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Betsson has extended its sponsorship of Greek Basketball League team, AEK BC, in a further expansion of its sports marketing efforts in the country.  As the collaboration enters its third consecutive season, the Nasdaq-listed online gambling company will remain on the front of the team’s kit as the club marks 100 years of activity. Significantly, AEK BC has also revealed …

The management of Tombola, will proceed with a reorganisation as part of an ‘extensive operational review’ of the UK’s largest online bingo business. The staff of Tombola were informed last week of the decision, which as reported by the Financial Times, could impact up to 250 jobs  – “according to people briefed on the plans.” Meetings for affected staff have …

Bets.io has today announced a collaboration with MMA promotion The Professional Fighters League (PFL) and its partnership for Road to PFL Africa. The deal will see the pair create ‘engaging and informative’ content for MMA and betting fans globally, which will be tailored to the Road to PFL Africa documentary series. Earlier this year, PFL announced plans to launch PFL …

Chile’s National Association of Professional Football (ANFP) has abandoned its principal partnership with Betsson AB. which will no longer serve as title sponsor of the Campeonato Nacional.  Yesterday, ANFP informed national media of the conclusion of Betsson’s contract as principal sponsor of Chilean football, effective from 15 October. Agreed in 2022 for a reported $8m, the deal has seen Betsson …

Fitzdares has extended its partnership with Fulham FC as the bookmaker continues as the official UK betting partner of the South West London club.  Fitzdares will bring its ‘unique style’ to the club’s new lounge where the company has commissioned art by Sports Illustrator Bill Butcher for the walls, to go along with ‘distinctive’ designs from Interior Designer Rossana Bossom. …

Best Bookies’ Price Pty Ltd has been issued a formal warning from the Australian Communications and Media Authority (AMCA) for operating an unlicensed online wagering service. The group is described as an ‘internet site allowing punters to securely bet with a range of independent licensed Australian bookmakers using a single betting account’. However, it has been found that the service …

StarCasinò Sport has signed a two-year sponsorship of ACR Messina, as the betting firm makes its debut in Serie C Lega Pro. The Betsson Group-owned brand aims to expand its footprint across multiple levels of Italian sports, as it is set to appear on the Biancoscudati team kit for the 2023/24 and 2024/25 football seasons.  Stefano Tino, Managing Director of …

Betclic has launched ‘The Wave’, its new nationwide TV advertising campaign for France. The advert is set to the classical anthem of ‘In the Hall of the Mountain King’ by 1870s composer Edvard Grieg for the orchestra of Peer Gynt by Fredrick Ibsen.   The Wave was developed by Marcel, the new Paris-based creative agency of Betclic, with the aim of …

PANDA Interactive, a Las Vegas-based sports technology company, has filed complaints against sports tech giants Genius Sports and Sportradar, claiming violation of patents. The company filed the complaints against the duo in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, arguing that the firms had infringed on PANDA Interactive’s patents used for interactive streaming technologies. PANDA Interactive is …

Brazilian Senator Angelo Coronel has been appointed as the Senate Economic Affairs Commission Rapporteur for Bill 3,626/2023, the federal legislation to regulate nation-wide betting and gaming.  Rapporteurs play an important role in the Brazilian legislative process, as they report on developments within Commission meetings regarding certain legislation and ultimately make clear any final proposed amendments these committees may have to …