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UK gambling policy stakeholders are considering banning or severely restricting betting transactions undertaken through credit verticals, in a move to protect national gambling consumers. The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) is reported to be considering drastic actions on limiting credit cards with a view to reducing ‘the risk that consumers will gamble more than they can afford’. “We will consider prohibiting …

Gaming Innovation Group (GIG) is looking to expand into the German market following the acquisition of sports betting company Nordbet, which holds a sports betting licence in the German state, Schleswig-Holstein. The deal is worth €500,000 ($625,000) will allow GIG’s own operators to offer sports betting in Germany. In addition, it is expected that the licence will allow GIG to …

MatchedBets.com and ProfitSquad.co.uk have joined forces, allowing members of each matched betting service to benefit from the features of each. Launched in 2016 and 2015 respectively, MatchedBets and Profit Squad offer thousands of members the chance to generate profit from the process of matched betting, with users now able to maximise those by utilising guides, tools and resources of the …

Malta-based online gambling operator BetHard Group has confirmed the appointment of Zlatan Ibrahimović as Brand Ambassador for its flagship BetHard.com sportsbook. Confirming the appointment of Ibrahimović, who is considered one of global football’s most recognisable stars, Erik Skarp, co-founder and CEO of Bethard Group stated that the Swedish icon would play a key role in the brand development and vision …

Sports betting event organiser and media company SBC Global has launched a brand new website this week dedicated to covering news and developments in the burgeoning Americas markets. SBC Americas (www.sbcamericas.com) will specialise in all aspects of sportsbook, betting, gaming and gambling in the Americas including North, Central, Latin and South America as well as Canada and the Caribbean. Joining …

European online betting operator bet-at-home has benefited from growth in online betting markets, achieving record growth in its yearly results for 2017. Record annual results, paired with continued online growth position the company strongly as it approaches a key period in 2018, with the conclusion of the European football season and the commencing of the Russian World Cup.  Bet-at-home CEO …

Betradar has announced a fresh partnership with BetBright, that is to see the online bookmakers utilise its Managed Trading Services (MTS) division. Under the terms of the agreement, Betradar is to engage in “selective trading” in key sports for the Dublin based operator. Marcus Brennan, BetBright Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, added: “We have worked closely with Sportradar through data …

A tech-savvy Sky Betting & Gaming (Sky Bet) dominated Monday’s industry headlines reporting stellar half-year results. Focusing on the in-house development of its platforms and systems, combined with rich data for greater personalisation of its website and mobile verticals, Sky Bet continues to show its technology pedigree against the industry’s legacy incumbents. City analysts are keeping a close eye on …

Mark Zuckerberg faces his toughest period as CEO & Founder of technology and social media giant Facebook, following shocking revelations of public data breaches, by political ‘micro-targeting firm’ Cambridge Analytica. This week, Facebook undertook an ‘apology tour’ purchasing full-page advertisements in several UK and US newspapers, with Zuckerberg publicly stating  ‘We have a responsibility to protect your information, if we …

Digitain has entered into a sports data partnership with CIS facing portal YourBet, completing the deal at last weeks Betting on Football conference at Stamford Bridge. Offering odds on 65 different sports, 7,500 leagues and featuring in excess of 3,000 betting markets, the Armenian based firm’s platform, flexibly integrated via API and turnkey, has been adapted to explicitly deliver its …