CMS platform provider Sportal365 has confirmed that it has fully integrated its content publishing platform into the Winbet site. As part of the integration, Sportal365 will deliver ‘multiple-source up-to-date information for various sports events as well as the instant tracking of on-going events’ alongside live commentary. Commenting on the agreement, Tsvetin Yordanov, CEO of Winbet, said: ”After the release of …

Live lottery supplier Pin Projekt will make its portfolio of games available to players in South Africa after securing a new agreement with Hollywoodbets. Under the new agreement, Hollywoodbets will use ‘unique technology’ to offer the full scope of games developed by Pin Projekt via a continuous stream that will make it available 24/7. A statement released by Pin Projekt …

Virtual games provider Kiron has agreed to integrate its virtual games offering into the AGTech platform after the duo secured a new ‘global collaboration agreement’. Under the partnership, the two have agreed to distribute the parties’ respective products internationally. Kiron’s content will be made available to AGTech’s client base across Asia, Latin America and Africa, with plans to implement the …

Senior executives from British horseracing have “committed to plan for resumption” after the government gave the green light for the sport to return behind closed doors from 1 June at the earliest. In its document, Our Plan to Rebuild, the government said it planned for sporting and cultural events to resume behind closed doors as part of the second step …

The Afghanistan wicketkeeper-batsman Shafiqullah Shafaq has been handed a six-year ban from the country’s Cricket Board (ACB) after he accepted four charges of breaching their Anti-Corruption Code. The charges date back to the first edition of the Afghanistan Premier League T20 in 2018 when Shafaq played for the Nangarhar Leopards, and the 2019 Bangladesh Premier League when he represented Sylhet …

Carousel Group has been given the green light to enter the US market after gaining licensing approval from the Colorado Division of Gaming. The group is now planning to launch sportsbetting.com domain, which will be made available via desktop and mobile, as well as a dedicated app. The betting service will be run on Carousel Group’s proprietary in-house platform in …

Svenska Spel has extended its long-standing cooperation with the Swedish Sports Federation as part of a SEK 17m agreement. The deal, which comes into force on 1 June and will last until 31 December 2020, will help secure ‘important funds for the sports movement in a difficult time’. Patrik Hofbauer, President and CEO of Svenska Spel, commented: “When the Swedish …

An imminent return of professional sport remains unclear as Prime Minister Boris Johnson unveiled his staged plan to ease the coronavirus lockdown restrictions. Addressing the four nations of the UK last night, Johnson revealed a three-part strategy to kickstart the economy and reopen society. However, no mention to professional sports was made, casting uncertainty over when the sporting calendar will …

Affiliate marketing publisher XLMedia has moved to restructure its executive leadership team in support of the company’s ongoing transformation programme. XLMedia has identified a number of functions and roles which it believes ‘could be streamlined’. It comes as the company looks to ‘leverage both automation and outsourcing, whilst also gravitating towards increased editorial’. Sarah Clark, who joined XLMedia as the …

Industry market insights provider H2 Gambling Capital has agreed to extend its ‘Global Betting Summary Dataset’ market data coverage to include data on suspicious betting reported by the International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA). The new dataset tracks back to 2017 when 266 alerts were logged, to the 183 reported last year. H2 updates its breakdown coverage on a quarterly basis, …