Category Archives: Betting

Racing to ‘continue to press hard’ for 10,000 racecourse capacity

UK horse racing industry leaders have confirmed that the sector’s representatives will ‘continue to press hard’ to receive the 10,000 capacity limit enjoyed by seated stadiums, as the government pushes ‘Freedom Day’ back until 19 July. The delay in the relaxation of COVID-19 restrictions was announced yesterday by Prime Minister Boris Johnson – having originally …

SuperNopea launches Metric sportsbook in time for Euro 2020

Metric Gaming has continued its busy recent period by revealing another new sportsbook launch, this time for SuperNopea. This new sportsbook project further strengthens Metric’s partnership with operator Spiffbet AB following the launch of Turbo Vegas last month. Maria Boelius, COO Spiffbet AB, said: “Similar to Turbo Vegas, it was important to us that SuperNopea …

Simon Westbury: Preparing the Digitain team for international expansion

“To me, the team that sits out there is my product.” A clear message for the growing sales team at Digitain from Simon Westbury, as he spoke exclusively from the igaming software provider’s head office in Armenia.  Westbury, Digitain’s Chief Business Officer, caught up with SBC News to discuss preparing for Euro 2020 and longer-term …

Betsafe Kenya partners with Fast Track for engagement boost

Fast Track has partnered with Betsson Group to roll out an automated engagement strategy for its Betsafe Kenya brand. Through the agreement, Betsafe Kenya will “take advantage of the flexible segmentation model” which will help shape detailed segments based on player value, activity and preferences. Simon Lidzén, Co-Founder and CEO of Fast Track, commented: “We …

William Hill recruits flat master Charlie Hills as new Ambassador

In time for Royal Ascot festival week, William Hill has secured renowned winning stud trainer Charlie Hills to become the heritage bookmaker’s new Flat Racing Ambassador. Hills, the trainer of Europe’s highest-rated sprinter Battaash, will provide regular blogs on his runners, views, and opinions on all matters related to the flat racing season The exclusive …

Sportradar renews ITTF deal to underscore global table tennis integrity

Sportradar Integrity Services has extended its partnership with the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF), covering a range of global tournaments until 2023, building on a collaboration beginning in 2017. The multi-year contract renewal will see Sportradar use its Fraud Detection System (FDS) to monitor potentially suspicious betting activity at all events organised or sanctioned by …

DCMS approves licence fee hikes from 1 October

The UK government has confirmed that it will increase licence fee costs across all business verticals of the UK gambling sector, with increased fees to be enforced from 1 October.  The measure was announced by DCMS, publishing its response to a consultation launched on 29 January examining the funding structures of the UK Gambling Commission …

Stake.com links with Aspire Global for UK launch

Stake.com has formed a strategic partnership with Aspire Global to assist with its planned launch in the UK market, leveraging the latter’s platform, sportsbook, games, game aggregator and managed services. Outside of the UK, Stake.com has built up a considerable international presence via extensive marketing and branding campaigns, notably becoming the first official betting partner …

SAZKA buoyed by record European lottery sales to sooth Greek headaches 

SAZKA Group has reported a robust opening to its 2021 trading, despite the Czech gambling conglomerate continuing to observe COVID-19 headwinds across its European market profile.  Publishing its Q1 trading results (period ending 31 March), SAZKA registered group gaming revenues (GGR) of €526 million, up 30% on corresponding 2020 results of €405 million. The firm’s …

Steve Bates joins Aurum Solutions as product lead

Aurum Solutions has strengthened its senior leadership team after naming Steve Bates as the new Head of Product and Technology. In his new role, Bates will take responsibility for Aurum’s development team to help increase the adoption of new technologies across the company. He will also take responsibility for creating an “even more efficient and …