Europe

The responsible gambling charity GambleAware (formerly the Responsible Gambling Trust) has produced research which suggests that the so-called £50 journey actually saw players increase stakes around the new limit of £50 rather than meet the restrictions imposed for those wanting to bet at the higher £100 stakes limit. The £50 journey was introduced by the government and the UK Gambling Commission …

Seeking to boost its digital capabilities, Spanish gambling operator Grupo R.Franco (R.Franco) has moved to fully acquire industry omni-channel platform provider Mediatech Solutions outright. In February 2016, both parties entered an online gambling platform provisions partnership, which would see the R.Franco governance invest in Mediatech as the operator moved to launch its digital services for the Spanish gambling market. Confirming …

Sportito has built on its recent deal with Fulham FC by becoming the ‘Official Fantasy Sports Partner’ for Premier League side Burnley FC. Sportito, the first DFS company to sign with the ‘Clarets’, offers players the chance to win real cash prizes every day by choosing which players they would have in their fantasy team, without having to worry about …

Industry player engagement specialist and in-depth sports data provider iSport Genius has confirmed that it has entered a ‘user interaction’ partnership with European bookmaker Unibet’s UK and Australia sports betting divisions (Kindred Group). Updating the market, iSport Genius will provide Unibet UK and Australia with its interactive customer-facing tool. The product will aggregate trillions of data points into ‘understandable facts’ …

Natalie Berenato, Head of Marketing and Affiliates at operator Betcart, explains the firm’s attention to detail when it comes to customer, and affiliate, care. SBC: Hi Natalie, Can you provide SBC readers with a breakdown of Betcart services and provisions? What does this new brand bring to the betting market? Natalie Berenato: Betcart, although young, is not exactly new to the …

French sports betting operator Betclic has confirmed that founder and former Chief Executive Nicolas Béraud will return as leader of the operator replacing Isabelle Andrès who has left the company. Part of the executive team which founded ‘BetClick Limited’ in 2005, Béraud left the French operator in 2011 following the firm’s merger with Mangas Everest Group. Béraud’s return sees him take over …

DraftKings recently became one of the first DFS operators to secure a Maltese Controlled Skill Gaming licence.  It didn’t take long for the company to reveal its European plans for 2017 either with a German launch planned for Q1. The operator entered the UK space around a year ago and the mega merger with FanDuel is expected to be fully …

John Duthie, the founder and former CEO of the European Poker Tour (EPT), has agreed a five-year deal to become President of partypoker’s new poker tour, partypoker LIVE. The new live global tour was only announced in January of this year. As a poker player, Duthie has over $3.2 million in live tournament winnings and won the inaugural Poker Million …