Gaming Innovation Group (GiG) has inked an additional agreement with an unnamed existing partner, via its subsidiary Sportnco Gaming, to provide its sportsbook in Colombia.  Alongside its sportsbook launch, GiG’s player account management (PAM) will also be launched in Colombia, making it the third regulated market that provides both software and services to the client.  Hervé Schlosser, Managing Director of …

Entain has witnessed a 7% reduction in absolute GHG emissions from 2020, as well as revealing a majority of its revenue stems from domestic regulated markets.  Publishing its 2021-22 ESG report, which sets out the firm’s approach to, and performance on, sustainability and ESG related issues, the operator revealed that, alongside the aforementioned, its UK and Republic of Ireland retail …

Gibraltar has submitted its Gambling Act draft for consultation, which will require licensees to have a “sufficient substantive presence” in the jurisdiction.  Introducing five objectives for the regulation of gambling in the British oversees territory, the current bill would require interested companies to have a presence in Gibraltar, whilst also looking into the suitability of their owners.  The five drafted …

BetGames, a live dealer and betting games studio, has launched Twain Sport, a specialised vertical which it states will ‘transform live sports’.  Said to offer the ‘first truly tier-one’ hybrid sports tournaments, Twain Sports will launch in August of this year and provide live-streamed basketball (T-Basket), followed by football themed tournaments (T-Kick) with additional plans to extend its catalogue in …

Kindred Group has lauded its Dutch licence approval from Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) – the Netherlands Gambling Authority – as an ‘important part’ of the firm’s strategy to operate in locally licensed markets. As part of its gambling licence approval, Kindred will launch its flagship brand Unibet (Unibet.nl) into the Netherland’s regulated market. Anne-Jaap Snijders, Chief Commercial Officer, Kindred Group, stated: “We …

Nick Rust, the British Horseracing Authority’s Chief Executive, will receive an OBE for his services to the sport of horse racing.  Having served in his position for nearly six years, Rust will officially step down as chief executive from 1 January.  During his tenure, Rust has dealt with various challenges including the changes to the Levy, overseeing the review of …

Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has been warned by UK casino leaders that “hundreds of Scottish jobs’” have been placed at risk following the SNP’s enforcement that casino venues should be temporarily shut. New Scottish Government COVID-19 emergency measures enforced that any region placed under ‘Level 2’ requires local casinos to close entirely. Bosses have called on the Scottish First …

Speaking on the first day at the Betting on Sports Europe – Digital, Bjorn Fjellby, Co-founder of FanTeam, instructed delegates on how to effectively use fantasy sports as a complementary tool for sportsbooks to both acquire and retain customers. Taking part in a discussion entitled Reducing CPAs with Fantasy Sports, which was sponsored by Scout Gaming, Fjelby explained: “It’s a …