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Regulatory headwinds – both current and forthcoming – were the biggest talking point in 888’s presentation and Q&A on 2022 and Q1 2023 trading results, after the firm declared net losses of £116m. Updating and answering queries from its LSE investors, 888 Chairman, Lord John Mendehlson, asserted that the international gambling group has ‘very clear priorities to deliver a leaner, …

SIS (Sports Information Services) has announced an agreement with Philippines-based Jade SportsBet, as the operator integrates the supplier’s greyhound racing content. Jade SportsBet is now live with SIS’ offering 38,000 of greyhound races annually from the UK, Ireland and Mexico. Joe Andrews, Head of Sales at SIS, stated: “Partnering with Jade SportsBet is another important step forward in our efforts …

New amendments to identify gambling products/services have been added to India’s ‘Information Technology Rules of 2021’.  The Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules of 2021 are standards and requirements introduced by the Indian government in February 2021 to regulate online content and platforms, including social media intermediaries, messaging services, and digital media publishers. The rules are …

Stake.com has been revealed as the official betting partner of Amazon Prime‘s Live Boxing 4 event taking place this Saturday. The match sees the debut of 40-0 undefeated kickboxing champion Tenshin Nasukawa who will take on No.4 ranked Japanese bantamweight Yuki Yonaha at the 15,000-capacity Ariake Arena in Tokyo.  The crypto firm’s branding is to ‘feature heavily’ on Nasukawa’s gloves, …

Digitain has made its third major senior leadership appointment of the year, naming Grigor Asoyan as its new Deputy CEO of Technology. Asoyan has worked for Digitain for over 10 years, having most recently held the position of Chief Technology Officer, assuming this position in 2018 after serving as Senior Software Engineer, Software Architect since 2012. His move up the …

Entain Plc has extended its reach into sports media, announcing an acquisition of Israeli livescore media and football community 365scores. The FTSE100 gambling group has purchased the entire issued shared capital of 365 scores for an initial consideration of $150m (£120m), along with further contingent payments totalling up to $10m (£8m). By integrating 365scores into its portfolio, Entain will incorporate …

World Pool has reported a total turnover of HK$1.27bn (approx. $161.8m) across its five fixtures for Q1. Its year-on-year turnover for the quarter has increased by 70% compared to 2022’s Q1 total of HK$745.4m (approx. $94.9m). Globally commingled bets from more than 20 countries saw an average of HK$254m (approx. $32.6m) bet on each of the fixtures, which were Met …

The Argentine Football Association (AFA) has announced a regional sponsorship agreement for the entire Asian continent with DAFABET. The agreement spans for the entire year 2023 and 2024, with the first title ahead of Copa América 2024. Dafabet’s Marketing Director, Nikos Diakoumopoulos, said: “We are very proud to announce the partnership with AFA, which needs no introduction.  “We look forward …

STATSCORE has added cricket to its ScoutsFeed product ahead of the 2023 Indian Premier League (IPL) season.  The sports data provider has outlined that by including the sport, the company is taking on a ‘significant milestone’ in its expansion plans, as cricket continues to gain popularity worldwide. Adam Działach, Product Manager at STATSCORE, commented on the deal: “It’s thrilling to …

The Dubai World Cup meeting at Meydan over the weekend saw the World Pool’s globally commingled turnover reach HK$315,177,810 (approx. $40.1m). This figure is a rise of $33.6m (approx. $4.2m per race) across the eight-race card, compared to 2022. The feature competition, which was won by Japanese raider Ushba Tesoro, saw the highest turnover of the evening, with pari-mutuel organisations …