Category Archives: Betting

Incentive Games boosting headcount to support large-scale growth plans

According to The Scotsman, free-to-play (FTP) games developer Incentive Games is planning on hiring an additional 30 employees.  The company – which develops its products for sports betting, fantasy sports and casino operators – has reportedly set  a goal of tripling turnover to £15m by December 2023.  To support this ambition,the Edinburgh and Newcastle-upon-Tyne based …

OpenBet’s SportCast enlists StatsBomb for pre-World Cup pricing

Companies across the betting and gaming space are continuing to build up their arsenals ahead of the FIFA World Cup later this year, including OpenBet and its SportCast division. Announcing a partnership with sports data provider StatsBomb, OpenBet explained that SportCast will integrate the sportstech firm’s data to enhance player props offerings with shots, shots …

Abios expands fast sports content with BETER data deal

Abios has strengthened its esoccer and ebasketball content after entering into a new partnership for the data rights and fast betting tournament content powered by BETER. The deal, which was facilitated by Betbazar, will give Abios access to – and the ability to distribute – BETER’s esoccer and ebasketball data, which currently consists of approximately …

Lincoln City player suspended over alleged betting breaches

Lincoln City Football Club has suspended Chris Maguire after he was charged with misconduct in relation to an alleged breach of the FA‘s betting rules. Anyone involved in football from level eight of the league system and above are not allowed to place bets on football matches anywhere in the world. A statement from the …

Sportradar Integrity Services further expands client base with IGF addition

Sportradar and the International Golf Federation (IGF) have signed a multi-year partnership, centred around sporting integrity and match-safeguarding.  Initially covering a two-year period, Sportradar Integrity Services – the Swiss-based, Nasdaq-listed sportstech and data firms’ integrity division – will leverage its Universal Fraud Detection System (UFDS) across the IGF’s events.  The integrity service will analyse IGF …

Alex Kornilov, BETEGY: Building a bridge between operators and media companies

The ever closer relationship between broadcasters and sportsbooks presents new opportunities to engage with players, but to take advantage of them requires innovative technology that can drive the on-screen narrative and give viewers simple ways to bet. BETEGY’s CEO Alex Kornilov believes his company’s AI-powered Broadcast product hits the sweet spot that delivers more engaging …

NetShop ISP shortlisted for CEEG iGaming Awards 2022

European hosting and data centre provider NetShop ISP has confirmed this week that it has been shortlisted for the Best Hosting Provider in Central and Eastern Europe at next month’s CEEGC Awards 2022. The CEEGC (Central and Eastern European Gaming Conference) is the CEE and Balkans region’s most important in-person gathering. The igaming conference series …

Transatlantic momentum drives H1 success at Better Collective

Better Collective has detailed strong progress in both Q2 and H1 2022, as the Danish betting and gaming media publisher experienced continued momentum in both Europe and North America.  For the first six months of the year, Better Collective’s revenue rose by 57% to €123.4m (2021: €78.8m) whilst group EBITDA grew by 37% to €35.3m …

Sport1 Medien: 2022 will be a good year for every German operator

A population of over 83 million people, Europe’s largest economy and a huge appetite for sports, especially football – all factors that should make Germany a haven for betting.  However, as Ted Menmuir observed in a discussion with Dr Matthias Kirschenhofer, Executive Board Member of Sport1 Medien, at Twickenham Stadium, there has been a lot …

David Mann promoted to CEO role at Swintt

Igaming software developer Swintt has appointed David Mann to head the company as CEO, stepping up from his current position as Chief Commercial Officer (CCO). Mann will replace David Flynn, who is taking a step back from Swintt to focus on his responsibilities as CEO of Malta-based parent company Glitnor Group, but he will retain …