Category Archives: Betting

Société des Bains de Mer et du Cercle des Étrangers à Monaco (SBM Monaco) – the sovereign investment trust of the Principality of Monaco, has agreed to sell its 47% shareholding in Betclic Everest to FL Entertainment.  The equity sale was notified to the Luxembourg Bourse securities exchange, in which the Monaco fund disclosed that …

The rapid rise of the digital economy has brought added risks, such as organised fraud and ‘friendly fraud’, requiring a more diverse and flexible security approach.  Whilst attending ICE London 2022 last month, Darren Wood, SR Solutions Consultant, ACI Worldwide, spoke to SBC Media’s Joe Streeter about the firm’s anti-fraud strategy and operations.  The evolution …

The latest issue of SBC Leaders Magazine, number 20, is published this week with a brand new addition to the editorial format. In keeping with the magazine’s remit to pursue news and developments in new markets, it now includes a dedicated Canada section. Kicking off proceedings is an interview with Shelley White who shares her …

BetMakers has signed an agreement with the Royal Sabah Turf Club, providing its solutions to the Malaysian racecourse operator and its betting network.  The five-year deal will see BetMakers deliver a tote betting system along with content management services at the Tambalang Race Course and the Royal Sabah’s off-course betting network, via its Global Tote …

Betway’s appeal against a fine imposed by Sweden’s gambling regulator, the Spelinspektionen, has been rejected by the Administrative Court in Linköping. The Super Group sports betting and gaming brand’s case to the court was ‘rejected in its entirety’ by the court, upholding the SEK 100,000 (€9,800) fine imposed on the firm by the Swedish Gamlbling …

IMG ARENA has disclosed that it has undertaken a strategic investment in Swedish compound-computing specialist Signality with a view to enhance the data gathering and processing capacity of its sportstech, media and betting product portfolio.  Founded in 2016, Signality has developed a cloud-based SaaS platform to help sports businesses/stakeholders extract live data from videos and …

Kindred has extended its partnership with Women in Racing on the Racing Home programme, which aims to educate stakeholders within the racing industry about motherhood and parenthood.  Racing Home has now launched an online educational portal as well as a rehabilitation programme and a podcast series to further support working parents. This offers guidance to mothers …

Malta has become the first EU member state to submit a ‘detailed opinion’ on Hungary’s draft proposals to reform its online gambling laws, ending its state-owned monopoly regime. Last February, the government of Hungary notified the European Commission (EC) of its plans to review draft proposals that will establish a new regime liberalising its domestic …