Sportsbook

Racing Post has continued its expansion of its digital business into the United States after securing an agreement with Pickwise.  The duo first joined forces at the beginning of 2019 and will now go stateside after Pickswise obtained a New Jersey vendor licence. Pickwise has confirmed that it is looking to secure vendor licenses in a number of other states.  …

Following an investigation by the Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU), Uzbekistani tennis player Albina Khabibulina has been provisionally suspended from professional tennis after being found to be in breach of the Tennis Anti-Corruption Programme. Khabibulina, who was suspended by independent Anti-corruption Hearing Officer (AHO) Prof Richard H. McLaren with immediate effect, was found to be in breach of Section 3 of …

Delivering the keynote speech at last week’s Gaming in Spain conference, Director General of the Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego (DGOJ) Juan García Espinosa underlined that incumbents must ensure that responsible gambling measures are upheld.  Espinosa pointed out that since the market opened up in 2013, with the DGOJ issuing its first online licenses, there has been a successful …

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with its Swedish counterpart, Spelinspektionen. The new agreement is hoped to strengthen the collaboration between the two regulators, having come into effect on 11 November 2019. Under the terms of the partnership, the duo will collaborate in sharing best practice on areas such as regulatory policies and procedures. …

Gibraltar-headquartered MoPlay has become the latest online gambling operator to join the German Betting Association (DSWV). The announcement, confirmed by DSWV President Mathias Dahms and MoPlay CEO Juergen Reutter this morning, will see MoPlay join Sky Bet, William Hill, bet365, Paddy Power Betfair and Interwetten as a member of the organisation.  Dahms celebrated the announcement: “We welcome MoPlay in our …

LeoVegas has strengthened its commitment to sports integrity by becoming the fifth sports betting company to join the International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA) since it rebranded in June.  As part of the collaboration, LeoVegas.com will start feeding into IBIA’s unique global sports betting monitoring and alert system, while the company’s other betting platforms (Royal Panda, BetUK, Pixel.bet and 21.co.uk) will …

Altenar will be providing the sports betting services to a new set of customers in territories covered by a Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) licence after “long-standing partner” Finnplay – a Nordic-based open gaming platform provider – picked up its Type 2 licence. Stanislav Silin, CEO of Altenar, said: “Finnplay is a long-standing partner and customer of Altenar, and we are …

The 2005 Gambling Act will come under scrutiny from three of the major UK political parties, after the Conservatives, Labour Party and Liberal Democrats have all outlined changes to the legislation in their manifestos ahead of the upcoming General Election.  Speaking in Telford yesterday, Boris Johnson described the current Gambling act as “analogue” in a “digital age”, while also emphasising …

Stockholm-listed Kindred Group Plc has confirmed that its flagship Unibet sportsbook subsidiary has been syndicated as an NBA wagering partner for US wagering markets. The approval will allow Unibet’s US operations to access NBA data and statistics, enhancing its basketball inventory for customers wagering within regulated US states. A busy 2019 has seen Unibet launch its first US online sportsbook property …