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Genius Sports has strengthened its leadership team as it seeks to expand its presence in international association football, appointing Ian Wray to oversee this growth strategy. In his new position, Wray will oversee the sports data and technology company’s partnerships with prominent football organisations, such as the English Premier League, Argentine Football Association (AFA) and Mexico’s Liga MX. The new …

Competition for this year’s SBC Awards looks set to be stronger than ever before, but time is running out for companies that wish to be in with a chance of collecting an honour to submit their nominations. The 2021 edition of the SBC Awards will return to the stunning Evolution London venue on 14 December, for a celebration of the …

Transport for London (TfL) has been instructed to end all gambling advertisements displayed across the capital’s transport networks.  The order is reported to come from the office of London Mayor Sadiq Khan, who had vowed to end gambling advertisements on London transport as a re-election pledge. The Evening Standard reports that Khan had been reminded of his pledge by Green …

The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) has disclosed that it has received over 2,000 responses to its online questionnaire on horse whip practices. The update follows the closure of the initial phase of UK racing’s review of the use of foam-padded whips during races and the improvement of equine welfare.  Feedback submitted by industry stakeholders including riders, breeders, owners and the …

Fortuna Entertainment has confirmed the appointment of Carlo Di Maio as new Chief Executive of its FEG Romania subsidiary.  A 20-year industry executive, Di Maio will lead Fortuna’s Romanian units, having formerly served as General Manager of Goldbet and Intralot sportsbook divisions for Italian gambling conglomerate Gamenet Group SPA. Di Maio will oversee the day-to-day operations and growth strategy of …

Catena Media has expanded its North American inventory by a further 100 websites and domains, announcing the outright acquisition of assets held by i15 Media LLC.  The Stockholm affiliate marketing network confirmed that it had agreed a total purchase price of $45 million for i15 Media full inventory – ‘ of which $12.5 million will be paid with 2,207,357 issued …

VIXIO GamblingCompliance has announced the shortlist for the 2021 Global Regulatory Awards (GRAs), with Entain, Flutter and Kambi all making the final three when it comes to being lauded with the prize of ‘Outstanding Contribution to Sports Betting Integrity’. It comes in what has been a pivotal year for the gambling sector when it comes to compliance, as consumer habits and …

US sports oddsmaker and player prop provider Sports IQ has reached an agreement with Betway to supply its player props, both pregame and in-play, across all major US sports to the sportsbook. Omer Dor, CEO at Sports IQ, said: “As a leading operator in many countries, Betway are a global powerhouse. They have a well-deserved reputation for providing their millions of customers with …

Intralot SPA reports a significant improvement in trading, delivering growth across all business units as the Athens listed gambling technology group moves to advance its US market profile.  Publishing its H1 2021 trading results (period ending 30 June), Intralot achieved group revenues of €202 million – up 34% on corresponding 2020 results of €150 million. Revenue growth was attributed to …

David Attenborough, CEO of Tabcorp, has called on the Australian federal government to tighten restrictions around gambling advertising on prime-time television. The CEO of the ASX-registered gambling group detailed his belief that the government should reform Australia’s current advertising landscape, with a particular focus on limiting betting marketing during live sports events. He cited exposure to children being greater during …