Global sports betting content hub and innovation studio, IMG ARENA has confirmed that it has secured a six-season extension to its global live-streaming partnership with Liga Nacional de Basquete (LNB), Brazil’s highest tier of professional basketball. The new deal covers an increased number of NBB matches and the Copa Super 8. Launched in December 2008, the LNB brought together the …
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Figures coming out of both the UK and Germany have shown positive signs of recovery for the sports betting industry, while the return of top level football in both of these countries produced an immediate upturn in betting-based traffic across the world. That’s according to betting affiliate Leadstar Media, which oversees several products across a variety of global markets including …
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Brazil’s federal bank Caixa Economica Federal (Caixa) is expected to disclose its initial plans to privatise ‘non-core’ business subsidiaries this week, as part of the government’s efforts to restructure the financial institution. This story featured in today’s SBC News 90. To view the latest round-up, watch today’s edition here ‘Caixa Seguradora’, the federal bank’s insurance unit, is reported to be first in-line …
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Igaming platform provider BtoBet will bolster its virtual sports portfolio across emerging markets after it entered into a new partnership with virtual sports content firm Global Bet. Under the terms of the agreement, GlobalBet’s Pro-Series content will be used to bolster BtoBet’s virtual sports portfolio in markets including Latin America. Sabrina Soldà, BtoBet’s Chief Marketing Officer, highlighted that Global Bet’s …
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Sports Information Services (SIS) has extended its reach across the Latin American market after entering into a new agreement with Betcris. Under the partnership, Betcris has agreed to launch SIS’s 24/7 Live Mixed Racing Channel across its online sportsbook to help provide ‘profitable short-form betting content’ and drive engagement for its growing customer base. Paul Witten, Commercial Director at SIS, …
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AstroPay has completed the sale of its B2B payment gateway to focus on B2C solutions headlined by the AstroPay Card. The ‘flagship’ prepaid virtual card solution, AstroPay Card, gives merchants the ability to receive deposits and process withdrawals from a single integration. Mikael Lijtenstein, CEO of AstroPay, explained: “The recently completed sale of our B2B payment gateway indicates a new …
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BtoBet has continued to expand its South American market profile by confirming that Venezuelan licensed bookmaker CamanBet has selected ‘Neuron 3’ to lead its strategic overhaul. Securing its first Venezuelan partner, BtoBet has been appointed to lead CamanBet’s ‘shift from a purely retail business to a new omnichannel approach’ with its new systems and structures powered by the Neuron 3 …
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Pedro Guimarães, the Chairman of Brazil’s federal bank – Caixa Economica Federal (Caixa), has stated that the government maintains its objective of ‘privatising five Caixa subsidiaries by 2021’. Guimarães made his statement to Brazilian business journal Metropoles, revealing that his office had identified Caixa ‘Loterias’ (lotteries), ‘Seguradora’ (insurance) and ‘Central’ (credit agency) as three divisions that will be privatised or …
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Mozzartbet Serbia’s leading bookmaker has entered the South American sportsbook market, acquiring the online operating unit of Meridian Gaming Colombia SAS – the Colombian market subsidiary Meridian Gaming Ltd. The acquisition forms part of Mozzartbet’s ongoing ‘internationalization strategy’ with the Serbian betting group securing direct entry within Colombia’s regulated online gambling marketplace taking over the meridianbet.com.co domain. Stating its new …
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The introduction of a regulated gaming sector in Brazil has a great potential for profitability for international operators, according to BtoBet, as a combination of a sports-centric culture and improved internet infrastructure present new opportunities for remote gaming. Publishing the report ‘Brazil Betting Focus: LatAm’s largest regulated market in the making?’, BtoBet looked at how Brazil can become a global …
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