The eGold project dedicated to the global esports betting sector has successfully reached its presale hard cap of 500 eth giving a 20% bonus to the ICO members. The first stage of the ICO campaign collected around $500,000. 444,444 EGL (10% of the total amount of tokens for sale) were distributed at this stage following the company’s roadmap and vision …

After an identity mix-up with two of his horses at Southwell last month, trainer Ivan Furtado has been handed a £2,000 fine by the British Horseracing Authority (BHA). The mix-up at Southwell was the second time an incident like this has happened within six months, after an incident at Yarmouth last July that saw Fyre Cay, the well-backed odds-on favourite …

In anticipation of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, which is set to be the biggest betting event of all time, Barcelona-based Mind-Future Sports will be giving punters the chance to experience the tournament on giant screens set up across Europe and in Moscow. Having previously promoted clients at events such as the Brazil World Cup 2014, Summer and …

The Kindred Group has been deemed to be one of the leading gambling operators within sports betting and sport integrity by the audit company Ethisport. The group achieved a global rating of 70 percent, exceeding the industry average, including national lotteries. Kindred Group (previously Unibet Group) has commissioned the sports betting integrity audit company Ethisport to conduct an audit on …

The Irish gambling industry is coming together to support the launch of the first ever Responsible Gambling Week Ireland. It is the biggest social responsibility campaign that has been held in Ireland. The theme for the campaign is simply, “A great tip – know when to stop” with the aim of starting conversations about what it means to gamble responsibly. …

Provider of innovative API technology to the sports betting industry, LSports has revealed that for the month of January it had 100,000 pre-match betting events available. Moving forward the group has outlined that with its extended sports coverage, it’s aiming to give sportsbooks the upper hand by maintaining an average of 100,000 pre-match betting events each month, as well as …

Playtech has completed the integration of Featurespace’s machine learning fraud detection tools into its Information Management System (IMS) player management platform, enabling licensees to instantly identify and reduce fraud. Playtech signed a strategic partnership with Featurespace in 2017 with the deal forming part of the group’s strategy to further enhance its IMS platform. Playtech’s strategy also includes several other third-party …

Maltese software house, Sirplay is continuing to gain steps in the African market after signing a deal with Mlott Gaming & Technologies Inc., the only official licensed National Lottery Operator in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The deal means that Sirplay will enter its fourth country in the African gaming market,  additionally the mobile, online and retailer Lottery Operator …

The majority owner of Sky Betting and Gaming, CVC Capital is contemplating the possibility of a stock market flotation of the Leeds-based online betting operator. According to Reuters, the equity firm is looking to capitalise on soaring thriving equity markets and the continuing popularity of online betting, hiring investment bank Rothschild to examine whether a stock market listing of the British …

Award-winning developer, BetGames.TV has announced that it has integrated its content onto the platform of renowned sportsbook in the BCourt Group Betcart. Betcart is not only an official sponsor of Real Madrid C.F. Football Club, but it is also now offering fixed odds live games that combine traditional betting with popular lotteries in its main market Iran. After successful commercial expansions via B2B …