Category Archives: Betting

Matchbook ensures High Protection Status on player funds

Matchbook has guaranteed its UK and Ireland customers that it will maintain all player funds within an ‘independent trust structure’.  The measure has been adopted by the online betting exchange to secure its ‘High Protection status’, upholding the UK Gambling Commission’s (UKGC) guidance on protecting customer funds. “Customers can rest assured that the funds they …

OPAP recruits James Curwen to lead new digital strategy

OPAP SA has confirmed the appointment of James Curwen as its new Chief Online Officer, leading the Athens-listed operator’s new digital strategy. Curwen will replace incumbent Petr Matejovsky, who is set to leave the company after seven years of service leading the Greek national lottery and sports betting operator’s online divisions. Curwen has over 30 …

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 …

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, …

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 …

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 …