The last 12 months have shone a light on the need for unification of the French gambling market and highlighted reasons why there needs to be an expansion to areas of regulation. That’s according to David Ozararat, who became President of SoftConstruct’s French division in February. He told SBC News that the market is on an upward trajectory with online …
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Entain Plc has this morning communicated that shareholders of leading Baltic markets operator Enlabs AB have approved its revised SEK 53 per share takeover offer. The FTSE100 online gambling group states that its revised €370 million cash offer of Enlabs received a unanimous 94% approval by company shareholders. Having previously secured regulatory approval, Entain declares that its offer is now …
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Following public concerns, the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has this afternoon published further information on its investigation and licence suspension of BetIndex – the operating company of under administration Football Index. The Commission states that its formal license review proceedings began on 20 May 2020, following concerns about the business. Initial review proceedings focused on ‘issues in relation to the …
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BETBY has announced a series of UX-focused functionality upgrades boosting the quality of its client interface and overall customer engagement. The Malta-based sportsbook software and platform provider said it has ‘reimagined all engagement components’ of standard sportsbook layouts to provide deeper customisation for its clients. Improvements see BETBY deliver a fully responsive user interface, supported with decluttered on-site navigation and …
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Mobile betting games developer Low6 has expanded its network of partners after signing a new agreement with Everton fan channel, Toffee TV. Launching Toffee Picks, fans will be able to compete on a peer-to-peer basis, predicting a series of match outcomes such as goals scored, corners taken and saves made. Players are then ranked on a leader board, with the …
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The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) allegedly received a warning regarding betting exchange Football Index in January 2020, describing the website as a ‘dangerous pyramid scheme’. According to The Guardian, a document was sent to the UKGC, notably highlighted issues surrounding Football Index’s dividends, which it argued resembled the activities of a pyramid scheme. The report estimated that in January 2020, …
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The board of Svenska Spel has proposed an additional SEK 3.2 billion (€310m) dividend to be paid to the Swedish government, to assist emergency services in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. The proposed dividend will be paid directly from Svenska Spel’s corporate accounts, with the transaction scheduled to be sanctioned at the company’s AGM on Tuesday 27 April. “As …
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Sports data provider Enetpulse has spent the extra year rethinking its solutions for this summer’s showpiece Euro 2020 football tournament. We spoke to Lyuben Starev (pictured), head of products and content at Enetpulse, about changes to its original approach, new data points and features planned for Euro 2020. SBC: Can you tell us about your lead sports data solutions for …
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The British Greyhound Racing Fund (BGRF) has announced a £1.1 million support package for the greyhound racing industry, and has received a warm reception from the Greyhound Board of Great Britain (GBGB). A total of £1.1 million will be channelled into the sport to support three major initiatives aimed at ensuring the survival of the sport as well as the …
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Entain Plc will revamp its live racing offering across its entire sportsbook portfolio having secured an exclusive long-term media rights partnership with Arena Racing Company (ARC). The exclusive partnership will see ARC deliver a new range of horseracing and greyhound media products for its UK flagship sportsbook unit of Ladbrokes Coral, as well as for its digital betting brands of …
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