Spanish betting operator, Sportium, has demonstrated its commitment to promoting Women’s football by presenting the Spanish U-17 Women’s National Team with the “Sportium Prize”. The prize was presented to the team during the awards ceremony for the Association of Sports Journalists of Madrid (APDM) on Monday. The operator wished to both recognise and celebrate the success of the club after …

SBTech has teamed up with Pala Interactive as part of a five-year agreement to distribute the supplier’s sportsbook technology to brands across Pala Interactive’s proprietary platform. The partnership, which will increase SBTech’s reach across North America, will involve SBTech’s sportsbook solution integrated with Pala’s online platform provisions. Moving forward, the partnership will initially launch with two online brands: CanPlaySports and …

GeoComply’s Chairman, Anna Sainsbury, has been appointed to the board of directors for the American Gaming Association (AGA)  as a bid to support “understanding of regulated gaming” in a post-PASPA America. The compliance grade geo-location technology supplier has become a board-level member of the AGA, the national trade group which represents the $261bn casino industry in the US. Sainsbury praised …

Industry platform and technology services provider, EveryMatrix, has launched its new esports betting service, providing real-time coverage of tournaments, leading games titles and betting markets. The new esports betting service, brought in as an addition to the supplier’s OddsMatrix offering, already includes data feeds, feed aggregation technology and a fully-managed sportsbook. It will give users access to real-time pre-match and …

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has teamed up with a range of organisations across Wales with a view to provide and improve support to those who are susceptible to gambling-related harms. At the meeting in Cardiff,  30 representatives took part in a round table discussion, addressing the provision of treatment and prevention services, public health messaging, gambling venues and extending …

Industry technology and platform provider, SBTech, has been awarded a coveted ISO 27001 certification by The International Organisation for Standardisation for data management and protection. The supplier achieved the highest possible commendation for its information security management capabilities after an independent audit across its data security infrastructure, network capabilities and entire product was carried out. The audit found that SBTech …

Online sports betting operator GentingBet, (Genting Malaysia)  has planned to expand its European profile by applying for a Spanish casino and sports betting licence. The operator intends on going live in the market by the end of this year. The move comes after a company statement revealed that GentingBet was well positioned for expanding into the Spanish market. Jeremy Taylor, …

The British Horseracing Association (BHA) has defended its decision to fine trainer Henry Oliver, citing that the schedule five ruling which discourages trainers and representatives from encouraging horses to start, “is there for good reason”. Schedule five on starting procedures explicitly states that no trainer nor representative is allowed to initiate the start of a race without the permission of …

Duncan Maylon, retail director of Camelot UK, is to depart the company after nearly a decade to pursue the position of commercial director at Arla Foods. During his tenure at Camelot, Maylon helped grow National Lottery retail sales upwards of 15 per cent, with annual in-store sales totting up to over £5bn. Malyon said: “I’ve loved working at Camelot for …

The conversation surrounding Brexit has been inescapable for the last two and a half years, with MPs still unable to agree upon a deal that would be most beneficial for the UK. Later in the week, Chief Executive of Irish racing Brian Kavanagh will be travelling to Westminster to liaise with senior officials from both the British Horseracing Authority and …