Better Collective is confident of maintaining its full year financial guidance despite facing significant headwinds as a result of COVID-19. Publishing its Q3 results, the sports betting media group noted that it is ‘cautiously’ expecting the remainder of 2020 and 2021 to be filled with sports and increased betting activity, allowing it to remain on track for fulfilling its full-year …

Sweden’s Branscheforenigen för Onlinespel (BOS) has urged the government to withdraw its proposals to extend current restrictions on the online gaming industry. Yesterday, the Minister for Social Insurance Ardalan Shekarabi highlighted his concerns of ‘continued risks in the area of ​​gambling’, confirming that the government has opened a consultation on extending the ‘temporary restrictions’ on the industry until 30 June …

Oddschecker has extended its partnership with bet365 in a deal that aims to bolster the operator’s authority in the UK market. In a statement confirming the multi-year agreement, oddschecker praised the extended partnership, noting that bet365 has ‘formed a core part of the oddschecker grid proposition over the last two decades’, having held its ‘position one status since 2006’. Toby …

The UK government’s upcoming review of the ‘2005 Gambling Act’ will be fundamental to ensuring that industry legislation keeps pace with technological advances according to Peter Jackson, CEO of Flutter Entertainment. Jackson stated that a review was urgently needed to bring UK gambling into a ‘digital era’, in which reforms should focus on the wider use and impact of technology …

Belgian-based retail and online gambling company Bingoal has become the latest operator to join the International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA). By becoming an IBIA member, Bingoal will incorporate its sportsbook operation with IBIA’s global betting integrity monitoring and alert platform, sharing information on suspicious betting activities with approximately 85 other brands. Joeri Impens, CEO of Bingoal, commented: “As a socially …

The Swedish government has outlined new proposals to extend the current restrictions on the gaming industry until the end of June 2021, citing concerns over the coronavirus pandemic. The memorandum, which has been submitted for consultation until 23 November 2020, includes an extension to a series of ‘temporary measures’ introduced earlier this year such as a SEK 5,000 deposit limit …

The Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) has shown its support for the ‘science-led approach’ taken by the Welsh government, which has allowed betting shops and casinos to reopen their doors following the country’s two week ‘fire break’ lockdown. As of yesterday, 360 betting shops and four casinos in Wales were given the green light to reopen their doors, with a …

Bookmakers have agreed to offer a much-needed cash boost for horseracing during the second coronavirus lockdown, after confirming that they will pay additional fees on existing streaming and data deals until 2 December. The extra revenue from online operators will help racecourses to make up for some of the funding shortfall caused by the widespread closure of betting shops in …

Svenska Spel has extended its partnership with the Swedish Sports Federation, Riksidrottsförbundet, with the agreement now expected to run until 31 December 2022. The new agreement is reported to be worth SEK 42 million over the two year period, and will be effective from 1 January 2021. The duo will focus on securing funds for the country’s sports organisations as …

BETBY has bolstered its Betby.Games offering with the addition of tennis competitions to its roster. The launch of tennis games on the supplier’s platform will deliver a range of markets and betting options, and can be integrated and active for an operator via an API integration. Leonid Pertsovskiy, Chief Executive Officer at BETBY, said: “The growth of our Betby.Games range …