New research from Entain has found that more than half of bettors (55%) regard betting and gaming as a social activity. The survey, carried out by CT Group, quizzed 2,000 Britons who enjoy placing a bet on something other than National Lottery at least once a month. It found that 78% of respondents place a bet at least once a …
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SBC has launched a new video podcast featuring Entain Plc’s Senior Vice President for American Regulatory Affairs and Responsible Gambling Martin Lycka as he looks closely at the way the industry is approaching player protection and social responsibility. Martin Lycka’s ‘Safe Bet Show‘ will see leading figures from the gambling industry placed in the hot seat as Lycka quizzes them …
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Matchroom Boxing is on the verge of inking a ‘record-breaking’ agreement with sports streaming service DAZN, which will replace Sky Sports as the company’s exclusive UK broadcast partner, according to reports. Following the announcement that Eddie Hearn will succeed his father Barry Hearn as Chairman of the Matchroom Sport brand upon his retirement, the promoter has struck a landmark rights …
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Gaming Innovation Group (GiG) will help its partners create a more sustainable playing environment after adding responsible gaming features to its real-time data platform, GiG Data. The new responsible gaming features, which will be enabled by default, will provide GiG’s partners with insights around early detection and end-to-end lifetime monitoring capabilities for players that are likely to be vulnerable. Stephen …
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Germany’s Fourth Interstate Treaty on Gambling (GlüNeuRStV) is guaranteed to officially launch on 1 July, having been ratified by the Bundesländer (state parliament) of Saxony-Anhalt this Wednesday. The Interstate Treaty had previously secured the required approval of 13 states to launch Germany’s new federal regime regulating online gambling services. However, the approval of Saxony-Anhalt was deemed as essential to the …
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LSports Data has signed a strategic data distribution and co-development agreement with the American Ultimate Disc League (AUDL) and its majority owned technology development company, UltiX Technology. LSports was introduced to its new partners by SCCG Management. Through the five-year partnership, LSports has been designated as the “Official Data Partner of the AUDL” where it will gain exclusive rights to …
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The Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) has promoted lawyer Ryan Pace to the position of Chairman of the Maltese gambling regulatory authority. Pace has extensive experience of legal affairs, having served in the law firm of Maltese Prime Minister Robert Abela, Abela Advocates, since obtaining his warrant in 2018. He holds a degree in law from the University of Malta, having …
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Rank Group Plc has revealed that trading under lockdown conditions for its most recent quarterly reporting period has resulted in a 72% fall in group like-for-like revenues. This morning, the LSE gambling group published a Q3 2020/2021 trading and corporate liquidity update for the period ending 31 March, which stated that its Grosvenor and Mecca venue net revenues performance had …
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Betbazar is fast becoming an ‘industry matchmaker’ finding the right bookmakers for the carefully chosen components of its portfolio. We spoke to the company’s CEO Alex Iaroshenko (pictured) to learn more about its growing role in the market, key contributing suppliers, scouting new opportunities for its global ‘sales house’ and getting involved in the newly regulated Ukrainian market. SBC: Hey …
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Florian Geheeb, Global Director Advertising Sales at Sportradar, explains how programmatic video advertising through its ad:s service – providing access to 60 billion video ad requests each day – can help bookmakers stand out in the crowded sports betting marketplace. He added that global video advertising spend has increased by 35% since 2019, while Sportradar analysis indicates that revenues can …
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