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According to Betby Chief Commercial Officer Chris Nikolopoulos, the landscape of sports betting regulation is in a constant state of flux, introducing new complexities that necessitate adaptability and technological acumen across diverse jurisdictions.  SBC: Tier 1 is a term that’s often bandied around, but what exactly constitutes a Tier 1 sportsbook solution in your opinion? Chris Nikolopoulos (CCO, Betby): Tier …

Brazil has advanced the launch of a regulated federal sports betting marketplace in 2024, as the Ministry of Finance fulfills the key requisite of forming a ‘Special Secretariat’ to monitor and report on market activities. Detailed via a decree published by the Ministry of Finance, the Brazil ‘Bets’ marketplace will be supervised by the ‘Secretaria de Prêmios e Apostas (SPA)’ …

Kindred has announced that three world champion women boxers have become brand ambassadors for its Unibet division. The new sponsorship of Raven Chapman, Ellie Scotney and Nina Hughes has been named the ‘largest ambassador deal with active female boxers in the UK’ – in terms of both length and value. Sam Mead, General Manager Kindred Group, emphasised: “Interest in women’s …

Affiliate product provider 20SHOTS has secured an investment from Steve Rogers, former CCO of Virtual Sports at Inspired Entertainment. Rogers has been a key figure in brokering a number of deals in the sector with sports figures like Shaquille O’Neal and Mike Tyson, as well as US sports leagues such as the NFL and the NBA. Jacob Kalms, Co-Founder and …

OKTO has formed a wide-reaching international agreement with gaming systems platform Modulus. In its latest move in the international gambling sector, OKTO’s core areas of focus in the deal will be Europe and Latin America, with the latter region high on the company’s agenda for 2024 as Brazil finalises the regulations for a nationwide betting market. Specifics of the deal …

Better Collective A/S has confirmed the appointment of Guy Harding as Senior Director of Group Media Partnerships at the Stockholm-listed global betting and gaming media publisher. An expert in all disciplines related to player acquisition, partnership management, and campaign ROI, Harding joins Better Collective from iGaming media network Legend, where he most recently served as Commercial Director. Updating media, Better …

Sports betting platform FSB has launched its automated Bet Builder product as part of its latest updated offering.  The new tool is fully powered by FSB’s in-house football pricing models, delivering a selection of pre-built Bet Builder bets for individual matches.  The odds content will cover around 100,000 matches per year across various international top-flight and lower leagues in both …

Compliance technology provider Rightlander has announced the release of its ‘Intel Go’ solution to support the operation of affiliate teams.  The tool will aim to provide a better understanding and fulfilment of marketing compliance tasks by combining risk data with Return On Investment (ROI) analysis.  Through Intel Go, affiliate teams can mark down potential compliance risks previously recorded by their …

Endeavor Co, the NYSE-listed sports and entertainment fund, has announced that it has integrated the business of IMG ARENA “under the banner of OpenBet”. The strategic decision to combine both technology businesses is required to execute commercial opportunities servicing key clients within the global sports betting and gambling sectors. As announced this morning: “The integrated entity will leverage the individual …

Ahead of next month’s ICE London Oliver Lietz, CEO at nanocosmos, takes a look at the demands igaming and betting operators face when targeting growing markets like Brazil and shares how the company is addressing them. At ICE London, Feb 6-8, booth N9-322 nanocosmos will present nanoStream Cloud as a solution for adding interactive live streaming to live games and …