Category Archives: Betting

KSA publishes full KOA online gambling reporting duties

Kansspelautoriteit (KSA)– The Netherlands gambling regulatory authority – has published its reporting requirements that will be applied by all operators observing the new laws of the ‘Remote Gambling Act’ (KOA Act).  The full disclosure of ‘reporting obligations’ has been published on the Dutch government’s official gazette, warning licensees of their duties ahead of the launch …

BresBet makes market debut with racing focus

Sheffield-based betting operator BresBet has made its debut in the UK market, starting operations with a focus on horse and greyhound racing and providing ‘customer friendly’ services. Founded by Nic Brereton – who also serves as Chairman – the company aims to offer betting across multiple platforms, launching both its website for online customers and …

PandaScore: No magic solution to live data disconnect in esports

There are two ways of approaching the stream and live data disconnect in esports, said PandaScore CEO Flavien Guillocheau, but neither are ‘magic’ solutions. As a follow up to this analysis of the relationship between latency and stream delay in esports, he went even further into the concept’s ‘crazy’ betting climate, where players are seeing …

OpenSports secures triple entry into Canada’s single sports era

Scientific Games Corporation has strengthened its position in North America by becoming the first regulated sportsbook platform provider to offer singles betting in Canada. The firm went live with its offering from day one as the regulated Canadian market embraced singles betting on 27 August. Its OpenSports product suite now powers the sportsbooks of British …

888 delivers 40% H1 profits jump but warns of tough year-end landing

888 Holdings maintains confidence in achieving its full-year revenues and earnings expectations ’, as ‘tougher comparatives approach during the second half of year trading, in light of ‘exceptionally strong performance in both betting and gaming revenues during 2020’. Publishing its H1 Interim results 30 June, total group revenue increased by 39% in comparison to $528 …

Rank aiming to appeal UKGC’s £5.85m fine for Daub failures

The Gambling Commission is playing hardball with the Rank Group as it imposes a £5.85m fine for social responsibility and anti-money laundering failures at subsidiary Daub Alderney. The regulator is adamant  that gambling operators will face the full consequences of regulatory failures, even if breaches occurred prior to ownership, however it appears that Rank believes …

FIA launches #RaceAgaintManipulation in partnership with Sportradar

The Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) has announced a new initiative, #RaceAgainstManipulation, in cooperation with long-running partner Sportradar Integrity Services. Under its current agreement with the sports data and integrity company, the FIA has secured the monitoring of international motor racing fixtures using Sportradar’s Fraud Detection System (FDS). The recent enhancement of the relationship with …

Betclic secures multi-layer sponsorship of French football

Betclic Group has moved to enhance its brand exposure in its home country’s betting and gaming market, becoming an official partner of the French Football Federation (FFF). The five-year agreement – which is reportedly worth between €5 million and €8 million per year according to French outlet L’Équipe – will see the Bordeaux-based operator serve …

DCMS marks Boyle as the fresh face to chair reformed UKGC

Marcus Boyle is reported to be the front running candidate to replace Bill Moyes as Executive Chairman of the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC). As reported by The Times this weekend, Boyle (55), the former Chief Strategy Officer of Deloitte’s global consultancy business, is considered as the ‘outstanding candidate’ by DCMS to lead a strategic reform …

YouGov outlines marketshare opportunity in understanding women’s gambling motivations

YouGov has outlined the opportunity for UK online operators to gain market share of female gamblers by better understanding their consumer habits and motivations. Publishing insights of its ‘What draws British women to online betting and what deters them?’ study – YouGov reveals distinct choices and motivations between British male and female real-money gamblers. The …