Sportsbook

The promotional budgets of French-licensed online sports betting and gaming operators will increase by 14% on an annual basis and reach €670m in 2024, with 30% of that figure to be spent between May and July to coincide with the UEFA Euro 2024 football tournament and the Olympic Games in Paris. The figures, published by the French gambling regulator Autortié …

After a dynamic 2023, the sports betting industry steps into an exciting new year. Weeks before its traditional celebration at ICE London, SBC News had the opportunity to speak with LSports’ Dotan Lazar.  The CEO of the sports data provider discussed the challenges sportsbooks faced this year, highlighted a selection of the trends that will dominate the industry in 2024, …

Stake has been announced as the new main partner of Brazilian football club Esporte Clube Juventude. The betting brand’s logo will be visible on the front of the match and training shirts of Brasileiro Série B club (both men and women’s teams). The former Serie A side recently got relegated to the country’s second division. Akhil Sarin, Chief Marketing Officer …

Deutscher Sportwettenverband (DSWV) has announced French betting and gaming group Winamax as the latest member of the German Sports Betting Association. Founded in 2006, Paris-based Winamax operates France’s biggest online poker room and is recognised as one of the French market’s biggest sportsbook brands. Expanding its presence within new European markets, in 2021 Winamax was granted a Fourth Interstate Market …

Gaming Innovation Group (GiG) has powered the launch of Betway’s new online sportsbook platform in Portugal. Launched under the domain of Betway.pt, GiG secures its second Portuguese market partnership, following its debut as the principal iGaming platform supplier of the Spanish incumbent, GoldenPark. Betway underscored the significance of its debut in Portugal as a key target market, which recorded online …

Betting and live casino data provider BETER has signed online betting firm Novibet as a partner to expand its global client portfolio. Mediated by B2B igaming marketplace Betbazar, the deal will see Novibet gain access to BETER’s offering of sports and esports content, which includes the proprietary Setka Cup table tennis platform together with the ESportsBattle tournaments that encompass eFootball, …

Tommy Molloy, Chief Sportsbook Officer at Sportingtech, shares the sportsbook provider’s results across its Bet Builder on Brazil’s Serie A 2023 – most notably reporting a 1,300% boom in betting volume compared to the 2022 season. Football continues to dominate Brazil’s sports consumption; Brazilian bettors are fiercely loyal to both their nation and their clubs, unafraid to put their money …

The Professional Darts Corporation (PDC), along with the CEOs of Prostate Cancer UK, have responded to the success of THE BIG 180 campaign at the World Championships. Launched in partnership with Flutter Entertainment-owned Irish bookmaker Paddy Power, the campaign sought to raise money for awareness of Prostate Cancer UK’s charitable operations. The BIG 180 saw Paddy Power pledge to donate …

Betsson Group has formed a partnership with Greek fintech company OKTO. As one of the most prominent names in the Greek igaming space, the Sweden-based multinational betting operator will integrate the OKTO.CASH cash-to-digital payment method. Betsson will leverage OKTO.CASH’s network of over 13,000 points of sale across Greece, with the solution designed to meet local market requirements and provide ‘a …

British bookmaker Fitzdares has announced the hiring of Nick Dutton as its new Chief Operating Officer. With 36 years’ experience in IT & technology roles largely within the gaming sector, Dutton joins Fitzdares with immediate effect, where he will oversee technological improvements that will drive brand growth and provide an unrivalled user experience for all Fitzdares members. The company has …