Playtech has entered the US market after agreeing to make its entire casino content suite available with long-term strategic partner bet365 in New Jersey. bet365 first entered the New Jersey market in 2019, making its sportsbook and online casino services to customers in the Garden State. A bet365 spokesperson, said: “We’re excited to partner with Playtech in order to expand …

Europol, the European Union’s agency for law enforcement cooperation, has issued a warning against the ‘greater risk’ of match-fixing by organised crime groups (OCGs). The report, entitled The involvement of organised crime groups in sports corruption, emphasised that OCGs have been exploiting ‘the changing circumstances during the COVID-19 pandemic’. “Sports corruption is a serious crime involving organised crime groups operating …

Betsson Group has confirmed that it has launched a newly designed website for Betsson Group Affiliates which will support customer experience. The goal for the new site, according to Betsson, is to provide its visitors with an ‘easier way to learn’ about the company. In addition, it aims to offer further education on how customers can browse information based on …

Full suite digital marketing software provider Optimove has moved to expand the capacity of its ‘Self-Optimizing Journeys solution’ utilising AI functions to ‘autonomously determine the next-best-action for each individual customer’. Upgrading its solution, Optimove claims that ‘marketers no longer face the burdensome task of determining which communications to prioritise or which sequence of communications result in the best customer journey’. …

B2B technology provider EveryMatrix has strengthened its US expertise after selecting Erik Nyman to join its leadership team and lead the opening of the company’s first US office. As part of his new role, Nyman will take responsibility for leading EveryMatrix’s expansion in the US market ‘by building the organisation as President Americas’. Erik Nyman, President Americas at EveryMatrix, commented: …

Intralot and its Maltese subsidiary, Maltco Lotteries, have launched a new U*BET Virtual Sports product, which will broaden U*BET’s sports betting portfolio. The product, which will be provided in collaboration with Inspired Entertainment, will be made available across Maltco Lotteries’ retail network which the company hopes will be a ‘key driver’ in offering a ‘diversified and entertaining sports betting portfolio’. …

The Greyhound Board of Great Britain (GBGB) has named Mark Moisley as its new Executive Commercial Director, who will be tasked with overseeing ‘the development and implementation of greyhound racing’s new commercial strategy’. As part of his new role, Moisley will work alongside stadia and stakeholders across the sport to raise the profile of greyhound racing, widen its appeal to …

Richard FitzGerald, the chief executive officer of Racecourse Media Group (RMG), has confirmed that he will step down from the position after nearly 12 years in the role. Having joined RMG in 2008, FitzGerald has been responsible for a decade of year-on-year increases in licence fees payable to its racecourse shareholders. In addition, he oversaw the relaunch of Racing UK …

The Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) has hit back at proposals made by The Social Market Foundation (SMF) which called for new caps on player deposits. The report by the cross-party think-tank claimed that it is ‘inevitable that gamblers will sometimes spend more than they can afford’. In response to the report which was presented to MPs, the BGC highlighted …

Sports IQ has agreed to make its full suite of products available to Bet.Works after the duo secured a new partnership. As part of the agreement, Bet.Works’ sports betting clients will benefit from Sports IQ’s innovative pre-match and in-play markets covering all NFL, NBA, MLB & NHL events plus college and international variants. Commenting on the partnership, David Wang, CEO …