William Hill Plc has secured its first South American sportsbook venture after confirming that it has acquired a ‘majority stake’ in Colombian-licensed operator Alfabet SAS. Closing its 2020 trading, the FTSE250 betting group stated that Colombia will be ‘the ninth regulated betting market in which William Hill will have an active presence’. Operating in Colombia since 2018, Alfabet SAS is …
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As 2020 draws to a close, what better way to round off the year than by celebrating the achievements of some of the industry’s leading companies. At the star-studded SBC Awards earlier this month, Better Collective was recognised as the Sports Affiliate of the Year, which CEO Jesper Søgaard described as a ‘fantastic’ way to end what has been a …
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SBC recounts the traumatic months of March and April 2020, as the deadly coronavirus spread across Europe, leading to nationwide lockdowns and the cancellation of sports fixtures across the world. SBC – COVID-19 shocks signal that 2020 will be no ordinary year… As COVID-19 triggered what has been described as an ‘unprecedented’ situation, the betting industry was forced to enact …
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Malta-based casino operator Rootz has reached an agreement with Gaming Innovation Group to make use of its GiG Comply compliance tool. The firm’s compliance monitoring system scans over 30,000 web pages each day for various types of content including igaming code red words, links and regulatory requirements across multiple jurisdictions. In addition the marketing compliance tool can be adapted to …
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Atletico Madrid and England defender Kieran Trippier has been handed a suspension and a fine for breaching the FA’s Betting Rules. The violations occurred in July 2019, and were strenuously denied by the footballer, who played in Tottenham Hotspur’s 2019 Champions League final appearance before joining Atletico Madrid in the Spanish La Liga. However, an independent regulatory commission proved four …
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1xBet closed a challenging but ultimately successful 2020 by landing the Esports Operator of the Year prize at the SBC Awards, described by the company’s Director of Affiliate Marketing Alex Sommers as the ‘icing on the cake’ As we round off the year, we spoke to 1xBet about the recent behind the win, what it meant to them and what …
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BetConstruct has strengthened its virtual sports offering after signing a new agreement with 3D motion capture specialists, Xsens. Through the partnership, BetConstruct will integrate Xsens’ motion capture technology which will help create ‘ultra realistic’ virtual sports by ‘capturing every single move a human makes’. Commenting on the deal, Armenuhi Khachatryan, Product Owner of Virtual Sports at BetConstruct said: “We all …
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As this year draws to a close, much to the relief of many, Giannis Katsavrias – Affiliate Manager at Campeón Gaming Partners (CGP) – reflects on how 2020 marked a turning point for CGP as he explains why the future looks bright as we enter 2021. 2020 has been a difficult and bizarre year due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Lockdowns …
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12 months ago, 2019 ended with a promise within the Queen’s Speech from the then newly elected Conservative Party government to “carry out a Review of the Gambling Act”. Now, 2020 is ending with that promise being fulfilled. On 8 December 2020, the Gambling Act Review was launched, with a Call for Evidence that runs until midnight on 31 March …
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SBC recounts the events of an unprecedented and relentless 2020, an unforgettable year that has disrupted all betting components and relationships… SBC – Spain cracks the whip as betting leadership accepts wider responsibility remits European online gambling leadership was given no grace period to ease into a new decade of regulatory complexities, as a newly formed Spanish coalition government signed …
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