Betway has secured a new agreement with Spanish top-flight football club Real Betis Balompié to become the team’s official shirt sponsor. The two-year agreement will see the operator’s logo feature on Real Betis’ green and white jersey from the start of the 2020/21 La Liga season. In addition, Betway will benefit from additional brand exposure with its logo shown around …

Betby has confirmed that it has expanded its regulated market licensing requirements, having been approved as a sportsbook software supplier by the Malta Gaming Authority (MGA). Accredited by the MGA to service licensed sportsbooks with its technology and software components, Riga-based Betby will expand the supply of its AI-driven sportsbook solutions to operators within several European territories. Leonid Pertsovskiy, Chief …

XB Net has confirmed that it will extend its ongoing distribution agreement with Betfred, giving the Warrington-based bookmaker access to live pictures, data and betting services from over 50 North American tracks. Through the extended agreement, Betfred will be able to offer ‘a robust pipeline’ of betting markets for customers, while also increasing digital dwell time. Craig Reid, Trading Director …

Française des Jeux (FDJ) has confirmed that its sports betting brand ParionsSport will extend its current partnership with Olympique de Marseille until 2022. Having been a premium partner of Olympique de Marseille since 2018, FDJ’s ParionsSport will feature on the right shoulder of the team’s jersey for all league matches until the end of the 2021/2022 season. Stéphane Pallez, CEO …

Industry strategic consultancy Regulus Partners kicks off the week by breaking down the Social Market Foundation’s pre-review report on the Gambling Act 2005. UK: regulation – Justified and Ancient? SMF is gonna rock you The publication this week of the Social Market Foundation (SMF) pre-review report conducted on the 2005 Gambling Act brought some things old, some things new, some …

CFD trading platform Plus500 has been selected as the main sponsor of Legia Warsaw, for the 2020/21 and 2021/22 seasons. Under the terms of the agreement, Legia Warsaw’s official jersey and training shirts will feature the Plus500 logo, giving the CFD trading platform access to a range of branding rights. Dariusz Mioduski, Chief Executive Officer and owner of Legia Warsaw, …

Greek gaming operator OPAP Group has confirmed that it has finalised the acquisition of a 51% stake in Stoiximan Group’s Greek and Cypriot business (SMGC). The deal, which was initially announced 18 months ago, was valued at €90.2 million in addition to net cash of €3.0 million. As part of the agreement, OPAP will acquire the stake from GML Interactive, …

RTSmunity has continued to grow its presence across the European sports betting market after entering into a new partnership with polish sportsbook operator, forBET. The agreement will allow forBET customers to benefit from RTSmunity’s esports offering, including a range of markets, uptime and odds. Petr Pacinek, General Director of forBET, said: “The cooperation we have just started is a clear …

Martin Lycka, GVC Holdings’ director of regulatory affairs, has called attention to the pending reorganisation of German gaming regulations, stating that ‘this is a gaming revolution built on sand’. Writing for Politico, Lycka explained that ‘German gambling is on the brink of revolution’ with incoming legislation paving the way for the registration of an unlimited number of sports betting providers, …

Paddy Power has committed to raising awareness of the charity Missing People by launching a campaign which involves filling a stand at Motherwell with ‘missing’ fans. As Scottish Premiership action returns to the stadium this weekend, Fir Park’s south stand has been filled with 1190 silhouetted cut-outs to represent the thousands of people across the UK that are missing from …