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Sportingtech has moved to ‘re-purpose and re-brand’ its flagship Quantum Platform as the technology provider prepares for a ‘concentrated push into regulated markets across the globe’. The Malta-based technology supplier announces its biggest strategic overhaul since the firm’s founding in 2009 as a ‘software house’ providing customised software solutions for igaming and sports betting incumbents. The newly re-engineered ‘Quantum Platform’, …

Entain has announced plans to double investment in its in-house game studios to accelerate content development across several international markets, including the UK, the Baltics and the US. New content will include ‘first of their kind’ free-to-play slot tournaments, which so far have seen over 30,000 UK-based Entain customers take part in June following the launch, whilst international customers of …

Sportradar has strengthened its foothold in European sports, announcing a ‘comprehensive extended agreement’ with France’s basketball league, the Ligue Nationale de Basket (LNB). Beginning at the start of the 2021/22 season, the multi-year agreement will see Sportradar become the official data partner of the LNB, collecting and distributing the league’s in-game data through Synergy Stats. The new agreement will cover …

Betsson AB cites that strong sportsbook performance driven by two major continental football tournaments, has helped the Stockholm-listed online gambling group overcome Norwegian and Swedish regulatory headwinds. Publishing a Q2 trading update, Betsson registered a significant increase in its sportsbook trading margin to 8.5%, indexing  above its eight-quarter rolling average margin of 7.4%. Sportsbook growth was attributed largely to the …

The board of Entain Plc has lifted the firm’s full-year EBITDA guidance to be in the range of £850-to-£900 million, citing a strong H1 performance. This morning Entain published its interim trading update, registering total group revenues up 11%, as the FTSE100 gambling group updates investors on its UK retail reopening and international expansion projects. Headline results, saw Entain declare …

The number of television betting adverts shown on ITV during the 2020 UEFA European Championships has reduced by almost half compared to the 2018 FIFA World Cup, new figures have shown. According to data released by the broadcaster, a total of 85 such ads appeared on ITV and ITV4 during the Euro 2020 group stages – 47% less than the 161 betting adverts shown on …

Sports betting innovation studio Graphyte has proclaimed that it has developed the industry’s first ‘fit-for-purpose’ betting and gaming search engine.  Named ‘Smart Search’, Graphyte built its AI-powered search engine after noting the frustrations of operators, who had been utilising standardised search components to cater for customers querying complex terms related to betting markets, games, promotions, and pages. Leveraging its proprietary …

Affilka, the affiliate management platform by SOFTSWISS, has announced its latest partnership, assisting crypto-currency betting platform Sportbet.one with driving its own affiliate programme. The collaboration will see Affilka assist Sportsbet.one’s SBETPARTNERS (SBET) platform with attracting potential players to its website, increasing overall traffic and maximising the brand’s affiliate turnover. Affilka will provide SBET with a range of offers and services …

The Setka Cup, which is powered by BETER, has secured a new partnership with the Prague Table Tennis Association in the Czech Republic. The new agreement now means that Setka Cup’s daily tournaments will now be officially recognised and supported in the European Union.  “For the Setka Cup, a partnership with the Prague Table Tennis Association means an official recognition …

The Greyhound Board of Great Britain (GBGB) has enhanced oversight of its animal welfare initiatives by appointing former Labour MP Angela Smith as an Independent Director. As a former Shadow Environment Minister, Smith was heavily involved in issues relating to animal welfare throughout her parliamentary career from 2005 to 2019. In addition to her Shadow Cabinet position, the former MP for …