Europe

This morning, Entain Plc raised its full year EBITDA guidance above the £1bn mark, as leadership remains confident of achieving its turnaround objectives, entering what will be a further transformative H2 trading period.   Of importance was Entain’s return to ‘double digit growth’ in Brazil (+28% NGR), which Group Interim CEO Stella David described to be a “must-win” market for the …

The Vulnerability Registration Service (VRS), an independent vulnerable people registry, has entered into a partnership with Gamban to promote the latter’s safer gambling software to individuals who register with VRS.  VRS aims to “help flag vulnerable individuals to companies to help keep them safe” and those who register for their services can do so to “make people aware of their …

SBC doubles down on its mission to uplift women in sports betting, iGaming, and related fields with the launch of the Women Empowerment Initiative (WE).  WE aims to connect, educate, and empower women, fostering a community of strong, inspired leaders ready to make an impact. Starting this September, SBC will roll out a special program at the SBC Summit, held …

OpenBet has its sights set on continued success and growth following a report of ‘strong momentum’. This success has been put down mainly to new customer deals and expansion of its modular product suite. In detail, the first half of 2024 saw the technology, content and services provider’s global customer base grow by more than 40% year-on-year, and it now …

QuinnBet has announced a two-year partnership with Cardiff City FC. The operator is now set to sponsor the back of the Championship team’s playing shirts this season. Niall McPartland, Head of Commercial and Sponsorship at QuinnBet, commented: “Cardiff City FC is a club with a rich history and strong tradition of success, including 17 seasons in the top tier of …

DAZN has gained the international rights to the Premier League  to broadcast the English top division in Spain and Portugal.  From the 2025-26 season to the 2027-28 season, the deal will see both countries significantly add to DAZN’s reach across Europe with its Premier League offering, as the platform already showcases the league in Belgium via Play Sports.  Elsewhere in …

VBET has been named the international betting partner of the Maltese Premier League. The deal with Malta’s top football league, which spans two years, will see the operator  sponsor the 360 Sports Malta Premier League’s Coach of the Month and Coach of the Year awards. VBET CEO, Aragats Asatryan, commented: “It is important for us to announce this major football …

Spillemyndigheden has revealed that gambling gross revenue (GGR) for June has increased across all verticals.  As per the numbers provided by theDanish Gambling Authority, betting saw the biggest YoY increase, rising by over 75%, but online casinos led the way in GGR with more than DKK 300m (€48.2m). Online casino GGR for June was DKK 303m, up 27.2% in comparison …

Super Group has declared ‘exceptional trading’ to post its highest ever revenue and adjusted EBITDA results. The NYSE online gambling group filed its Q2 2024 accounts, generating all-time high revenues of €414 million, up 9% compared to the 2023 figures of €380 million. Peak revenue results were achieved despite the Betway brand’s exit from the US markets, as group accounts …

MiFinity has partnered with Atlaslive as the payments company extends its reach into the betting and gaming sector. One core focus of the deal is to integrate MiFinity’s payment solutions into Atlaslive’s software, in turn enhancing payments capabilities for the latter’s igaming operator partners. Lidiia Vakulenko, COO at Atlaslive, commented: “We are thrilled to partner with MiFinity to enrich our …