Europe

The board of Entain Plc has lifted the firm’s full-year EBITDA guidance to be in the range of £850-to-£900 million, citing a strong H1 performance. This morning Entain published its interim trading update, registering total group revenues up 11%, as the FTSE100 gambling group updates investors on its UK retail reopening and international expansion projects. Headline results, saw Entain declare …

The number of television betting adverts shown on ITV during the 2020 UEFA European Championships has reduced by almost half compared to the 2018 FIFA World Cup, new figures have shown. According to data released by the broadcaster, a total of 85 such ads appeared on ITV and ITV4 during the Euro 2020 group stages – 47% less than the 161 betting adverts shown on …

Affilka, the affiliate management platform by SOFTSWISS, has announced its latest partnership, assisting crypto-currency betting platform Sportbet.one with driving its own affiliate programme. The collaboration will see Affilka assist Sportsbet.one’s SBETPARTNERS (SBET) platform with attracting potential players to its website, increasing overall traffic and maximising the brand’s affiliate turnover. Affilka will provide SBET with a range of offers and services …

The Setka Cup, which is powered by BETER, has secured a new partnership with the Prague Table Tennis Association in the Czech Republic. The new agreement now means that Setka Cup’s daily tournaments will now be officially recognised and supported in the European Union.  “For the Setka Cup, a partnership with the Prague Table Tennis Association means an official recognition …

The Greyhound Board of Great Britain (GBGB) has enhanced oversight of its animal welfare initiatives by appointing former Labour MP Angela Smith as an Independent Director. As a former Shadow Environment Minister, Smith was heavily involved in issues relating to animal welfare throughout her parliamentary career from 2005 to 2019. In addition to her Shadow Cabinet position, the former MP for …

Rank Group has entered an agreement with Lloyds Bank that will provide the LSE listed gambling group access to a £25 million (€29m) revolving credit facility. The facility has been made available to Rank for a period of two years , providing its business with additional liquidity and ‘the opportunity, when we are confident that the Group is delivering sustainable …

Sky Sports Racing and The Racing Partnership (TRP) have secured a ‘significant’ agreement with Newbury Racecourse. Under the terms of the five-year partnership , all of Newbury’s 29 annual race meetings will be broadcast on Sky Sports Racing, adding a portfolio of prominent fixtures across both Flat and Jump to the broadcaster’s schedule from January 2024. Among those are the …

In his monthly column for SBC, Martin Lycka, Entain’s Senior Vice President of US Regulatory Affairs & Responsible Gambling, believes cake is in order for some of those regulatory regimes that have turned agony into ecstasy… Dear reader,  I can hardly believe that I am welcoming you to the third season of my SBC column. but here we are at …

888 Holdings has cited confidence in achieving its 2021 growth objectives, as the company enters a crucial H2 trading period aware of numerous dynamics impacting its commercial performance. This morning, the LSE-listed online gambling group published a pre-close Q2 trading update, anticipating group revenues of $257 million – up 20% on 2020 corresponding results of $214 million. The revenue uplift …

BetMakers has signed a multi-year partnership with Sports Information Services (SIS) and the Racecourse Media Group (RMG) covering live streaming of British and Irish horse racing vision and wagering content. As a result of the deal, BetMakers will act as an authorised supplier of vision and content held under rights by SIS and RMG to approved Australian corporate sports betting …