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The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has informed that IGT Plc has discontinued its legal challenge against the tender process of the Fourth National Lottery competition. In July 2022, the NYSE-listed gambling technology group was granted permission by the Court of Appeal to challenge the Gambling Commission’s awarding of the Fourth National Lottery tender to Allwyn UK. The technology partner Camelot …

Smarkets has partnered with PandaScore to gain access to the provider’s esports betting products. The betting exchange aims to ‘take its esports betting experience to the next level’, and will integrate PandaScore’s ‘powerful’ odds feed to offer hundreds of pre-match markets across thousands of events. This covers major titles such as League of Legends, Dota2 and Counter Strike, and the …

Stats Perform has entered an exclusive partnership with Equifax UK to enhance affordability checks for betting and igaming operators. Under the terms of the deal, clients of the data and analytics firm will have access to Equifax UK credit referencing data to undertake customer affordability checks. As detailed by Stats Perform, the partnership “will allow sports betting and gaming operators …

Rush Gaming Limited has been ordered to cease operations by the Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) with immediate effect.  Under the Gaming Compliance and Enforcement Regulations, the company is no longer an MGA licensee holder and therefore must halt all of its B2C gaming operations in the country, which include services like online casino and fixed-odd betting, among others. However, MGA …

The promotional budgets of French-licensed online sports betting and gaming operators will increase by 14% on an annual basis and reach €670m in 2024, with 30% of that figure to be spent between May and July to coincide with the UEFA Euro 2024 football tournament and the Olympic Games in Paris. The figures, published by the French gambling regulator Autortié …

SIS (Sports Information Services) has formed a deal to showcase racing from all three of Poland’s tracks. As the supplier continues to enhance its horse racing content offering, and with racing action taking place from April – November, the 60 meetings available annually will be a key addition to SIS’ output, increasing short-form betting opportunities for operators. Conall McSorley, Head …

India’s online gaming industry has been given another chance to challenge the decision by PM Modi’s cabinet to increase the Goods and Service Tax (GST) levy for the sector from 18% to 28%.  The country’s Supreme Court has now asked for further comments by the Indian government in response to a plea filed by a number of online gaming entities …

After a dynamic 2023, the sports betting industry steps into an exciting new year. Weeks before its traditional celebration at ICE London, SBC News had the opportunity to speak with LSports’ Dotan Lazar.  The CEO of the sports data provider discussed the challenges sportsbooks faced this year, highlighted a selection of the trends that will dominate the industry in 2024, …

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has issued a £6m penalty against Gamesys following an investigation revealing social responsibility and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) failings. The £6m penalty has been imposed on the business entity Gamesys Operations Limited, the multi-brand operator of 16 websites including Ballycasino.co.uk, Doublebubblebingo.com, Jackpotjoy.com, and Megawayscasino.com. As part of the settlement, Gamesys will have to undertake a “third-party …

Soft2Bet has set out its stall ahead of next month’s ICE London where it will showcase its Motivational Engineering Gaming Application (MEGA), described by the company as “game-changing gamification technology”.  The firm will be hosting workshops, talks and discussions to show how MEGA’s personalisation and localisation features help drive engagement and revenues. Product Manager Olga Melnyk will be hosting the …