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Betfred has linked with Doncaster Racecourse and Arena Racing Company (ARC) to form a multi-year collaboration for the St Leger Festival. The event includes the ‘world’s oldest classic’ the Betfred St Leger Stakes, and takes place from 14-17 September. As title sponsor, the bookmaker will support  a number of the key races across the meeting such as the Betfred May …

The Dutch Gaming Authority, the Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), has issued a €45,000 fine against Merkur Casino after a self-excluded customer was able to gain access to one of its venues. According to a statement from the authority, the customer visited the Merkur Casino in the city of Almere nine times despite being registered on the nationwide Central Register of Exclusion of …

A restructured Grupo Codere has announced that it has “fully consolidated its corporate recovery,” as the group’s financial results match or outperform its 2019 post-COVID performance. In its full-year 2022 trading update, the Spanish multinational gambling group reported corporate revenues of €1.31bn, reflecting a 68% growth on FY2021 results of €791m and an exact like-for-like match on FY2019 revenue performance. …

The International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA) has released its Q1 2023 Integrity Report, revealing 40 instances of suspicious betting activity identified by its membership, which represents nearly 50% of all commercial online betting worldwide and over $137 billion in sports betting turnover. The report highlighted the critical need for effective integrity solutions in Latin America, of importance for Brazil, and …

Racecourse Media Group (RMG) is handing over a sum of £117.6m to racecourses, with the income generated from its media and data rights in 2022. The payments, which compare to £110m in 2021, derive from several RMG businesses, including betting shops, online bookmaker streams, pay TV channel, international betting and non-betting distribution, mainstream TV and data. Roger Lewis, Chairman of …

Grupo Televisa, Mexico’s largest media and entertainment conglomerate, has received approval to break-up its core business and create a new ‘gambling and soccer’ specific entity. Shareholders approved the decision at an Extraordinary Meeting held on 26 April to split up  Televisa’s gambling, lottery and soccer units into a new business which aims to be listed on the Mexican Stock Exchange …

The UK Tote Group has made two new appointments to support the execution of its growth strategy. The changes to its leadership team come as the UK and Irish pool operator expands its international and domestic network.  Dave Hammond has become Chief Commercial Officer (UK). Described as an experienced industry leader, Hammond has worked in a variety of senior operational …

SIS (Sports Information Services) has confirmed a distribution agreement with LiveScore Group, which gives the operator continued access to over 73,000 racing events annually. The extension covers courses and tracks worldwide, providing LiveScore Group’s betting brands LiveScore Bet and Virgin Bet with 24/7 Live Racing Content from SIS. The content will be available as an end-to-end solution including live streamed …

BetMakers has secured an extension of its agreement with kwiff, a UK-based betting operator specialising in providing a ‘super-charged’ service. The company will continue to leverage the ASX-listed B2B betting solution group’s worldwide racing portfolio, covering over 250,000 races from more than 20 countries.  Additionally, kwiff will also integrate the BetMakers Price Manager System, utilising the solution in tandem with …

FSB has announced a series of significant growth results which are linked to the Randox Grand National. The sports betting and iGaming supplier reported a 30% year-on-year increase in bet numbers as well as 29% growth on active players engaging with its partner community.  In detail, these numbers were supplemented by an 8% jump in turnover on the showcase race …