Irish multi-media sports publisher OffTheBall (OffTheBall.com) has confirmed that Boylesports will be the title sponsor for its dedicated football and GAA (hurling) content coverage. Focusing on delivering sports insights, opinion and debate through social media verticals (YouTube, Facebook, podcasts etc..) OffTheBall has become Ireland’s leading publisher of daily sports content. Agreeing to an initial 12-month contract, Boylesports will become the …

Eastern European gambling group Fortuna Entertainment NV has published its unaudited consolidated results for full-year 2017 trading (period ending 31 December), detailing significant growth across its core metrics. Presenting FY2017 results, Fortuna details a year of transformative growth driven by solid investments in its platforms and operations, combined with effective expansion within its core CIS markets. Group wagering increased by …

A grim week for London-listed betting and racing systems provider Sportech Plc has seen its share price halved, as corporate governance halts its planned enterprise sale. On Wednesday, Sportech published a corporate update, confirming that it had uncovered a ‘series of accounting irregularities for 2017 trading’. The unexpected event, sees Sportech governance anticipate 2017 corporate earnings to ‘fall below expectations’ …

The month of February saw significant growth within the Italian betting sector, which generated gross gaming revenues (GGR) of €124 million up a staggering 260% on February 2017 revenue figures. The market share for Italian wallets is closely contested by its licensed incumbents. February saw Group GmbH Austria’s Sks365 brand take the lead with 13% of total sector revenues, from former …

The two leading players in the US daily fantasy sports (DFS) market, FanDuel and DraftKings are reported to be assessing their future enterprise options. Last week US news source Axios detailed that New York and Edinburgh based FanDuel was in advanced discussions to ‘go public’, reviewing a potential ‘reverse merger’ with special investment vehicle Platinum Eagle Acquisition Corp. Platinum Eagle …

Seeking to bolster its customer retention, insights and engagement dynamics, Isle of Man and Philippines-based online sportsbook 12BET has appointed Optimove as its ‘customer marketing operations partner’. Utilising Optimove’s industry-tailored customer analytics and insights tools, 12BET will seek to enhance its customer activity, conversion, messaging and overall engagement across its digital verticals. Updating stakeholders, Rory Anderson Spokesman for 12BET states: …

Grupo Cirsa and Ladbrokes Coral joint venture Sportium (Sportium.es), has secured Colombia Colijuegos’ ninth online gambling licence. The Spanish online betting brand will move to launch Colombian property Sportium.com.co, aiming to become a major player in the newly regulated South American jurisdiction. Colombian news sources report that Cirsa governance has secured a 5-year Colijuegos licence valued at approximately $7 million. Last …

International Game Technology (IGT), holder of the largest slot game feature patent portfolio in North America, has signed a patent cross-license agreement with the NOVOMATIC Group; a full-service provider in all segments of the gaming industry. Under the terms of the agreement, the NOVOMATIC Group can offer games including patented game features from the IGT portfolio and will pay ongoing …

Publishing its full-year 2017 results (period ending 31 December), Toronto TSX-listed The Stars Group Inc declares a year of transformative change and evolution for its services and operations. The TSX online gambling group sustains double-digit growth across its core metrics and KPIs, with Stars Group further strengthening its product diversification and international growth strategy. In 2017, Stars Group corporate revenues …

Online betting group Argyll Entertainment, the operating company of SportNation.bet and RedZoneSports.bet has confirmed the launch of its new industry-first ‘universal customer loyalty programme’. Developing an in-house loyalty model, Argyll will be able to reward customers across its active cross-brand portfolio, each time players wager on Argyll product verticals. The betting group have further made ‘more loyalty points available for …