Europe

Award winning developer and betting industry supplier BetConstruct is a silver sponsor at this year’s Betting on Football Conference (#bofcon). Ahead of the event this week we spoke to CEO Vahe Baloulian about getting things right ahead of a major tournament such as Euro 2016 and retention strategies beyond, as well as the year ahead, how mergers are like marriages and …

European sports betting operator Betsson AB has announced the opening of its ‘Applied Digital Technology Centre’ in Holborn, London. Working in partnership with collaborative workspace specialist WeWork, Betsson is to open its new London office in order to focus on furthering the Stockholm-listed firm’s technology development and data capabilities. Issuing a corporate statement regarding its new technology hub, Betsson AB governance detailed …

Updating the market, New York-listed International Game Technology PLC (IGT) has announced that lottery subsidiary Lottomatica, has been awarded a provisional concession by Italian gambling regulator Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli to operate its national lotto game. Lottomatica will officially gain the concession in the second quarter of 2016, which is set to run for nine years. Last March, …

Genius Sports, a brand created from the merger of SportingPulse and Betgenius, has been officially launched into the sports and betting data sector. The company already employs more than 750 staff in 10 locations worldwide. SportingPulse, founded in 1999 in Melbourne, is well known for its sports administration, management software and basketball data collection. Since 2004 the company has worked …

A new app named BetJuno is aiming to create a ‘one stop shop’ for bettors, with winning tipsters and bookmakers all in the one place.   BetJuno was created by a team of financial professionals with the aim of simplifying the betting experience and enabling anyone to become a tipster and get paid for it. The service will only pay tipsters …

Leading figures from the European casino industry have gathered in Berlin for the European Slot Summit, to learn about the new technologies and gaming development facing the gaming floor. Around 100 influential organisations are in attendance for the 3-day networking event. The Summit has an impressive speaker line up, which includes first day talks from Lucien Wijsman, Paul Steelman, Dallas …

BetUP, the innovative new in-play sports betting product from Commologic, is now live with its first operator, Unibet. BetUP is seen as an acquisition tool for softer sports fans. It’s designed to engage players by creating an in-game experience which educates users about live betting. The product pools players together to offer big jackpots to the customers who can most successfully …

It has been announced that Jesper Kärrbrink is today assuming the position as CEO of award winning online casino Mr Green Ltd. The previous CEO Bo Wänghammar will work with business development within the Mr Green Group. Jesper Kärrbrink said of the news: “It is exciting to be back in the gaming industry, and to be working with one of …

Consumer engagement with football content is changing, as more viewers interact and seek opinion via social media channels. This new consumer take-up has led to advertisers revaluing their brand propositions and output.  Ball Street Co-Founder Matt Wilson details to SBC readers the rise of ‘Influence’ based marketing and how new social dynamics are changing advertiser practices and values. _______________________ SBC: …

The Responsible Gambling Trust (RGT) has commissioned PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) to evaluate Player Awareness Systems (PAS), an independent recent betting industry initiative designed to help people avoid gambling-related harm when using gaming machines in licensed betting offices. PAS systems analyse the behaviour of those logged in and playing on gaming machines, assessing behaviour against a range of problem gambling markers. Alerts …