Andrew Cochrane has joined Gaming Innovation Group (GiG) as Chief Business Officer (CBO) for the B2B igaming developer’s Platform & Sportsbook division. The new hire will be tasked with implementing GiG’s commercial strategies for its platform, sportsbook and AI anchored solutions covering business development, marketing, partnerships and corporate development. This will include a focus on recruitment and locating talent, whilst …

Sportradar AG has updated its financial guidance for 2023 following continued momentum during Q3 which saw revenue growth across its core geographic and business segments. The Swiss-based sportstech group reported overall quarterly revenue of €201m, an increase of 12% on 2022 comparatives of €178m, whilst EBITDA also rose 38% to €50.5m (€36.5m), with an increased margin of 25% up from …

Betfred has been ordered to remove three posts on X, formerly Twitter, featuring heavyweight boxer Anthony Joshua by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) due to the athlete’s extensive social media following. The ASA had challenged whether the social media ads were in breach of the CAP Code on gambling advertising, which prohibits the use of well-known individuals judged to have …

William Hill has enhanced its payments processing capabilities by partnering with TrueLayer, an open banking platform. The bookmaker, one of the oldest in the UK and now part of the 888 Holdings international gaming group, will utilise TrueLayer’s payments product to offer instant pay-ins and payouts to its British customers. William Hill is aiming to strengthen of its overall customer …

Gaming revenue continued to be the ‘standout performer’ for International Game Technology (IGT Plc) during Q3 trading as the firm’s group-wide revenue remained stable against 2022 comparatives. The NYSE-listed gambling and lottery technology provider reported group-wide revenue for the trading period ending 30 September of $1.06bn, representing no change from Q3 last year. Total adjusted EBITDA rose 8% from $402m …

The Netherlands’ Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) gambling regulator has issued its second fine of this week against GoldWin Limited for operating the westcasino.com site without a licence. GoldWin has been hit with a charge of €6.8m for offering ‘games of chance’ in the Netherlands without a KSA-issued gambling licence, in violation of the KOA Act which has been governing the country’s betting …

Amanda Brown has become the latest member of Entain’s senior leadership team, joining the company as a Non-Executive Director (NED) at a time of global expansion across multiple markets. The new hire will also become a member of the FTSE100 gambling group’s Remuneration Committee, working alongside Committee Chair, Stella David, and fellow NEDs Virginia McDowell and Rahul Welde. Prior to …

More than 1,000 delegates gathered at the Sheraton Grand Metechi Palace in Georgia last week (23-24 October) for the first-ever SBC Summit Tbilisi, a conference and exhibition that encompassed Georgia and surrounding regions, including Eastern Europe, Central Asia, and the Balkans. The event was organised in partnership with the prominent Georgia-based iGaming and sports management company SMH Global, who first …

GamCare is making progress in its employment and HR policies, the charity’s Director of People and Organisational Development, Debby Morrell believes, particularly with regards to closing the pay gap. The organisation, which provides treatment and support services for problem gambling, has set itself a goal of achieving a zero pay gap across both gender and ethnicity, as well as keeping …

The Netherlands’ Kansspelautoriteit (KSA)has issued its latest fine for unlicensed gambling against MKC Limited, operator of the betworld247.com platform. MKC was found by the regulator to have been offering games of chance without a licence in violation of the KOA Act, the legislative framework which has governed the Dutch gambling space since October 2021. The KSA has issued the firm …