Sportsbook

Altenar has partnered with online sports betting and casino operator, Everbet, to bolster its decade-long presence in Bulgaria. The sportsbook and iGaming software supplier has had a strong year of growth in Eastern Europe, and has now been enlisted by recently-launched Everbet to power its sportsbook, as it continues to establish itself in the burgeoning market. Vagelis Bairlis, Sales Manager …

888 Holdings has cited a direct impact of £80m on its corporate income due to its “proactive shift away from dot-com markets”. The impact was declared by the LSE gambling group publishing its pre-close statement on 2023 trading, described as a “year of significant regulatory and compliance headwinds.”  Closing year-end trading, 888’s Q4 revenues stood at £424m, a 7% decrease …

The Swedish Gambling Authority (SGA), Spelinspektionen, has entered a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA) to facilitate better sports betting integrity across the sector.  Both parties will now exchange information on identified suspicious betting activity, with IBIA representing the majority of the betting market licensed under the SGA. Khalid Ali, IBIA CEO, said: “IBIA is …

Autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ), France’s unified gambling authority has updated the list of authorised competitions which licensed operators can offer as betting events/markets. The new ‘sports list’ was drawn up to clarify the process of approving sporting events for wagering and strengthen betting integrity on professional sports. ANJ’s list is made of two components: the competitions and sporting events authorised as betting …

The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) has suspended French tennis player Leny Mitjana for a period of ten years, also followed with a fine of $20,000. Having been found guilty of a total of 11 breaches of the Tennis Anti-Corruption Program (TACP), Mitjana’s sanction is linked to a recently concluded criminal case involving a match-fixing syndicate in Belgium.  Collaboration between …

Super Group has provided comments on the company’s 2023 performance, expressing optimism about further growth in the year ahead. The parent company of Betway and Spin, Super Group closed the year strong and reiterated its 2023 ex-US financial guidance of revenue of €1.35bn and operational EBITDA of at least €240m. Speaking in advance of the Needham Growth Conference on 16 …

Digitain has unveiled the latest ‘Dynamics’ redesign to its customer-centric igaming platform Centrivo which now includes new bonus management flow and a mobile-compatible back office.  Updates include a strengthened focus on visibility and transparency, with the operator granting easier access to more promotional offers for players – all up to standard with modern Responsible Gaming practices.  A refreshed UI will …

The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has partnered with Spring Media to offer fans a betting package that includes all FIH events. Representing more than 1,300 matches across a four-year cycle, the betting package is the latest addition to the Spring Media’s hockey portfolio.  FIH President, Tayyab Ikram, stated: “We very much look forward to this partnership with Spring Media. It …

Technological innovations or advancements arguably form the fabric of the industry. Without a steady stream of these, you face the very real prospect of not just simply being left behind, but extinction. In conversation with SBC News, Evgen Belousov, GR8 Tech CEO, offers his perspective on the critical nature of such updates, elaborates on a pair of the company’s recent …

Portuguese online betting platform LeBull has announced that Luis Figo has become its latest brand ambassador.  After receiving support from Digitain, LeBull began operating in the Portuguese betting market in 2023. The company holds the 27th and 28th licences granted by the Gaming Regulation and Inspection Services (SRIJ)  Looking to establish itself in the country, LeBull has signed the ex-footballer …