Europe

Tomorrow, Thursday, September 19th and airing live at 14:00 BST, SBC Webinars is joined by Algosport for a session analysing the current state of sports betting innovation in Europe, and a frank discussion on the ‘slower and less exciting’ developments in iGaming and technology when compared to the North American counterparts. In this live webinar, which features a strong lineup …

Kindred Group – home to Unibet and 32Red brands in the UK – has announced a new front-of-shirt sponsorship deal with Rangers FC. The news cements the collaboration as the ‘longest running in British football’, with Kindred having already partnered with Rangers for 10 seasons and investing into the club’s outreach work in the local community.  The deal will continue …

Groupe Française des Jeux (Groupe FDJ) will move to conclude its acquisition of Kindred Group Plc on 2 October. The Paris Euronext gambling group declared to markets its intentions to bring forward the acceptance period for investors to approve its €2.6bn offer to acquire Kindred Group. On Monday, FDJ’s deal secured its approval from France’s Competition Authority, clearing all mandatory …

The New Saints FC (TNS) and GAMSTOP have teamed up in support of Self-Exclusion Day on 14 September. The 16-time JD Cymru Premier champions donated their match-day sponsorship slot to the UK’s national online self-exclusion scheme for their 4-0 JD Cymru Premier victory over Barry Town. This saw the club promote the initiative across its matchday programme and social media …

Virgin Bet will be returning title sponsor and partner of the Gold Cup Festival at Ayr Racecourse. Running from 19-21 September, the deal also extends to fellow LiveScore Group brand, LiveScore Bet. The three-day meet includes the headline day of the Scottish Flat racing calendar too – The Virgin Bet Ayr Gold Cup. Dominic Vye, Marketing Director at Virgin Bet, …

Igaming platform provider 4Play Gaming has confirmed it will launch its latest offering to the market this September in the form of Lora, described by the firm as the first AI casino expert. The solution has been created to help casino and sportsbook operators make smarter decisions by using advanced AI to analyse player behaviour, game performance, and operational data.  …

Dutch healthcare research agency ZonMw has put out a call to hand out grants for a new study surrounding the prevention of gambling harms.   The study calls for  researchers committed to improving care for those suffering from problem gambling harms by increasing the number of treatment options and simplifying the access to relevant services.  Zon, or ZorgOnderzoek Nederland, is an …

The Netherlands’ new Conservative Coalition government has confirmed that it will apply a two-step approach to raising income taxes generated by gambling businesses. This afternoon, following the customary processions of Prinsjesdag (Prince’s Day), Netherlands Finance Minister Eelco Heinen and Prime Minister Dick Schoof presented the Budget 2025 to the Kamer. As anticipated, the Budget confirmed that the Coalition will increase …

Enteractive has announced the appointment of Tim Vindehall as Head of Sales.  The Malta-based provider praised Vindehall for having over a decade of experience in sales and business development. He will now be responsible for further strengthening Enteractive’s B2B operator partnerships and continuing the company’s trajectory of growth in the global online gambling industry. Andrew Foster, Chief Business Development Officer, …

FeedConstruct – BetConstruct’s sports data and streaming firm – has renewed its partnership with the German Handball Bundesliga Women (HBF). In securing exclusive global betting streaming rights for the league’s competitions, the multi-year deal covers the German Handball Bundesliga Women, the second Handball Bundesliga Women and the DHB-Pokal Women. Narek Harutyunyan, FeedConstruct CEO, commented: “We are proud to extend our …