Oddin.gg has appointed Juana Bischoff as Senior Business Development Manager, responsible for maintaining partnerships and relationship building.  Bischoff will play a role in upholding and expanding the esports betting solutions provider’s ‘end-to-end esports betting ecosystem’ and partner network.  Prior to joining Oddin.gg, the new hire acquired experience of esports betting in four different positions at Bayes Esports, finishing her three year …

Genius Sports has made further inroads on its strategy for the North American betting market, clinching a partnership with Bally’s Interactive. The London-based sports tech and data company will provide the Bally’s Corporation betting division with its official data and live streaming solutions as part of the multi-year deal.  This will include its Genius Trading Services sportsbook solution, as well …

In early June 2022 the sports betting world met the Betting Innovation Centre, a collaboration combining the modelling and trading capabilities of Sporting Solutions with Stats Perform and its Opta brand’s content, product and AI operations. Now the Betting Innovation Centre has confirmed its first product set is ready for operators to start integrating. Called Opta BetBuilder Plus and built …

Gaming Innovation Group (GiG) has signed its latest strategic agreement, partnering with online casino operator Luckiest.com. The London-based solutions supplier will support Luckiest.com’s ‘brand new casino concept’ across international and emerging markets with its igaming platform.  Covering an initial four-year period, the contract includes a renewal caveat and has set out a goal to leverage Luckiest.com’s SEO potential and build …

The leadership of the Bulgarian Sports Totalisator (BST) has been reshuffled by the country’s Minister of Youth and Sports, according to national news outlet Bulgarian News Agency (BTA). Vesela Lecheva – caretaker Minister of Youth and Sports and a two-time Olympic shooting silver medalist – has reportedly appointed Angel Angelov as Executive Director of the BST, Bulgaria’s national lottery and …

Holland Casino has made progress on its post-COVID recovery, lauding an ‘en masse’ return of customers to its 14 branches across the Netherlands. The Dutch casino operator’s interim report for H1 2022 (January to June) showcased revenue of €353.4m, with €82.8m coming from its Holland Casino Online division, accounting for 23.4% of total group income. EBITDA stood at €40m, with …

Seeking to develop and maintain strong oversight of its operational strategy and growth, YGAM has announced the addition of five new members to its Board of Trustees.  Anna Greaves, Clive Reeves, Paul Morris, David Miller and Glen Fendley have joined the charity’s ‘robust governance’ team, with the appointments confirmed by the Charity Commission. The charity emphasised that all appointees are …

SpreadEx has been hit with a £1.36m penalty, in the latest in a series of regulatory enforcement actions by the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC). The regulator cited social responsibility and anti-money laundering shortcomings as the reasons behind the financial penalty, the same factors behind a number of charges against other operators. Just last week, FTSE100 giant Entain was charged £17m …

The Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) expanded its membership this week, as members club bookmaker Fitzdares joined the trade association.  Fitzdares’ membership of the BGC comes ahead of the Gambling Act review White Paper publication, due next month after several delays, potentially bringing about substantial change for the industry.  Seeking to ‘bolster the strength and plurality of opinions’ on UK …

Shutters may be closing across the UK’s high-streets, but BoyleSports is clearly not disheartened as its UK retail expansion continued this week.  The Irish bookmaker’s newest betting shop, located Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, has just completed its first full weekend of business, having opened on 19 August.  This marks the firm’s seventh UK opening since April, and brings its retail estate on …