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Stoke City is in the process of debating whether to live screen the Potters’ Championship fixtures at the bet365 Stadium whilst supporters are still prohibited from attending matches. With the 2020/21 EFL campaign forced to remain behind closed doors indefinitely, the league are making a conscious effort to closely monitor and shut down any illegal streams which supporters are utilising …

Spanish football clubs and licensed bookmakers have been given a light reprieve, as Spain’s Consumer Affairs Ministry confirms that existing betting sponsorships will be allowed to continue until the end of the season.   The order is reported to have been signed-off by Alberto Garzon, Spain’s Consumer Affairs Minister, who has been charged with spearheading the federal reform of Spanish …

The Premier League has announced it will be continuing with its current pay-per-view (PPV) arrangement, after meeting to discuss the controversial model yesterday. Four more matches at the same price of £14.95 have been agreed with broadcast partners Sky Sports and BT Sport for the weekend of 6 November, ahead of the international break. The London derby between West Ham and …

Sportradar has launched its new product ‘Insights’ aimed at sports media companies that will transform the landscape of the fan experience, according to a statement released by the leading sports betting and entertainment provider. Insights utilises data intelligence to consumers at scale and is designed to ‘bolster real-time fan engagement‘ for all  sports media stakeholders by increasing sales opportunities and helping …

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 …

Premier League clubs are scheduled to meet today to make a decision on whether to stand by their pay-per-view (PPV) product for games played between 6 and 8 November. 15 top flight fixtures were not selected for regular television broadcast after the international break and were made available for PPV via Sky Sports and BT Sport’s box office, with individual …

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. …

Delivering the keynote for the Sports Integrity track at the Betting on Sports Europe – Digital conference and exhibition, FIFA Head of Integrity Ennio Bovolenta spoke about the federation’s steps to protect football from match manipulation and promote integrity.  The ‘Protecting the Beautiful Game’ session, sponsored by Stats Perform, outlined FIFA’s role to prevent outside influences from affecting the sport. …

Sponsorship works as a mutually beneficial funding mechanism between betting companies and football. However, if such partnerships are outlawed, new paths must be discovered for co-operation in the future. That was the general consensus during a panel titled Funding of Football on day one of Betting on Sports Europe – Digital 2020.  Moderated by CMS Partner David Zeffman, the panel …