Caliente.mx, the flagship brand of Caliplay, has announced its biggest sponsorship commitment to date, becoming a ‘key commercial partner’ of Mexican football. The sponsorship was announced yesterday via a press conference in the Toluca headquarters of the Mexican Football Federation (FMF), in which Caliente was announced as a new partner of Mexico’s National Team for the next four years.  Caliente …

Gauselmann Group has confirmed the board appointment of Stefan Bruns, who will oversee the development of its sportsbook and online gambling offering. Effective from 1 April, Bruns (52) will be charged with “strengthening the stationary and online-based sports betting offering, the strategic expansion of virtual slot machine portfolio, combined with the internationalisation of these business areas”. The heritage gambling group …

Jdigital, Spain’s online gambling trade association, has issued a ten-point response criticising the ascent of the ‘Royal Decree on Safer Gambling Environments’ by the Spanish government. On Tuesday the Decree received its federal approval by Spain’s Council of Ministers, which in turn will see Spanish licensed operators adopt Europe’s most stringent compliance and KYC rules to protect underage and vulnerable …

OPAP SA reports on an outstanding 2022 financial performance, as the Athens-listed gambling group outperforms all corporate expectations.  Publishing its full-year 2022 results, the Greek gambling and lotteries group achieved record corporate revenues of €1.93bn, up 26% on FY2021 comparative results of €1.53bn. Peak revenues results were achieved off the back of a stellar Q4 trading that generated an all-time …

l’Autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ), France’s unified gambling regulator, has intensified its regulatory actions against unlicensed operators, deemed to be illegally targeting French consumers. The French public have been reminded that France’s online gambling market is composed of 17 licensed operators and Francaise des Jeux (FDH) which serves as the government’s sanctioned national lottery operator. In March 2022, the French …

The Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) has warned the government to listen to betting consumers who value their free bets and promotions.  The trade body points to a recent YouGov poll it commissioned, which reveals that over 80% of bettors believe gambling companies should be permitted to provide promotions like free bets. YouGov’s survey found that 82% of respondents support …

Brazil’s sports betting prospects have received a boost this week, as Minister of Finance Fernando Haddad assured federal stakeholders that he will soon present a ‘provisional tax framework’ for licensed businesses.  Speaking to media in Brasilia, Haddad stated confidence that the Finance Ministry would propose a ‘working framework’, to be showcased following “President Lula da Silva’s trip to China at …

As anticipated, Spain’s Council of Ministers has approved the “Royal Decree on Responsible Gaming Environments” to federally enforce new measures and gambling restrictions Adopting the changes across Spain’s 17 autonomous communities, the Council aims to “strengthen the protection of underage and vulnerable consumers, especially those aged 18 to 25.”  The new measures, endorsed by Alberto Garzón, Spain’s Minister of Consumer …

Super Group Inc cites that it has matched its revised 2022 corporate expectations, having completed its first full-year as an NYSE-listed enterprise.  This afternoon, the parent company of Betway and Spin brands published its Q4 and FY2022 results, in which the company reported a fourth-quarter revenue decline of 3% to €329m (Q42021: €341m). The decline in period revenues was primarily …

Ladbrokes has entered an exclusive partnership with legendary promoter Wasserman Boxing to offer the public free-to-air fights to be broadcast live on Channel 5 for British terrestrial audiences.  The deal between Ladbrokes, Wasserman Boxing and Channel 5 will see a minimum of six free-to-air fights take place in 2023 featuring the best British boxing prospects for men’s and women’s boxing. …