Sportsbook

The FA has begun an investigation into Lucas Paqueta surrounding a potential breach of its betting rules, the BBC has reported. It is believed that the inquiry refers to the 25-year old Midfielder receiving yellow cards in West Ham games, with the bets being placed through bookmakers in Brazil. An £80m deal – which would see Paqueta join Man City …

Betsson AB has launched a new advertising campaign targeting several markets across its international operations, specifically its established territories in Europe and Latin America. The ‘A bet makes the difference’ campaign encompasses a series of commercials developed by Betsson’s in-house advertising team, with a focus on the ‘elevating excitement’ of betting rather than big wins. Stockholm-listed multinational Betsson plans to …

Demand for OpenBet’s player stats offering reached its “highest level yet” during the Women’s World Cup, largely due to an increased number of requests for “a much wider range of markets” from operators. Throughout the tournament, which culminated in a 1-0 win for Spain, OpenBet offered five different markets which were powered by SportCast to its operator partners: shots on …

The Paulista Football Federation (FPF) has renewed its sponsorship agreement with Esportes da Sorte for the 2024 edition of Paulistão.  The sports betting platform will continue to be displayed throughout the competition, either inside the stadiums or in the transmission of games.  The Campeonato Paulista Série A1, commonly known as Campeonato Paulista, is the top-flight professional football league in the …

As England takes on Spain in the Women’s World Cup final on Sunday, the UKGC has shared findings shedding light on the impact of major sporting events on the betting industry Looking into the men’s version of the global tournament, the group commissioned Yonder to collect data on the gambling activity that took place, as well as what happened after …

Super Group, the parent company of the Betway and Spin brands, has said it remains focused on ‘future growth opportunities’ to strengthen its commercial profile across multiple jurisdictions in its newly posted financial results for Q2 2023. The NYSE-listed online gambling group revealed a rise of 19% in corporate revenues to €380.8m (Q2 2022: €308.6m), citing accelerated growth across Africa, …

MGM Resorts International has extended its reach in Europe, building on its acquisition of established multinational igaming operator LeoVegas by launching its BetMGM brand in the UK. BetMGM began as a joint venture between the Las Vegas-based entertainment conglomerate and London-headquartered international group Entain. However, the UK brand will operate outside of this joint venture, using LeoVegas platform as well as …

DAZN Group has completed the acquisition of American streaming platform, ata football. The deal sees the sports entertainment platform continue to highlight its commitment to, and investment in, women’s football. DAZN has stated that it wants to maximise its status as the ‘home of women’s football’.  Shay Segev, DAZN Group CEO, commented: “DAZN and ata football share the same view …

Dutch online operator BetCity has formed a partnership with Shape Games. The product launch went live this month and marked a ‘significant milestone’ in the Dutch gaming scene. The Entain Group-owned operator was among the first to launch its product in the market after online sports betting and casino gaming became legal in the Netherlands back in October 2021. Léon …

Delasport and Videolosts have entered into a new partnership focused around strengthening the latter’s sports betting offering. The Malta-based operator will integrate Delasport’s API across a range of sports markets to bolster its sportsbook platform. Having operated in the igaming space since 2011, Videoslots entered sports betting with a product launch in 2020. Delasport’s feed will be distributed to over …