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The Rugby Football League (RFL) has extended its partnership with InCrowd, continuing the RFL’s ambitions of building a world leading membership platform for spectators, viewers and participants of rugby league. In a launch that was planned to perfectly coincide with the 2017 Rugby League World Cup (RLWC2017) in Australia giving new members the chance to support England in their quest …

As anticipated the Swedish government has published its long-awaited revamped national gambling policy, in which it will open a new licensing window for online gambling/betting operators. Re-regulating the market, Swedish policymakers have placed a significant emphasis on consumer protections, industry responsibility, monitoring of betting enterprises combined with an all-around improvement in standards. The revamped framework, sees the Swedish government split …

Last Thursday, SBC News relaunched its popular ‘6 of the Best’ series, taking a closer look at some of the key personnel within the sports betting and gaming industries. This week, we caught up with Evgeniy Kiriushin, Head of Business Development at 1xBet, to find out about his personal favourites. Best Holiday One of the best holidays was when I …

Scientific Games Corporation has announced that the Company’s SG Gaming UK division has partnered with Mecca Bingo to supply its terminals to a number of their new Luda venues. Luda brings a brand-new concept to the arcade and bingo sector, providing players with the opportunity to enjoy bingo and slots in a relaxed and sociable environment with a café-style food …

Team and players statistics are playing an increasingly integral role within the global sports wagering sphere, with the changing role of fans and the rising need for a deeper level of data seemingly having a direct knock-on effect. With a major change being undertaken in recent years, sports analytics firm Opta are one of the driving forces behind sports data …

Esports betting start-up Luckbox continues to grow its executive management team, confirming the appointment of Vadim Soloveychik as its first Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). Soloveychik joins Luckbox’s leadership team from The Stars Group Inc, where he most recently served as Marketing Director for PokerStars (2014-2017). A seasoned industry marketing executive, Soloveychik has previously advised Luckbox’s enterprise team on the firm’s …

Confirmation came this week that the licensing process for the new national gambling code in Sweden has been delayed until 1 August. SBC News took the opportunity to speak to industry consultant Ismail Vali about the number of operators he expects to populate the market, industry benchmarks for gaming legislation, and how to retain players when bonuses become non-permissible as …

As we approach the business end of the football season, it’s still all to play for in the always exhilarating Sky Bet English Football League. In the second tier, the promise of Premier League football is still in reach for a host of teams, with Millwall, Derby and a handful of others all desperately vying for a spot in the …

The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) has suspended the right to withdraw horses via self-certificate of 13 flat trainers, as a result of relatively high non-runner rates. A number of trainers were warned in August that they had until an April 1 cut off to ensure rates were below the prescribed threshold, currently set at 14% on the flat and 12% …

March 2018 has been a fruitful month for Italian online casino stakeholders, setting a new industry revenue record of €60.6 million, Italy’s highest trading figure to date. The Stars Group’s Italian PokerStars property maintains its position as top Italian online casino securing a marketplace revenue share of 9%. However, PokerStars.it is closely followed by legacy casino incumbents Lottomatica and Sisal, …