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In this exclusive interview with SBC News, Jimmi Meilstrup, CEO of Vita Media Group, reflects on the company’s remarkable growth and its role in shaping the future of affiliate marketing. The interview comes ahead of the company’s participation in the Affiliate Leaders Summit, part of the wider SBC Summit taking place at Feira Internacional de Lisboa from September 24 to …

Allwyn International has underscored its competence in executing strategic directives to continue the transformation of its global lottery operations and offerings. Posting its Q2 2024 unaudited results, the lottery conglomerate accumulated revenues of €2.15bn, up 5% on 2023 comparatives of €2bn. Group accounts continue to stabilise with Allwyn UK beginning its operation of the National Lottery licence from 1 February …

Swedish state-owned gambling operator AB Svenska Spel has been penalised by the country’s gambling regulator Spelinspektionen over licensing failures. After investigating a potential regulatory breach, the gambling authority found that Svenska Spel had a number of slot machine games in venues for which it did not have the necessary licences for. Following a request for comment, AB Svenska Spel revealed …

Chelsea FC has confirmed that Betway will serve as its official European betting partner. Under this multi-year agreement, Betway will display its branding on LED advertising boards around the pitch during all home league and domestic cup matches. The deal also provides Betway with digital and social media rights, enabling the brand to connect directly with Chelsea’s global fanbase. The partnership grants …

GAMSTOP has reached the milestone of recording more than 500,000 registrations for its self-exclusion scheme for online gambling. This morning, GAMSTOP, which operates the national self-exclusion scheme across all UK-licensed online gambling operators, stated that “half a million vulnerable consumers have registered with GAMSTOP since 2018.” The milestone follows a record-breaking April, which saw GAMSTOP register 8,686 users, marking its …

Responsible gambling platform Rdentify has released a new update which expands its customer-facing AI functionality.  Thanks to the changes, Rdentify can now offer the igaming industry not only risks of player harm in customer support conversations but also a full analysis of user interactions.  Some of the added functionality includes customer voice recognition across an operator’s live chat, social and …

To commemorate its long-standing support for the British Armed Forces, the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) has been awarded the Gold Award by the UK Government.  The award is given to employers with a demonstrated “exceptional commitment” to those who serve and have served, such as veterans and reservists, as well as their families. As part of its support for the …

Nottingham Forest has announced Parimatch as its new UK betting partner for the 2024/2025 Premier League season. The deal sees Parimatch UK secure its second Premier League betting partnership, having previously announced a season-long agreement with newly promoted Leicester City FC. Operated by BVGroup, the Parimatch brand has been active in the UK iGaming market since October 2020. As a …

Leicester Riders basketball team has announced a partnership with gambling harm charity Ygam. The collaboration is a first for any British basketball team, and aims to signify a major stride in the Riders’ commitment to the digital safeguarding of all children and young people associated with the club.  Sacha Kent, Programme Lead for Education, Sports and Youth at Ygam, commented: …

The National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) has published its evaluation report on the ‘Credit Card Ban for Gambling in Great Britain’. In April 2020, Great Britain became the first nation to implement an outright ban on the use of credit cards for gambling transactions. The ban was implemented based on evidence that the use of credit cards was associated …