Partners

The Young Gamers and Gamblers Education Trust (YGAM) charity has teamed up with Burnley Football Club in a bid to educate supporters about the risks of gambling, the Burnley Express reported. The pair aim to visit local Lancashire schools and take over PSHE lessons, with the help of the club’s foundation, Burnley FC in the Community. “The training provided by …

Football, which is arguably the ‘biggest sport in the world’, captures the attention of supporters and professional players across the globe. Fans who crave the sport often become more immersed via the route of betting and gambling.  The ever-changing industry is inevitably taking advantage of this spike in activity but with new, stricter regulations being fixed in place, what does …

Professional Hampshire CCC cricketer Chris Wood has today joined EPIC Risk Management in a new role as a Pro-Sport Facilitator. The 30-year-old, who has struggled with a betting addiction for 11 years, hopes to help others by sharing his ‘incredible story’ after linking up with the gambling-harm minimisation consultancy company. Wood made his professional debut in 2010 for Hampshire against …

Global sports data centre STATSCORE has joined with sportsbook software Altenar in a deal to create ‘high-quality’ widgets for betting companies. The two companies have been ‘dynamically’ developing together and have finally combined forces to create the Livematch Pro widgets. “We are very excited about having the possibility to cooperate with STATSCORE,” said Domenico Mazzola (pictured), Altenar’s Commercial Director, about the …

Gambling harm reduction charity, Big Step, has signed a deal with Swansea City FC in what has been described as a “trailblazing new partnership” for English football.  The football-focused gambling education programme, which is part of the ‘Gambling with Lives’ charity, will work with the Championship club to raise awareness of the risks of betting on sport and compulsive behaviours. …

Betradar, the betting arm of sports data intelligence provider Sportradar, has added to its gaming portfolio after launching it’s ‘Virtual Football Champions Cup‘. The new feature is set to allow operators to leverage increased betting activity which usually takes place during head-to-head football matches featuring Europe’s best teams.    Sportradar’s Managing Director Gaming Solutions, Frank Wenzig commented on the addition: “Virtual …

The FIFA integrity task force, which was set up to monitor this summer’s Women’s World Cup, has concluded there was no suspicion of match manipulation at the tournament.  The task force was formed to support FIFA in addressing any integrity-related concerns and has been deemed a success despite betting turnover during the competition being found to be an estimated 14 …

EveryMatrix has joined forces with Wiraya in a partnership which will seek to support commercial expansion for both businesses in the iGaming industry. The new partnership brings together EveryMatrix’s premium offering and client network with Wiraya’s Mobile Customer Activation solution. Kiril Nestorovski, Head of Sales at EveryMatrix, said: “EveryMatrix has always strived to offer the very best technology available to …