Retail

OPAP SPA has cited a strong start to year trading, registering growth across all business units.  Publishing its Q1 update, the Athens listed gambling group registered gross gaming revenues (GGR) of €527m, up 15% on 2022 comparative results of €458m. The upswing was attributed to the continued successful implementation of OPAP’s commercial strategy, which boosted growth across both its online …

PA Betting Services (PABS) has formed a new long-term partnership with Racecourse Media Group (RMG). The horseracing data and betting content supplier will now provide its range of betting products and data services to RMG’s broad portfolio of partners under a five-year agreement. Eugene Delaney, Director of PABS, commented: “We truly value our long-standing relationship with RMG, with PABS now …

The Ministry of Finance of the Netherlands has informed the Kamer (Lower House) that it intends to review options on the future of the Nederlandse Loterij – including the sale and privatisation of Holland’s National Lottery.  The announcement was made by Secretary of State for Finance, Marnix van Rij, as part of the Dutch Treasury’s obligatory duties to review state-owned …

Racing And Sports (RAS) has signed a deal with Australian-based Tabcorp to supply an expanded offering of data and content on its app, retail and web platforms, as well as Sky Racing. The three-year partnership will see RAS provide the gambling company with its analytics, predictive models, and content from global horse racing, harness racing, and greyhounds too.  RAS CEO, …

SKS365 has enhanced its operations in the Italian retail betting market, celebrating the opening of its flagship Planetwin365 high-street store in Rome. The pan-European betting and gaming company, headquartered in Malta, has adopted an operational concept for its 1,000 shop Planetwin365 retail network, ‘In The Game’, which places a heavy emphasis on the customer experience. SKS365 is targeting an omnichannel …

‘Super-charged’ betting group kwiff has signed a horse racing data agreement with Racecourse Media Group (RMG).  The deal will include streaming by utilising kwiff’s proprietary sportsbook platform, giving players access to ‘high-quality’ UK and Irish racing Racing TV content with almost 1,200 race meetings each year. Content will be from racecourses such as Cheltenham, Aintree, Newmarket, Epsom, Goodwood, York, Leopardstown …

Camelot UK has reported total National Lottery sales of £8.2bn for the financial year 2022/23, marking the second-highest annual sales total in its corporate history.  The sales result reflected an increase of £96m, as prize money awarded to customers reached £4.69bn, creating 382 new millionaires and replicating the second-highest results achieved by Camelot UK. Lottery duty and retailer commissions saw …

Entain Plc has significantly bolstered its presence in Oceania following the approval of its strategic partnership with TAB NZ by the New Zealand Minister for Racing.    TAB NZ had chosen Entain to serve as ‘preferred partner’ to provide technology systems for the management of Racing New Zealand’s (Racing NZ) wagering, retail and broadcast offering on 28 March. Partnership terms have …

SIS (Sports Information Services) has enhanced the racing content delivered to its UK and Irish bookmaker partners via its partnership with Media System Technologies (MST). The arrangement centres specifically on the distribution of the Italian Gallop Derby, which this year will run its 140th edition. This will mark the first time British and Irish omnichannel operators will accept fixed-odds bets …

Novibet has become the official betting partner of the 2023 Tattersalls Irish Guineas Festival.  Described as the Greek operator’s biggest sponsorship of a horse racing event to date, the festival is set to take place at The Curragh Racecourse in Ireland from 26-28 May. Karl Riley, Novibet’s Ireland Country Manager, commented: “We are delighted to be named as the official …