Category Archives: Betting

Sportradar appoints Lynn S McCreary to strengthen legal team

Sportradar has moved to strengthen its legal department, appointing Lynn S. McCreary as Chief Legal Officer, as the company continues to press ahead with international growth. McCreary brings over three decades of experience in legal, business and executive leadership roles to Sportradar, having worked at financial services and payments firm Fiserv for 11 years, serving …

GambleAware highlights ‘consistency barriers’ in Citizens Advice support

GambleAware has published its evaluation of gambling support services in England and Wales, identifying key facilitators, barriers and opportunities in the provisions of Citizens Advice centres throughout the jurisdiction. Citizens Advice delivered the Gambling Support Service in England and Wales between October 2018 and March 2021, using offices spread across all 12 regions of the …

Beach volleyball the latest new sports discipline for Setka Cup

Beach volleyball has become the latest addition to the Setka Cup, strengthening its position as a leading organiser of fast sports tournaments for sportsbook operators. The new discipline, powered by BETER, provides operators with live streaming, live data and odds for approximately 450 extra betting events per month – with 16 matches each day. BETER …

GamCare appoints Margot Daly as lead Trustee

GamCare has moved to restructure its Board of Trustees, following the decision by Sir Ian Prosser to end his six-year tenure as Chair of the problem-gambling treatment support charity. Updating stakeholders, GamCare informed that Sir Ian will be succeeded by Margot Daly, who will lead the Charity’s governance directives from June onwards. Daly has served …

Playtech joins All-in Diversity Project to strengthen its ‘Sustainable Success’ charter

The All-in Diversity Project (AiDP) has welcomed Playtech Plc as its latest member, as the FTSE250 technology group commits to participating in the non-profit’s workforce diversity and employment equality and inclusion directives. The membership follows Playtech launching its ‘Sustainable Success’ – corporate responsibility programme, establishing the tech firm’s CSR l goals in a new decade …

Parimatch links with UESF to enhance esports offering

Parimatch has strengthened its foothold in esports via a partnership with the Ukrainian Esports Federation (UESF), ahead of an upcoming Counter Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) and Dota 2 championship. The UESF Parimatch Championship of Ukraine will commence on July 17, beginning with an online segment which will conclude on 3 October, whilst the Grand Final …

Why SoftSwiss Game Aggregator brings ‘clear added value’ for BCGame

Chris Butler, Head of Operations at BCGame, said that games made available via the SoftSwiss Game Aggregator platform have proved a strong addition to its content portfolio. In conversation with SBC News about engaging new players within the casino space, Butler praised BCGame’s partnership with SoftSwiss, while also stressing that companies should steer away from …

Soft2Bet: Players should never be coerced into betting beyond their limits

Ivan Lorinkov, Head of VIP at Soft2Bet, spoke to SBC News about facilitating enjoyable – but not addictive – gambling experiences, using real-time data to identify problem gamblers and why players should never be coerced into betting beyond their own affordability limits. SBC: How does Soft2Bet encourage an enjoyable gambling experience without it turning into …

Wag.io rebrands as Mitigatr to implement ‘outside of the box’ approach

Gaming compliance software provider Wag.io has announced its rebranding with new identity Mitigatr, marking a transition into a fully managed affiliate compliance solution. The new brand identity reflects Mitigatr’s change from being a technology provider to offering tech-enabled solutions and end-to-end services for its igaming operator clients. Mitigatr’s team stated that the motivation for the …