this March, Pinnacle Cup II will become the latest in the series – held between 28 June and 16 July 2021. The sequel will see top-tier CS:GO teams from around the world battle it out once again for a share of the $100,000 prize …