Europe

After a breakthrough week for Timeform at Newmarket, our attention turns to Epsom to see if they can close the gap on the top three in the Tipster Challenge. For this week, the 14th in the series, they will also be going up against another debutant in the competition, Michael Whittle of Betfred. Michael has been the Sports Acquisition Executive …

Unfavourable currency fluctuations relating to Norwegian Krone (NOK) and Turkish Lira (TRY) exchange rates have impacted Betsson AB core metric performance for its Q1 2016 opening (period ending 31 March). Updating the market, the Stockholm-listed European sports betting operator detailed that group revenues had been impacted circa SEK 45 million (€5 million) due to unfavourable exchange rates during the period. …

Betfair has relaunched its successful ‘Back Yourself’ campaign to mark the 2016 London Marathon.  As such anybody taking part should visit the site as it offers runners the chance to win money for their charity by betting on themselves to hit their target time. The site will be open to all participants from Wednesday 20th April until Saturday 25th April. There’s …

PwC US has released a report assessing the overall esports industry from a number of different angles with a focus on awareness, viewership and opportunities for companies looking to move into the space. There have been various assessments of the industry’s growing value, and this one states that there’ll be a 43% leap from 2015 to a total revenue of $463m (£321.7m) …

188Bet and McBookie are the latest betting operators to be announced as Authorised Betting Partners (ABPs) by the British Horseracing Authority (BHA). As such the pair have joined an ever increasing number of bookmakers including Bet365, Sky Betting and Gaming, Betfair, BetStars and SeanieMac as sign ups to the scheme which supports British horseracing. For 188Bet and McBookie it’ll ensure that both will …

Finland-based gaming platform provider, Finnplay, has signed an agreement with Trustly Group AB to integrate its online payment solutions. Trustly Group AB is a European FinTech company, named by Deloitte as one of Sweden’s fastest growing technology companies in 2004. Martin Prantner, CEO of Finnplay, commented: “We are delighted to partner with one of Europe’s fastest growing FinTech companies and …

Updating the market, Stockholm-listed NetEnt AB declared a strong opening performance to its 2016, with the games developer recording top-line growth on all core metrics. NetEnt would announce Q1 2016 revenues of SEK 345 million (£31 million) up 33% on 2015’s corresponding SEK 258 million. Detailing its revenue growth, NetEnt governance noted that 2016 had seen a substantial increase in …

Mark Locke CEO of Genius Sports details why technology aligned with stakeholder cooperation is the greatest asset in combatting match-fixing and sports corruption a subject matter which affects the industry’s  long-term growth, consumer appeal  and integrity.  The unprecedented growth in the popularity of sports betting around the world is due to different factors that include the rising popularity of OTT …

Betting exchange Matchbook.com has announced the launch of ‘Knowledge Base’ its microsite aimed at giving punters the best insight and knowledge on upcoming sports markets. Matchbook marketing detailed that Knowledge Base was designed to aid bettors of all levels of experience. The microsite will feature betting guides on sports written by betting experts, with the content written to engage with …

Omni-channel gaming platform provider, Mediatech Solutions, has agreed a deal with SKS365 to launch the PlanetWin365 brand in Spain. The agreement has seen Mediatech integrate SKS365’s existing in-house pre-match and live betting sportsbook into the Mediatech platform. Working alongside SKS365, Mediatech has also ensured PlanetWin365 is tailored to the specific regulatory requirements of the Spanish market. PlanetWin365 also offers slots …