Stats Perform’s former VP of Product, Nick Cockerill, has been appointed as the new Chief Product Officer at Betfred.  In his new role, Cockerill will enhance the bookmaker’s online business and aid the brand’s transformation towards a technology-first organisation. Joanne Whittaker, Betfred’s CEO, said: “Nick joins with a wealth of experience and has an excellent track record in the sector. …

Bergamo football club Atalanta has renewed its sponsorship deal with entertainment magazine LeoVegas.News to now cross over into the 2024/25 season.  Commenting on the partnership’s extension, Romano Zanforlin, Atalanta’s Marketing and Commercial Director, said: “Being able to continue to include LeoVegas.News among our Sponsors is a source of utmost pride.  “We pride ourselves on every partnership renewal because it’s not …

The Hong Kong Jockey Club revealed some noticeable dropbacks in its financials for FY2023/24, with multiple external factors causing an offset in overall racing wagering turnover.  During its AGM, the Club reflected on the financial year ending 30 June, 2024 as a period that required resilience to withstand a number of challenges posed by a ‘worsening macro-economic environment, threats of …

Betting content and data provider BETER has enhanced its partnership with esports data platform GRID to include optimised data visualisation. To advance its esports betting offering further, BETER will leverage GRID’s visualisation widgets such as The Map Winner Prediction Tracker, Series Scoreboard, LiveLog, and Comparison Widgets, as well as the newly-released GRID Stats Widget that has customisable stats like win …

Swedish state-owned gambling operator AB Svenska Spel has been penalised by the country’s gambling regulator Spelinspektionen over licensing failures. After investigating a potential regulatory breach, the gambling authority found that Svenska Spel had a number of slot machine games in venues for which it did not have the necessary licences for. Following a request for comment, AB Svenska Spel revealed …

The Netherlands’ Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party is mounting up the pressure on the Dutch government for a potential ban on online gambling.  In a recent communiqué, party MP Inge van Dijk directly addressed Finance Minister Eelco Heinen and the Dutch Tax Affairs State Secretary, Folkert Idsinga, on the matter. Reported by Casinonieuws.nl, the CDA MP also expressed concerns regarding …

Gaming Laboratories International (GLI) has given compliance platform mkodo the green light after an independent assessment of its GeoLocs geolocations tool.  The evaluation tested the verification controls of the offering and their accuracy in assessing users’ physical location when using online gaming and sportsbook products. With its final verdict, GLI concluded that GeoLocs can successfully pinpoint where the user is …

Responsible gambling platform Rdentify has released a new update which expands its customer-facing AI functionality.  Thanks to the changes, Rdentify can now offer the igaming industry not only risks of player harm in customer support conversations but also a full analysis of user interactions.  Some of the added functionality includes customer voice recognition across an operator’s live chat, social and …

To commemorate its long-standing support for the British Armed Forces, the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) has been awarded the Gold Award by the UK Government.  The award is given to employers with a demonstrated “exceptional commitment” to those who serve and have served, such as veterans and reservists, as well as their families. As part of its support for the …

The Dutch TV advertising market is shrinking, and this might be due to a decline in demand for gambling ads, according to research agency Screenforce.  In total, the spend on TV advertising in the Netherlands was around €426m for H1 of this year, which is 3% less than the previous corresponding period.  As per Screenforce data, commercial ads remain the …