Stockholm Nasdaq-listed sports betting platform provider Kambi continues to grow its ‘tier 1’ industry client portfolio by announcing that it has launched its betting services for Rank Group online subsidiary Grosvenor Casinos (Grosvenorcasinos.com) Chosen as sports betting software provisions partner by Rank Group in January, Kambi has delivered a full range of markets to Grosvenorcasinos.com in time for a packed …

I moderated a European Update panel session at the annual conference of the International Association of Gaming Advisors, which took place earlier this month in Malta. Predictably, one topic that produced heated debate was the lack of harmonization, or even hope of harmonization, of gambling laws and licensing processes across the EU Member States but this led on to the …

Russian defender Vasili Berezutski has saved UK bookmakers a reported £20 million, as his injury-time equalizer against England in Saturday’s 1-1 draw spared bookmakers from an opening Euro 2016 weekend bashing! Coming into Saturday night’s match, UK bookmakers were in need of some Russian love, as favourites France and Switzerland had won their opening matches against Romania and Albania, whilst …

Bloomberg News has reported that leading US daily fantasy sports (DFS) operators FanDuel and DraftKings are in merger talks, according to business insiders familiar with the situation. Merger talks have been pushed by investors, who have seen the value of their venture investments dip amid the continued legal trouble that the DFS operators have faced in various US states. Roughly …

Australian gambling operator Tabcorp has appointed Jamie Hart former Innovation Director of William Hill to lead its News UK joint venture Sun Bets as Executive Director. Industry veteran Hart who left William Hill in March, following a senior executive restructure will be tasked with launching the new Sun Bets sports betting proposition for the UK market. As Sun Bets Executive …

Sky Betting & Gaming subsidiary Sky Bet has announced that it has signed a multi-year deal with industry ad-serving software provider Fresh 8 Gaming (Fresh 8), which will see the sports betting operator use its next generation advertising platform. Utilising Fresh 8’s content intelligent personalised ad-serving platform, Sky Bet will look to drive player engagement and acquisition across its product …

Updating the market, FTSE-listed online gambling operator GVC Holdings has announced that it has received a licence approval by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) to operate its online gambling services within the state. The approval will see GVC Holdings maintain the New Jersey online poker and casino services of subsidiary PartyGaming which has operated in the regulated …

Australian online betting operator Favourit (favourit.com) has ceased its operations, no longer accepting wagers or deposits from customers following its failed Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) IPO by  new owners Celsius Coal (Celsius). This weekend Australian business news sources reported that Perth businessman Ranko Matic, investor in mining company Celsius, had been blocked off the company’s planned ASX listing by Australia’s Securities …

Racing media rights distributor SIS has expanded its European content portfolio by agreeing partnership terms with Swedish racetrack operator Svensk Galopp which will see its races broadcast in UK and Irish betting shops for the first time. Launching its broadcast service  for Svensk Galopp, SIS will screen eleven races from the inaugural meeting at the newly-built racecourse, Bro Park on Sunday …

Caesars Entertainment Corporation’s (CEC) year-long negotiations with creditors regarding the bankruptcy of its debt-burdened operations division ‘Caesars Entertainment Operations Company’(CEOC) has hit a deadlock according to mediator Joesph Farnan.   Updating Chicago’s bankruptcy court, Farnan detailed that negotiations were not progressing as CEC is unwilling to provide new concessions to its creditors. Furthermore, Farnan would detail that there would be …