Independent gambling watchdog the Senet Group has announced that it will run a second burst of its TV and online advertising campaign ‘Bad Betty – When the Fun Stops’  from Monday 1 June.  The watchdog aims to remind UK gamblers that betting more than they can afford is a #badbetty and they should pause and think again. “Our research shows that …

Industry affiliate and player acquisition technology provider Income Access has announced the affiliate and partnership program launch of Jumpman Gaming Jumpman Gaming, a Guernsey based online bingo operator will utilise Income Access digital marketing and acquisition technologies for its bingo B2C brand portfolio. Jumpman Gaming will migrate active UK bingo brands Lights Camera Bingo, Showreel Bingo and Elf Bingo onto …

International football governing body, FIFA has been shell-shocked this week following the charges made against 9 senior ranking officials with regards to bribery and corruption by the FBI and IRS Criminal Investigation Unit. The charged officials are accused of taking in excess of $150 million in bribes stretching back 24 years. US prosecutors said the officials conspired with sports marketing …

The Limacol Caribbean Premier League has announced that European sports betting operator Unibet has become the official betting partner of the Caribbean Premier League T20 (CPL T20) cricket championship. The operator will support its betting partnership, with dedicated player promotions and by offering an exclusive range of markets on the CPL T20 matches. Unibet marketing has further announced that its …

NYX Gaming Group has confirmed the extension of its Poker distribution agreement with Scientific Games, enabling Scientific Games to distribute the networked NYX Poker offering in “free-to-play” mode to its land-based customers across the United States. In addition, NYX and Scientific Games Interactive (SG Interactive) have signed an agreement under which NYX will distribute content from the SG Interactive Bally, …

Irish independent bookmaker Boylesports has predicted the end of the UK franchise of reality television show Big Brother. In its 16th season on UK terrestrial television, Big Brother has recorded continuous decreasing viewing figures since the franchise was moved to Channel 5 in 2011. During its broadcasting heydays, Big Brother UK which originally aired on Channel 4 would record average …

Sports data and insights provider Sportradar has confirmed the hire of Steve Byrd as Chief Commercial Officer for Sportradar US. Byrd joins Sportrader US, based in Minneapolis from rival US sports data specialist STATS where Byrd acted as Co Chief Operating Officer. Byrd is set to lead Sportradar US commercial development initiatives and strategy, as the European sports data provider looks …

Online payments solutions provider, Optimal Payments has confirmed the acquisition of Montreal based platform developer Fans Entertainment INC for a sum of CAD $ 16 million (£9 million). Issuing a corporate statement, Optimal Payments detailed that it had issued 3,163,633 of shares to the sellar. The consideration shares can be exchanged for Optimal Payments shares on a one-for-one basis over the …

Gambling technology providers Kiron Interactive and Vermantia have launched their virtual games TV channel with two operators in East Africa. Uganda’s Kings Bet and BETnSport are the country’s first retail bookmakers to take the premium service, which went live with Nigeria’s largest operator, Nairabet, last month. The virtual solution, which features human commentary, showcases Kiron’s market-leading portfolio, including sports such horses, …

Following the completion of the 2014/15 league season, UK online betting operator Sky Bet will continue as title sponsor of the Sky Bet Championship, Sky Bet League 1 and Sky Bet League 2 for season 2015/16, the company’s third as title sponsor. Having been in discussions on sponsorship opportunities from 2016 onwards, the League can confirm that Sky Bet has made …