The conference agenda for SBC Digital India is set to provide a comprehensive analysis of the vast potential of the country’s real-money gaming (RMG) industry, with content that delivers insights on the future of the sports, online skill game, land-based casino, lottery, and esports sectors. The new online conference and exhibition on 27-28 January 2021 will feature a line-up of …
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Alan Pace, the newly appointed Chairman of Premier League club Burnley FC, has promised fans that he will review the current sponsorship arrangement with LoveBet. In a Twitter exchange with supporters, Pace said that he has his ‘own personal views’ on the LoverBet shirt sponsorship and it is an ‘issue’ he is aware of. The American investor added: “I can …
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Betsson AB has underscored its ‘strong LatAm prospects’ after securing a ‘venture licence’ granted by the Province of Buenos Aires IPLyC lotteries and casinos institute. On 31 December, the IPLyC disclosed the seven ‘business ventures’ that had been granted licences to operate online gambling services within the province of Buenos Aires – Argentina’s most populous state. Betsson, seeking to participate …
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Kieran Trippier informed friends of his transfer to Atletico Madrid in the summer of 2019, telling a group that it was a ‘done deal’ as they placed bets on the move. He was found guilty of four violations of the FA’s betting rules, although the FA dismissed three additional charges after the full-back told friends to ‘lump on’ the transfer. …
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EveryMatrix’s ‘MoneyMatrix’ payment processing platform has continued to upgrade its compliance capacities for industry operators by announcing the release of its ‘Identity Monitoring Application’. MoneyMatrix’s new ‘compliance microservice’ has been designed to ensure operators safeguard the highest risk management disciplines facilitating KYC and fraud management requirements. The Identity Monitoring Application allows operators to execute market-by-market automated KYC checks and fraud …
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UK spread betting operator Sporting Index has become the latest firm to make its debut on the Oddschecker grid this month. The company’s Sporting Index Odds fixed odds service was launched in 2019, and its addition to the hugely popular odds comparison site demonstrates a significant expansion of Sporting Index’s market reach. CEO of Sporting Index, Simon Trim, commented: “We’re …
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Hordes of affiliates queuing up to push your product may seem like the ideal situation for an iGaming brand, but as told by GiG Media, it can actually be daunting in the face of new regulations across the globe. A new wave of regulation has crashed across Europe, with Germany being the latest to enforce new rules. Germany’s new rules …
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Betsson AB has commissioned sports betting innovation studio Incentive Games to develop a suite of free-to-play (FTP) games for its recently launched Betsafe Kenya brand. Launched this December, Betsafe Kenya is Betsson’s first African sports betting property in which the Stockholm group will seek to lead the Kenyan market in safer gambling, customer care and innovation disciplines. Betsafe’s entry into …
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FSB has strengthened its team ahead of its US entry after confirming the appointments of Larry Pelzer and Mike Van Ermen as the company’s new VP of Sales for North America and VP of Pre-Sales respectively. Pelzer will be based stateside, with his new role focusing on driving brand awareness and the introduction of FSB’s retail and online product portfolio …
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The Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) has reminded all licensed sports betting operators of their duties to submit and document suspicious betting reports from 1 January 2021. The B2C obligation forms part of the MGA’s revamp of Malta’s ‘Gaming Act’ undertaken during 2018, which saw the regulator amend its criteria for gaming authorisations and strengthen its compliance directives. From 2021 onwards, …
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