Italian bookmakers and wider industry stakeholders are making adjustments to the daunting reality that Russia 2018 will feature no Azzurri! For the first time since 1958, there will be no Italian representation at a FIFA World Cup tournament. Italy now faces a summer of soul searching for its downtrodden Calcio, as business analysts estimate a + €1billion hit for the …

Gibraltar-based online gambling group Mansion has moved to expand its profile and coverage within boxing, guided by sports marketing agency Project11. Updating the market, Mansion has secured a number of boxing sponsorships over the coming months, with the operator becoming the lead sponsor of the upcoming IBF Featherweight title fight between Lee Selby Vs Josh Warrington (19 May – Elland …

Johan Styren former CEO of LeoVegas and Valentin Alsen, ex-marketing lead for Catena Media have teamed up to launch Dilanti Media, a Malta-based industry marketing and player acquisition services provider. Dilanti Media is Styren’s first venture since leaving Stockholm-listed online gambling group LeoVegas AB in August 2017. Speaking to industry media, Styren has detailed that Dilanti will develop in-house technologies …

The UK Court of Appeal has rejected Ladbrokes Coral’s £71 million tax avoidance claim, siding with UK Revenue & Customs (HMRC) over the decade-long legal dispute. In October 2017, Ladbrokes Coral governance had taken its dispute to the Court of Appeal, having lost a three-year-long hearing at the UK Tribunal Court. The Ladbrokes legacy tax avoidance case relates to a …

Seeking to improve industry advertising and promotional standards, the Industry Group for Responsible Gambling (IGRG) has moved to strengthen its code for operator advertising practices. Issuing a market update, the IGRG will require that all UK licensed gambling operators reference industry charity GambleAware (begambleaware.org) across their TV advertising campaigns. IGRG governance states that it will move to implement its required …

Issuing a market update, Australia ASX-listed Tabcorp Holdings has confirmed that it has secured a US $1.4 billion long-term debt note from US private investors. The debt bond financing will be used to assist Tabcorp’s enlarged operations having secured its merger with Tatts Group (approved December 2017). Tabcorp governance details that the debt note will comprise four US $ denominated …

Suren Khachatryan, Chief Executive of Digitain, details to SBC readers and #bofcon2018 delegates why Russia 2018 will be a challenge for all industry operators. A key stakeholder in CIS betting, for Khachatryan World Cup 2018 further holds a personal connection for Digitain operations… ———————– The Betting on Football Conference (#bofcon2018) and World Cup 2018 complement each other and like Butch Cassidy …

We are delighted to announce that we are sponsoring the CONIFA World Football Cup in London this summer. Find out more: https://t.co/YqcwIPpOab pic.twitter.com/IkIhkIl2mm — Paddy Power (@paddypower) March 21, 2018   Paddy Power has become the lead sponsor of the ‘CONIFA – World Football Cup 2018’ tournament, which will be hosted in London (31 May – 10 June). CONIFA, the …

As betting sign-up bonuses and bonus-led customer incentives have come under increased scrutiny from gambling regulators. How are operators adjusting to new demands on promotional transparency, and will bonuses be replaced as a customer acquisition/marketing tool? Florian Guede Chief Marketing Officer of mybet states that bonuses have now become ‘a costly game of chicken, between operators and their customers’, which …

Despite domestic political uncertainty dominating the Italian business agenda, the governance of Betaland will push ahead with its international expansion strategy. This week, Betaland’s operating company OIA Services communicated that it had retained the services of top Italian gaming lawyer Quirino Mancini of Tonucci & Partners, who will consult the operator on entering foreign jurisdiction and its licensing procedure. Seeking new ground, …