Category Archives: Betting

EGBA warns operators of advertising duties during Euro 2020

The European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) has reaffirmed that its members will observe its Code-of-Conduct on responsible advertising throughout the course of a rescheduled UEFA Euro 2020 Championships  (11 June to 11 July). The Brussels based trade body launched its code-of-conduct on responsible advertising last April, to ease regulatory concerns on gambling advertising during …

Intralot points to stable 2021 outlook following positive Q1 results

Intralot SPA has detailed confidence in achieving its business recovery objectives as the firm declares a positive opening to 2021 trading. Publishing its Q1 2021 trading results (period ending 31 March), Intralot registered group revenue of €102 million up 9% on corresponding 2020 results of €93 million. The Athens-listed gambling technology group highlighted the recovery …

Low6 Ultimate Fan: Where fantasy football meets pack openings

At Low6, ‘spotting the invisible before anyone else’ has been a key strategy when it comes to developing new and innovative products that capture the attention of millennials and Generation Z (GenZ) sports fans. So when it came to developing Ultimate Fan, the team at Low6 sought to combine pack openings, fantasy football and non-fungible …

Vermantia launches virtual greyhound racing for Eurobet

Vermantia has launched its pre-recorded Virtual Greyhound Racing product in Italy for Eurobet, one of the leading betting operators in the region. Through the deal, Eurobet has access to exclusive, fully-licensed, greyhound races from multiple active UK greyhound tracks, featuring full high definition footage from a regularly updated library of races. Eurobet’s online players are, …

Pronet Gaming drives customer acquisition with new widgets

Ahead of EURO 2020 and Copa América, Pronet Gaming has released a new set of sports betting widgets which will help its operator partners drive both acquisition and retention. The new widgets, which provide customers with “quick access to pre-built accas”, have been localised to particular markets while also being tailored towards mobile betting. Thomas …

Italian Gambling reawakens to a transformed landscape

Italy’s bookmakers and gambling venues have begun to reopen their businesses, following more than a year observing the government’s strict lockdown orders enforced across all regions. Approved by Italian Health Minister, Roberto Speranza, from 31 May, 2000 gambling venues (bookmakers, arcades and bingo halls) were allowed to reopen across the regions of Friuli Venezia Giulia, …

The FA appoints Debbie Hewitt MBE as first female chair

The Football Association (FA) has named Debbie Hewitt MBE as its designated chairwoman, who becomes the first female leader of English football professional body in its 157-year history. Hewitt, who will take leadership next January, was branded as the ‘unanimous choice’ by the seven-member selection panel. The business executive will succeed the interim FA Chair, …

Anda Bater! Betclic remixes Ronaldo’s winning war cry

Betclic Portugal has remixed the battle cry of football icon Cristiano Ronaldo to inspire another Portuguese victory at Euro 2020. This week, the bookmaker unveiled its new advertising campaign ‘Andar bater, tu bates bem – ‘Come here, You Knock it Well’, named after the infamous words that Portuguese captain Ronaldo shouted to his teammate João …

Karen Carney MBE fronts #TalkBanStop Euro 2020 campaign  

Ahead of the start of Euro 2020 on Friday 11 June, the safer gambling trio of GamCare, GamBan and GAMSTOP have relaunched their #TalkBanStop campaign. #TalkBanStop was originally launched at the start of the year, with the safer gambling organisations promoting their gambling-harm prevention tools and support services to the general public. The new campaign …

Abelson Info strikes TV listings partnership with LiveScore and Virgin Bet

Abelson Info has sealed back-to-back commercial agreements for its live TV and streamed sports listings feed API to be utilised by LiveScore and Virgin Bet. The customised supplier of sports data and odds provisions for global betting stakeholders welcomes leading affiliate publisher LiveScore and sportsbook challenger brand Virgin Bet as new customers of its specialised …