Sportsbook

LeoVegas has revelled in the return of the Premier League, despite keeping its players engaged in the aftermath of the World Cup through live tennis, instant markets and European football qualifiers, as well as the early August resumption of the Championship. A deeper selection of player props powered by Kambi, including a unique penalty shootout market and multiple bet types …

Dominating the industry’s agenda and context, the liberalisation of the US betting market post-PASPA has changed all working dynamics of the betting sector. Following three-years of mass sector consolidation, European leaders believed that the betting industry had finally settled. On 14 May 2018, SCOTUS would announce its supreme drop of federal PASPA laws…Facing new realities, has a further US-centric round …

Industry diversity, inclusion and equality program ‘The All-in Diversity Project’ (All-in) has moved to strengthen its strategic governance, appointing Holly Crook Macarro as a member of its Advisory Board. A US veteran in gambling policy and public affairs, Macarro is a partner at Spirit Rock Consulting LLC and has consulted and lobbied on behalf of industry American Indian Tribal clients …

Las Vegas-based online sportsbook platform and real-time betting data services provider, Metric Gaming has confirmed that it has secured $10 million completing its ‘series A’ funding round. Founded in 2013 by an enterprise team led by Martin de Knijff, Metric Gaming seeks to become a leading developer of sports betting proprietary products and platform provisions, empowered by the use of …

Amid the hopes and expectations of the industry’s future, deliberated at the Betting on Sports 2018 conference, was the hard reality of the ‘UK Tax Hike’ on online gambling services awaiting industry leaders. “Its seems a long distance now, the days of Tessa Jowell, the former Minister of Culture, Media & Sports under Tony Blair, stating that the UK would …

Announcing a new long-term initiative, industry charity GambleAware has confirmed that it will work with Citizens Advice to ‘to help debt advisors better understand, prevent or reduce gambling-related harms’. Updating the market, GambleAware governance has committed to a two-year £1.5 million partnership with Citizens Advice, the UK charity network which provides consumers with information and advice on money and legal …

NHL franchise, The Vegas Golden Knights has agreed on a multi-year partnership with William Hill US, become the first pro-hockey team to secure a betting/gambling sponsorship. Founded in 2017 by US financier Bill Foley and the Maloof Family, the Golden Knights represent the NHL’s newest franchise and the city of Las Vegas’ only active pro-sports franchise. During their inaugural season …

Gibraltar-based online bookmaker MansionBet continues to expand its presence within the sport of boxing, confirming that it will act as headline sponsor of ‘Ultimate Boxxer II’.   Developed by combat sports agency PBE Manchester, ‘Ultimate Boxxer II’ sees eight of the highest rated UK light-heavyweight talents compete in a knockout tournament hosted at London’s O2 Indigo Arena (2 November). The …

Gambling technology and systems provider BetConstruct has announced the first partnership for its new sports data-feed solution ‘FeedConstruct’, integrating the video content of the Professional Squash Association – PSA. Updating the market, BetConstruct has agreed to deliver PSA Tour and PSA World Challenger Tour live video content across its new ‘FeedConstruct – Friendship Platform’ on a client pay-to-view basis. The …