Category Archives: Betting

LiveScore backs Enteractive’s personalisation strategy in reactivation push

LiveScore Group is teaming up with Enteractive to boost player reactivation across its LiveScore Bet and Virgin Bet brands.  Enteractive will now work with the two sportsbooks to run projects that encourage new customers who have signed up, but haven’t yet deposited money, to start playing.  The partnership will also see the creation of campaigns …

Ownership of The Star’s Queen’s Wharf shifts to Hong Kong businesses

Struggling Australian casino operator The Star Entertainment Group (The Star) has secured another financial lifeline after agreeing to offload one of its businesses to an East Asian group of businesses. The company has signed deals with Hong Kong-based Far East Consortium (FEC) and its subsidiaries, along with Chow Tai Fook Enterprises (CTFE) – collectively JV …

France elevates match-fixing to organised crime status

French authorities will adopt new enforcement tools to fight corruption in sports, as new legislation classifies match fixing as an organised crime…  The government of France has classified match-fixing in sports as seriously as organised crime under new amendments included in its law to fight drug trafficking and corruption activities undertaken with proceeds linked or …

Entain hikes FY2025 earnings as Stella puts stamp on “must win markets”

Entain Plc cites that group trading is ahead of expectations as new CEO Stella David and Chairman Pierre Bouchut project full-year EBITDA guidance in the range of £1.1bn-to-£1.15bn. Year-end guidance is elevated as Entain maintains trading against tough like-for-like comparatives as group net gaming revenues (NGR) stand at £2.62bn, up 3% on 2024 results of …

GamCare HQ relocation marks turning point for gambling harms charity

GamCare is preparing to leave its long-standing Holborn base for a new London headquarters later this month, signalling both a physical and strategic shift for the UK’s leading gambling harm support charity. On 26 August, the charity will open at Salisbury House, Finsbury Circus. The current Saffron Hill site will operate until 22 August, with …

Caliente partners with IGT to build its LatAm sportsbook vision

Mexican betting group Caliente is moving past its difficult legal saga with Playtech, not only driving revenue for its joint-venture partner but also finding new B2B allies. The company is embarking on a multinational, pan-Latin American project with ‘PlaySports’, the sports betting solutions division of a new International Gaming Technology (IGT) under the ownership of …

North Macedonia moves ahead with unloved Gambling Law 

North Macedonian ministers and political parties are preparing for a parliamentary battle over the terms and adoption of a new Gambling Law. Changes will radically reshape the sector, introducing long restrictions sought by Prime Minister Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova but drawing fierce opposition from industry groups and opposition parties warning of an ‘economic fallout’ for Europe’s youngest …

Analysts, bookies and politicians all weigh in on Gordon Brown-backed tax changes

There’s still little insight into whether a recently surfaced proposal for a gambling tax raise would benefit the UK, analysts have warned. A recent proposal by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) to significantly raise gambling taxes in favour of a theoretical £3bn more for the national treasury was put under the microscope by …

Racing and Sports invests in trading team as sites set on global growth

Having taken its products and solutions live across multiple markets, Racing and Sports (RTH) is pumping some cash into its trading division to set the stage for further expansion. The Australian B2B tech firm has been targeting the British horse racing scene in particular, an understandable decision given that horse racing is still the second …

MIXI plays power card with $1.25 cash bid as Betr hits takeover trouble

MIXI Australia has gone on the offensive in the PointsBet takeover battle, lifting its cash offer to AU$1.25 per share and stripping out all conditions. The Japanese tech and entertainment firm’s move comes as rival bidder Betr Entertainment faces a new challenge, with the Takeovers Panel, a government body tasked with resolving M&A disputes, stepping …