Sportsbook

The Football Pools will work with igaming recruitment specialist Arnold Ash to lead the executive search process of its new senior management hires.   The appointment of new executives and senior managers is required as The Pools has revamped and relaunched its heritage betting services for modern audiences – an initiative overseen by new CEO James Arnold. 2023 sees The Pools …

Golden Matrix (GMGI) expects to close its acquisition of MeridianBet Group within the next six months after amending its purchase agreement with the Southeast European betting group for the second time. The Las Vegas-based gaming and ecommerce developer and operator projects that the takeover of B2C betting group MeridianBet will be concluded in either Q3 2023 or the first quarter …

A total of 43 betting and lottery operators have been singled out for unlicensed activity in the Nigerian state of Lagos, according to a statement from the Lagos State Lotteries and Gaming Authority (LSLGA). Operators on the list include some notable names, such as Yolo Group’s Sportsbet.io, Malta-based European multinational NetBet and prominent Nigerian local player Cloudbet, a crypto sportsbook …

Betfair projects a bleak outlook for the Conservative Party and its plans to remain in government as the UK’s next General Election looms. At this week’s Party Conference in Manchester, Betfair announced: “Punters on the Exchange are backing the Conservatives to lose more than 201 seats (5/2 – 29% chance) at the next general election.” The favoured outcome among Betfair …

Genius Sports has signed a partnership with Premier League Productions (PLP) to enhance live broadcasts for fans in over 185 countries. Using its ‘rich tracking data insights and data-driven augmentations’, Genius – which is the official tracking provider of Football DataCo – will now enable PLP broadcasts to feature a live Premier League Data Zone viewing mode. This will aim …

Yolo Group has initiated a restructuring of its business and a reshuffle of c-level leadership in pursuit of further growth across both the B2C and B2B sides of its operations. The Estonia-based group has reorganised its business based around three verticals – the B2C-oriented Yolo Entertainment, the B2B and technology provision-focused Yolo Platform, and venture capital arm Yolo Investments. Yolo …

Sports betting technology firm Sporting Solutions has today announced that it will introduce its esports offering to partner and prominent esports provider Pandascore.   In a statement confirming the development, Sporting Solutions said that the integration with Pandascore provides its partners with all major markets for CSGO, Dota 2 and League of Legends, which will be delivered through Pandascore’s expert dedicated …

Stats Perform has revealed that it will be optimising player ratings and PlayStyles features for Electronic Arts (EA) under a new long-term partnership. The news comes ahead of the launch of the new EA SPORTS FC 24 game – a continuation of the long-running but now terminated FIFA series  which will reportedly look to bring ‘new levels of authenticity and …

Kambi Group Plc has won an exclusive commercial tender to enhance and diversify the end-to-end sportsbook capabilities of Svenska Spel. Announced as a ‘major coup’ for the Stockholm-listed technology group, Kambi will power ‘Svenska Spel Oddset’, the flagship sportsbook brand of Sweden’s state-owned gambling and lotteries group. Svenska Spel has enlisted Kambi to supply all sportsbook-related provisions to deliver a …

Super Group, the parent company of Betway and Spin brands, this afternoon announced that it has ceased all activities in India.    The decision follows the Indian government processing its new Goods and Services Tax, which is effective as of 1 October 2023.  This summer, India’s Parliament approved the Goods and Services Tax Council (GST) to amend tax rates applied to …