Twain Sports, the sportsbook vertical of BetGames, has partnered with Betway to put its African expansion plans into action. The firm’s T-Basket product will be the first to go live in Africa as Twain seeks to ‘bridge the gap in demand’ for live sport with ‘high frequency entertainment’.  T-Basket features professional athletes competing to score the most points in 60 …

Entain’s journey into blockchain and the metaverse continued this week as the global operator initiated an NFT auction with a focus on social responsibility. The FTSE100 firm’s Entain Foundation US organised the bidding contest for a new NFT range dubbed ‘Superheroes of Responsible Gambling’, fronted by Entain partner and former NBA player Charles Oakley.  Proceeds from the sale will be …

Sports betting content provider SIS (Sports Information Services) has made its debut in the Chilean market, launching with regional operator Estelarbet. The live betting services supplier will deliver its 24/7 UK and Irish racing content to the firm, as well as covering fixtures from Canada, Dubai, Germany, Hungary, Latin America, Mauritius, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Spain and the US. Also …

The Belgian Gaming Commission (GC) has announced further restrictions on the country’s gambling industry, supporting a proposed ban on ‘game shows’. Popular in Belgium since the early 2000s, the game in question functions as a form of ‘game of chance’ according to the regulatory, and requires an operating licence. Regulatory oversight for the games was first handed over to the …

Betting stakeholders don’t need to look far to see the overwhelming importance of data in the fast-paced sector, heavily driven by bet builders and stats-wagering markets.  As the year comes to a close with the 2022 FIFA World Cup, if one was to cast a look back over the year they would see it is littered with data partnerships between …

Australian supplier BetMakers Technology Group has contributed to the rollout of fixed odds wagering products in Jamaica, launching the offering at the Caymanas Park racecourse. The successful launch of the offering at the island’s only racetrack was conducted in partnership with Supreme Ventures Racing and Entertainment Ltd, a gaming solutions provider focused on the Caribbean region. A joint objective of …

Betting and gaming start-ups have been reminded of the upcoming deadline to submit entries to the Pitch ICE initiative for 2023. Companies have until this Thursday, 8 December, to pitch their businesses, solutions and innovative approaches to prospective industry investors and ICE London attendees.  The initiative chooses up to 14 successful participants, with interested start-ups applying for the programme via …

Oddschecker’s Commercial Strategy and Safer Gambling Director, Guy Harding, has confirmed that he is vacating his role for a new position at LC Interactive Ltd. Confirming the news on Linkedin, Harding revealed that his six-year tenure at oddschecker was coming to a close, having first joined the firm as Head of Commercial in February 2016 before assuming his now-outgoing position …

888 Holdings has made its latest appointment following the takeover of William Hill, naming Anna Barsby as Chief Product and Technology Officer (CPTO). The new hire will focus on the integration of the 888 and William Hill businesses, in particular driving an improved customer experience and striving to achieve the upgraded synergies set out by the firm last week.  Announced …

The Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), the Dutch Gambling Authority, has ruled against state-owned gambling company Holland Casino for online advertising. Under KSA licence requirements, operators are not allowed to use online methods to advertise or recruit for goods and services ‘other than the licensed games of chance on the games of chance interface’.  As a result, the regulator concluded that Holland Casino …