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The International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA) has released its ‘optimum’ study into betting regulation, assessing 20 jurisdictions across six continents, finding no evidence of corruption across the vast majority of surveyed markets. Covering ‘a range of licencing models,’ the study collected fiscal and integrity data from multiple regulated betting operators – representing almost 50% of all commercial online betting activity …

The Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC) has expanded into football via the launch of its ‘GoalX’ mobile app, providing information on football matches, live statistics, betting and live game watch along. Only available to bettors in Hong Kong over the age of 18, the app aims to offer a ‘personalised journey’ and a ‘brand-new digital experience for customers’ via enabling …

Q1 analysis undertaken by H2 Gambling Capital has observed that the industry has maintained B2C and B2B growth despite continued trading against volatile lockdown conditions and regulatory headwinds in Germany and the Nordics.   Recording a year-on-year revenue increase of 42%, global gambling tracked a ‘weighted average EBITDA’ growth of 119%, as H2 noted that the sector’s primary growth driver was …

Accusations of match fixing made by Qatari government-funded news outlet Al Jazeera have been dismissed by the International Cricket Council (ICC). The allegations were initially made in the 2018 documentary ‘Cricket’s Match Fixers’ broadcast in May 2018, which claimed that two of India’s test matches – one against England in Chennai in 2017 and another against Australia in Ranchi in …

Online casino games provider 7Mojos has developed three of the most loved table games for the Indian market, each live streamed from its own in-house studios. 7Mojos is building a strong portfolio of live dealer content, having already produced nine games in just two years since launch – Roulette, Black Jack, Unlimited Black Jack, Baccarat, Lucky 6, Dragon Tiger, Andar …

Entain has committed £100,000 to assist with relief efforts in India, as COVID-19 cases in the country continue to surge amid a new strain of the virus. The donation will be primarily utilised to fund purchases of medical supplies – such as the essential drugs Remdesivir, Tocilizumab and Dexamethasone, used for the treatment of the virus – as well as …

SoftSwiss has enhanced its sportsbook solution by adding British, Hong Kong, American, Indonesian and Malaysian odds types.  The solutions provider believes that the addition of new formats for betting odds will ‘boost the convenience and user-friendliness of the betting platform ahead of the summer’s large-scale sporting events’. Alexander Kamenetskyi, Product Owner of SoftSwiss Sportsbook, commented: “Our Sportsbook team is working …

Raketech has reported strong growth across all core metrics for Q1 2021, recording an annual growth rate of 27% with market success in the US and Japan identified as key driving factors. Overall group revenues reached €8.3 million (Q1 2020: €6.5 million), whilst earnings derived from sports increased to 17% of group trading – representing an annual increase of 27%. …