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British racing’s Horse Welfare Board has released the results of the country’s first Thoroughbred Census. It was in December 2023 that the BHA made its final call for owners to complete the Census before the end of the year, with the association ultimately receiving 8,256 registrations – of which 5,566 were previously unrecorded. Undertaken by Hartpury University, the census has …

Genius Sports has informed investors that it will review the membership of the board of directors of the NYSE-listed sports, media, data rights, and technology group following the resignation of Gabriele Cipparrone. Effective from 8 April, Gabriele Cipparrone of the London-based private equity fund Apax Partners will resign, leaving Genius Sports’ board without a representative from Apax. The decision follows …

Recent gambling developments in the Nordics have painted the region as a market that is currently undergoing a significant transformation accommodating new compliance measures and tougher supervision of licences, whilst individual governments revise market frameworks. As stands, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Norway appear to be moving away from traditionally state-owned gambling monopolies in favour of privatised competition. Yet no guarantees …

Bacta’s Technical Standards Group has announced that it will be working in partnership with colleagues from the Bingo Association’s Gaming Machine Working Group. Headed by MERKUR UK’s Alan Claypole, the new mission is to produce a set of industry recommendations on enhancements to existing regulations which will enable the machines sector to remain ‘competitive’ and uphold the ‘highest standards of …

Twitch, the live streaming platform of Amazon, has come under scrutiny in Sweden following a private investigation which uncovered widespread advertising of unlicensed online casinos. As exposed by Kulturnyheterna, the investigative team of Sveriges Television AB (SVT), a six-week investigation revealed that “eight out of ten Swedish influencers on Twitch had promoted unlicensed casinos to their audiences.” Swedish media were …

Anders Ström, Kambi Chair, and Kristian Nylén, Group CEO, have reflected on a year of strategic and operational progress, as 2023 saw a shift in the firm’s business model. Addressing investors, the duo reflected on a year which saw €173.3m in revenue, multiple operator signings and partnership extensions, as well as sportsbook launches, amongst other successes. Speaking of the Stockholm-listed …

On the backdrop of a revenue slowdown in Q4 ‘23, igaming company Bragg has assembled a new committee to look over potential strategic routes for the business going forward.  Some of these routes could include full or partial assets sale, a merger/acquisition, and/or a review of the company’s financing – with no due date for a decision being given by …

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has confirmed that all licence holders must submit regulatory returns on a quarterly basis from 1 July.  The decision follows a ‘consultation response’ to review the frequency of regulatory returns observed by all licence holders. As such, the Commission will amend Licence Condition 15.3.1 to impose mandatory quarterly submissions to improve the “harmonisation of reporting …

Française des Jeux (FDJ) will continue to focus on the international development of its lottery and online sports betting and gaming activities to enable the group to become “a leading international gaming” business in 2024 and beyond. Writing in FDJ’s annual report, CEO Stéphane Pallez said the group has set itself the aim to “deploy our strategy with determination” in …

Sportradar has partnered with Oddin.gg to offer audiovisual streaming of the latter’s exclusive esports content to Sportradar’s global betting operator clients. The deal looks to support the esports betting-solutions provider’s growth in the expanding global esports market. Patrick Mostboeck, SVP of Fan Engagement at Sportradar, said: “This agreement further strengthens Sportradar’s esports offering while supporting Oddin.gg in realising their growth …