Kindred Group has confirmed a new partnership with the European Network of Active Living for Mental Health (ENALMH) which will see the gambling group donate all exposure rights during games played in Norway for Men’s and Women’s 2020 EHF Euro. ENALMH is a network that is aiming to promote active living in order to prevent and address mental health problems. Jan …
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Seeking to boost its US market profile and coverage, Stockholm-listed Catena Media confirms that it has entered a strategic arrangement with ‘i15Media’, the media investment vehicle established by Chris Grove and Kendall Saville. Updating the market, Catena governance confirms that it has completed its buyout of i15Media US assets, initially triggered in December 2016. Further to the earn-out, Catena governance …
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London-listed enterprise 888 Holdings is confident of delivering on its full-year 2019 earnings expectations after closing the year with revenues at an “all time high” for December trading. 888’s strong H2 performance was ‘underpinned by the continued success of the Group’s Orbit casino platform’ which was launched across a number of regulated markets. It also sustained improved revenues across its sport betting …
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The Greek Ministry of Finance has confirmed that online sports betting and other games will be subject to different licences as shown in the draft gambling regulations submitted to the European Commission. The draft legislation comes as the Ministry of Finance seeks to implement further controls on the gambling industry. As confirmed in the legislation, online sports betting licences will …
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Olga Sanchez Cordero, Secretary of Governance of Mexico (SEGOB), has disclosed that Leonel Cota Montaño has been appointed as the Secretary-General of gambling supervisory department ‘Dirección General de Juegos y Sorteos’ (Games & Lotteries Mexico). A Labour Party (PT) political veteran, Cota Montaño is the former governor of the state of Baja California Sur (1999-2005) and will take leadership of …
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Bolsa Madrid gambling group Codere SA will maintain its Panamanian horseracing capacity having negotiated a ‘happy arrangement’ with Panama’s Equestrian Guild to resolve a dispute on prize funding. Conducting negotiations with Panama’s government, Codere has agreed to pay half of the $8 million prize fund of 2020 schedule, a sum desired by the Equestrian Guild meeting the expectations of its …
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Sporting Solutions has won a tender to supply Norwegian state-run operator Norsk Tipping with pricing and risk management services. The decision followed a competitive procurement process in which six companies applied to deliver data and risk management services for the operator’s new sports betting solution. The services will be integrated into the sports betting solution powered by Optima, who last year …
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London-based video virtual sports specialist Highlight Games Limited has secured a new agreement with Sisal Loterie Maroc to supply its flagship SOCCERBET single match product. Under the terms of the agreement, SOCCERBET will become available to customers of the Moroccan National Lottery (SGLN) in over 700 retail locations across Morocco. Nick Gardiner, Director, Highlight Games, said: ““I am delighted to …
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Despite failing to secure a parliamentary majority, the agreed ‘socialist coalition’ of PSOE and Podemos (minority partner) have confirmed that Alberto Garzon Espinosa will be appointed as Minister of Consumer Affairs to oversee Spain’s gambling regulatory development. On Sunday, Spain’s parliamentary vote saw PSOE leader Pedro Sanchez fail once more in his attempt to secure a governing majority despite Catalan …
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Sports betting technology supplier FSB has issued a corporate statement on the website of white label sportsbook Black Type (BlackType.bet), confirming that the racing specialist bookmaker has entered administration and will ‘wind down all business affairs’. Black Type management’s decision has forced FSB to take control of the sportsbook to protect all customer funds and honour all open wagers. “We …
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