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BGC highlights importance of gambling’s ‘symbiotic relationship’ with sports

BGC highlights importance of gambling’s ‘symbiotic relationship’ with sports

The Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) has emphasised the financial support that the betting industry provides for UK sports which have been hit by the coronavirus pandemic. In a submission to a House of Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee inquiry into ‘sport in our communities’, the BGC stressed that the likes of horseracing, snooker, football and rugby league have …

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Codere modifies high coverage AS partnership to obey Spanish advertising laws

SBC News Codere modifies high coverage AS partnership to obey Spanish advertising laws

Codere has confirmed that it has renewed its media partnership with Spanish sports daily AS (AS.com) that will see the two companies continue to develop exclusive football content, despite the Spanish government enforcing new federal restrictions on betting advertising. Working with AS, last season Codere launched its interactive football show ‘Mister Underdog’ which proved a success, securing a following of …

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IBIA and BOS strengthen integrity commitment with MoU

IBIA and BOS strengthen integrity commitment with MoU

The International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA) has entered into a new partnership with Sweden’s Branschföreningen för Onlinespel (BOS) whereby the duo will ‘work together on projects of mutual interest’. Through the memorandum of understanding (MoU), BOS and IBIA’s collaboration will likely focus on the challenges presented by recent regulatory changes in Sweden. Gustaf Hoffstedt, secretary general of BOS, commented: “A …

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AiDP Index highlights pay parity concerns

AiDP Index highlights pay parity concerns

The All-in Diversity Project (AiDP) has published its second ‘annual report’ which tracks global gambling’s workforce make-up and further corporate directives related to improving the industry’s equality and inclusion disciplines. The ‘All-Index 2019’ compiled data from 26 gambling organisations ‘representing over 100 brands’. The Index’s headline figure indicated a near 50/50 split, with 46.7% of a total 125,697 employees surveyed …

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GAN acquires Coolbet for €150m to accelerate sportsbook ambitions

SBC News GAN acquires Coolbet for €150m to accelerate sportsbook ambitions

GAN Plc has reached a ‘definitive agreement’ to acquire Malta-licensed operator ‘Coolbet’ for a total consideration of €149 million. The igaming software supplier will acquire Coolbet from its operating firm Vincent Group Malta, which will see it takeover the operator’s brand IP, trading and proprietary software assets.  Updating investors, GAN branded Coolbet one of the fastest-growing European B2C operators, who …

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Kambi boosts trading expertise with Sportsbook Training Services

SBC News Kambi boosts trading expertise with Sportsbook Training Services

Sportsbook Training Services has agreed to deliver ‘a comprehensive suite of online trader training courses’ to Kambi. Led by Founder Jonathan Smith, Sportsbook Training Services offers a series of masterclasses on trading and modelling, covering the likes of basic bookmaking theory and practice to probabilistic concepts in sports betting. Posting on LinkedIn, Smith noted that these new courses supplied to …

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IMG ARENA pockets WST partnership extension

IMG ARENA

IMG ARENA has added an extension to its live streaming rights agreement with the World Snooker Tour (WST). The extended deal builds on the existing live streaming agreement, now covering a greater number of matches and tournaments on the Tour. Freddie Longe, Executive Vice President and Managing Director of IMG ARENA, said: “This significant extension and expansion of our relationship …

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RFL hands three-month suspension to Ryan Atkins

SBC News RFL hands three-month suspension to Ryan Atkins

The Rugby Football League (RFL) has issued a three-month suspension to Ryan Atkins after the player admitted to betting on a game involving his former club, Wakefield Trinity. Atkins was not registered with a club when he wagered on the outcome of Wakefield’s Super League fixture with Wigan Warriors in September. However, the RFL noted that the ‘fact that he …

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Javier Tebas: Decree blackout hurts La Liga at its crisis point

SBC News Javier Tebas: Decree blackout hurts La Liga at its crisis point

La Liga president Javier Tebas has urged Spain’s coalition government to suspend its prohibition of betting sponsorships as the league clubs face an immediate funding crisis. Speaking at the “Marca Sports Weekend” digital conference, Tebas laid out the devastating consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on La Liga finances, which leaves clubs facing a ‘€500 million funding shortfall to finish the …

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KSA tackles illegal lotteries through Facebook collaboration

SBC News KSA tackles illegal lotteries through Facebook collaboration

Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), the Dutch Gaming Authority, has entered into a new partnership with Facebook to combat illegal gambling promotion or activities on the social media platform. Through the partnership, the KSA will report illegal online lotteries organised through the social media platform, known as ‘dipping’. The regulator stated that ‘for some time now’, it has received reports of illegal online …

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