Super Group Inc (SHGC), the parent company of Betway and Spin brands, has praised its diverse geographic make-up as a clear factor in overcoming challenging macroeconomic headwinds bearing down on gambling markets. Completing its second quarter as an NYSE-listed enterprise, SGHC registered Q2 group revenues of €320m, down 10% on 2021 comparative results of €355m. The slowdown in Q2 headline …
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Entain Plc has reported that it continues to achieve strategic objectives, as its business benefits from a ‘broader recreational customer base’ across regulated markets. Publishing its Interim 2022 trading results, the FTSE100 gambling group declared a ‘robust H1 performance’ against challenging global economic and regulatory headwinds. H1 trading saw Entain generate group net-gaming-revenues (NGR) of £2.11bn, up 18% on comparative …
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Thomas Smallwood, Head of Marketing at ESA Gaming, discussed with Jessie Sale at Betting on Sports Europe (BOSE) the firm’s growing portfolio of mobile non-traditional games and how the upcoming World Cup provides the perfect opportunity for fan engagement. With a packed sports schedule in 2022, Smallwood agreed that now is the time for businesses to take advantage of these opportunities, especially for cross-selling and …
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Catena Media Plc has this morning announced that it has placed its entire European business under strategic review. The decision follows a corporate review of Catena’s European media operations initiated on 20 May, with a view to identify and expand efficiencies. The Stockholm-listed affiliate media publisher will examine all options for its European activity “consisting of online sports betting and …
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Setting yourself out from the competition is one of the core goals of any marketing campaign, but Smarkets’ SBK sportsbook took this a step further last month by directly calling out its business rivals. Explaining the method behind the madness, Jason Trost, Smarkets’ Founder and CEO, argued that customers are becoming disillusioned with the experience offered by some of bettings’ …
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The decline of retail commerce across multiple sectors has been well documented, Colm Finlay noted, but the BetXS Founder holds confidence in the sustainability of betting shops. After stating his case on the ‘Innovation in Retail’ panel at Betting on Sports Europe, Finally sat down for an in-depth discussion with SBC News about the rollout of his firm’s staffless betting …
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You wouldn’t get into a car which hasn’t passed its safety checks, so why would you bet with an operator that doesn’t have the necessary safer gambling measures in place? A question posed by Rasmus Kjaergaard, CEO of Mindway AI, at the recent SBC Summit North America event, as he assessed the roll out of safer gambling measures across US …
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The 2022/23 Premier League season kicks off this evening as Crystal Palace host Arsenal, and pundits are predicting that the title race and battle for top four will be one of the most fiercely contested yet. A couple of weeks prior to the big kick off, bet365 published figures into customer betting trends on various outright markets, revealing that some …
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BETER will create a “more electrifying betting experience” across its efootball live streams with the addition of a new in-play statistic widget. The feature, BETER explained, will provide bettors with additional information on players’ performance in ESportsBattle tournaments. Alex Lobov, BETER’s Chief Product Officer, said: “We are always keen to create a strong foundation for positive and long-lasting relationships of …
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Xtremepush has confirmed this week that it will work alongside Playtech to enhance player communications for users of both solutions. Through the player engagement partnership, companies using both the Playtech software and the Xtremepush platform will benefit from access to “advanced personalisation and segmentation” functionalities. This includes personalised, real-time messaging across email, SMS, push notifications and a range of other …
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