International sports betting and casino operator SKS365 has strengthened its expansion plans both internationally and in Italy with the appointment of Lara Falzon as Group Chief Financial Officer. The firm, first registered in Austria and operating in Italy under the Planetwin365 brand, is currently going through a period of ‘intense growth’ both regionally in the Italian market and on an …
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EFL Chairman takes stance against betting sponsorship ban
Chairman of the English Football League (EFL), Rick Parry, has spoken out against a ban on sports betting sponsorship arrangements, citing financial concerns for lower league teams. Speaking to the Financial Times (FT), Parry remarked that a betting sponsorship ban would be ‘catastrophic’ for smaller football clubs ‘in the wake of the pandemic’. Parry’s comments come two months after it …
Read More »DCMS urged to take immediate action on Football Index collapse
MPs from the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Gambling Related Harm (GRH APPG) have directed further criticism at the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) regarding the collapse of betting exchange Football Index. Writing a letter to Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden, the group of legislators described the demise of the operator and the losses its customers suffered as a ‘scandal,’ and have cited …
Read More »Stats Perform extends WTA rights for Sportradar tennis feed
Stats Perform’s WTA tennis data is now available on rival Sportradar’s in-play tennis odds and trading services for bookmakers outside of the US. The data arrangement will see WTA data distributed to Sportradar customers after the company obtained a Stats Perform WTA data sub-licence. The agreement has been formed with a view to broadening the coverage of official match data provided …
Read More »UKGC comes under fire from Football Index collapse
Pressure is mounting on the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) to explain the fallout of Football Index – the football player trading platform which entered insolvency proceedings last week citing that it could no longer maintain its business due to liquidity issues. John Whittingdale, DCMS’ new undersecretary overseeing UK gambling laws, is reported to have held ‘frank discussions’ with the Commission’s …
Read More »PointsBet acquires Banach to enhance US in-play wagering capability
ASX-listed sports betting operator PointsBet has announced that it has entered into a binding agreement (SPA) to acquire Banach Technology through its Irish subsidiary Lockspell. Dublin-based Banach is a specialist developer of sports betting risk management solutions, trading software and customised wagering functionalities – cashout, acca builders, build-a-bet components. The acquisition sees PointsBet bolster its technical and trading capacities, seeking …
Read More »Tipico maintains German market lead with Bayern Munich renewal
German sports betting operator Tipico has further strengthened its position in the country’s gambling and sports sponsorship sectors via a renewal of its agreement with FC Bayern Munich. The extended partnership will allow Tipico to continue to take advantage of brand exposure and advertising opportunities at the Bundesliga club’s 75,000-seater Allianz Arena stadium, which regularly appears in widely-watched domestic and …
Read More »Kindred adds ‘sustainability council’ to its boardroom duties
Kindred Group Plc has published its ‘2020 Sustainability Report’ outlining its progress on core objectives related to social responsibility, safer gambling, customer care, employee well-being and corporate governance. 2020 saw Kindred become the first publicly listed online gambling firm to disclose ‘transparent KPIs’ tracking the percentage of gross-win revenues derived from harmful gambling. Transparent KPIs have been added to the …
Read More »Star Sports drives customer engagement with LVision widget
LVision has signed a new partnership with Star Sports to supply its Betting and Animation widget which will help the operator accelerate customer turnover and player engagement levels. Based on LVision’s proprietary AI algorithms and historical data, the product serves as a live match tracker by converting broadcasts into meaningful data and sports visualisations. “I’m really excited to make our …
Read More »LeoVegas strengthens sportsbook vision with €5m buyout of Expekt
LeoVegas AB has agreed to acquire all ‘Expekt Nordics Ltd’ assets from French online gambling operator Betclic Group for a total purchase price of €5 million. The deal sees LeoVegas take over the management of Expekt – a heritage online sportsbook brand operating across Scandinavian markets since 1999. Updating investors, LeoVegas states that the acquisition has been undertaken to strengthen …
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