Europe

The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) has added six job categories related to horseracing and breeding to the UK government’s Shortage Occupation List (SOL), which is overseen by the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC). The independent Committee, tasked with advising the government on the migration of skilled workers, has been alerted by the BHA and stakeholders to a “shortfall of around 2,000 …

Allwyn Entertainment’s North American profile was further cemented this week as the firm rebranded Camelot Illinois and the wider Camelot Lottery Systems Group. Acquired by the Swiss-headquartered lottery operator late last year, Camelot LS will now be rebranded as the Allwyn Lottery Systems Group, creating a cohesive company-wide brand following the integration. Of greatest significance for Allwyn’s North American operations …

Belgium continues to make progress on ‘modernising its Gambling Law’, as it is announced that new customer data requirements are compliant with EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) rules.  Changes to the Gambling Law continue to be overseen by Justice Minister Vincent Van Quickenborne with the objective of comprehensively protecting Belgian consumers from gambling harms. Approved by the Council of …

Given the high profile attention that unexpected player transfer stories gained in international media, it could be taken as a guarantee that these movements would also influence bettor behaviour. Alexander Martin, CEO of SKS365, observed at the SBC Summit Barcelona that when Cristiano Ronaldo moved to Juventus in 2018, a large number of Italian fans began to bet on the …

Yolo Group has initiated a restructuring of its business and a reshuffle of c-level leadership in pursuit of further growth across both the B2C and B2B sides of its operations. The Estonia-based group has reorganised its business based around three verticals – the B2C-oriented Yolo Entertainment, the B2B and technology provision-focused Yolo Platform, and venture capital arm Yolo Investments. Yolo …

Belgium is to proceed with a further tightening of its gambling laws, as the Federal Council of Ministers approved the implementation of ‘mandatory verification checks on gaming machines.’ The requirement for retail, hospitality and leisure venues to verify age and ID on gambling machines forms part of the latest amendment to “overhaul Belgium’s Gambling Law” as specified by Minister of …

Sports betting technology firm Sporting Solutions has today announced that it will introduce its esports offering to partner and prominent esports provider Pandascore.   In a statement confirming the development, Sporting Solutions said that the integration with Pandascore provides its partners with all major markets for CSGO, Dota 2 and League of Legends, which will be delivered through Pandascore’s expert dedicated …

Andria Vidler has begun her tenure as CEO of Allwyn UK, as the British-facing division of the cross-European lottery operator prepares to take on National Lottery licensing duties. Allwyn is set to become National Lottery operator on 1 February 2024, having unseated and later acquired Camelot UK, which had been the sole operator of the lottery since the product’s inception …

Stats Perform has revealed that it will be optimising player ratings and PlayStyles features for Electronic Arts (EA) under a new long-term partnership. The news comes ahead of the launch of the new EA SPORTS FC 24 game – a continuation of the long-running but now terminated FIFA series  which will reportedly look to bring ‘new levels of authenticity and …

Kambi Group Plc has won an exclusive commercial tender to enhance and diversify the end-to-end sportsbook capabilities of Svenska Spel. Announced as a ‘major coup’ for the Stockholm-listed technology group, Kambi will power ‘Svenska Spel Oddset’, the flagship sportsbook brand of Sweden’s state-owned gambling and lotteries group. Svenska Spel has enlisted Kambi to supply all sportsbook-related provisions to deliver a …