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Sportsbook Training Services has announced the launch of Boxing Betbuilder in partnership with OddsOnModels. The product comes ahead of the Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury rematch on 21 December. Jonathan Smith, Founder of Sportsbook Training Services explained: “With fights often scheduled on a Saturday after the football, firms may wish to retain their football bettors with a similarly comprehensive SGP …

A complaint about Betfair promoting a gambling product over the radio has been turned down by the UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). In a statement, the ASA noted it received a complaint that an advertisement about Betfair’s online casino was heard on Radio X around 8am on 3 September 2024, arguing that children could have heard it.  The authority then …

Super Group (SHGC) has announced a special cash dividend for shareholders after surpassing its 2024 financial targets. The NYSE-listed company raised its full-year revenue guidance to €1.6 billion (from €1.55 billion) and increased its ex-US Adjusted EBITDA guidance to at least €360 million up from €345 million. Earlier in Q3, company leadership had boosted its FY2024 guidance, expressing confidence that …

Delasport has entered a partnership with Betable Group to tackle both the UK and the Philippines markets.  The deal will first roll out in the Philippines, later on expanding to UK audiences.  All subsidiary brands of Betable Group in both markets will receive access to Delasport’s sportsbook solution, in addition to the casino and bingo offerings already on the Betable …

Hector Fernandez has been named CEO of Apollo – the holding company formed to acquire IGT’s Gaming & Digital Business and Everi Holdings. Set to join the combined enterprise in Q4 2024, the news comes after Everi’s stockholders voted in favour of a merger with Apollo Funds last month, which also includes the expected acquisition of IGT’s Gaming and Digital …

Paddy Power has been announced as the new title sponsor of next year’s Kabaddi World Cup. Coming to England in March next year, the operator described the competition as the “ultimate test of endurance with plenty of raw skill, physical prowess, a rowdy vibe and plenty of shouting”. In detail, Kabaddi is a contact team sport played between two teams …

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has published Wave-2 datasets from the Gambling Survey of Great Britain (GSGB) for 2024. The GSGB includes a new survey format and research methodology conducted by NatCen for the Gambling Commission to measure gambling prevalence and to collect updated data on “playing habits, attitudes, and harms experienced across the adult population of Great Britain.” Following …

DCMS and the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) have published the ‘Evaluation Plan‘ on the impact of the policy measures undertaken by the Gambling Act Review. The evaluation of policy measures will be conducted by the National Centre for Social Research (NatCen), which began a scoping study in January 2024, to be followed by fieldwork research beginning in January 2025. NatCen …

The Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) has declared that Safer Gambling Week 2024 campaigns have registered the highest online impact and coverage. #SGWeek2024 campaigns 2024 set new records on social media, generating over 60m impressions across the platforms X, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram. Data released on this year’s successful campaign promoting awareness of safer gambling tools, intervention, and treatment services …

The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) will announce the appointment of a new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in the new year. Providing an update on its leadership succession plans, the BHA stated that it had “ensured that, as planned, the newly appointed BHA Chair, Lord Allen of Kensington, plays a role in the recruitment process.” This summer, Julie Harrington announced her …