Sportsbook

The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) has confirmed that it has extended its long-standing sports data and technology partnership with Genius Sports Group for a further two years. The extension of the partnership will see Genius Sports additionally gain exclusive rights to distribute FIBA live data to betting operators, opening its information system to more than 2000 FIBA sanctioned games. Announcing …

The Liquor & Gaming Board of New South Wales has fined Australian online bookmaker CrownBet AUS $20,000 in fines for breaching advertising laws relating to the promotion of gambling services. Crownbet marketing was convicted of five counts of publishing content which featured consumer inducements to gamble. The bookmaker is said to have published advertisements on its website including bonus rewards …

It has been revealed that new online bookie 21Bet has signed up over 15,000 customers in its first month in business.  The operator launched at the beginning of March and final preparations are now being made for the imminent launch of the 21Bet Casino. The casino will also be powered by FSB Technology and feature games from the likes of Microgaming. 21Bet, …

The Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU) have confirmed that they received 48 alerts to suspicious betting and match-fixing during the first quarter of 2016. The figure is up by 31 from the same period in 2015, and includes one case from the Australian Open. None of the matches or players involved were named, but the TIU did confirm that one alert …

Private equity firm CVC Capital Partners furthers its presence in online gambling having acquired a majority stake in German focused sports betting operator Tipico Co Ltd. CVC adds the Malta licensed betting operator to its gambling portfolio, having secured the acquisition of Sky Betting & Gaming in December 2014 for £800 million. As yet no financial terms have been disclosed …

Presenting its first London FTSE market update, GVC Holdings Plc described 2015 as a “momentous year for the company”, having completed its acquisition of bwin.party Entertainment assets in December 2015 (deal officially closed 1 February). Reporting on full-year 2015 results (period ending 31 December), GVC recorded a 10% increase in Net Gaming Revenues (NGR) to €248 million. GVC governance was …

European sports betting operator Unibet has confirmed that it has extended its betting partnership of cricket’s ‘HERO Caribbean Premier League’ (CPL) for a further two years. Unibet had been announced official betting partner of the CPL T-20 championship in May 2015. The continued partnership will see the bookmaker maintain its shirt sponsorship of the St Lucia Zouks franchise, which includes …

BetConstruct have announced the launch of Colossus football jackpot pools on BetConstruct’s Spring platform. Initially launched with one of its partners, VBet.com, the collaboration with Colossus Bets ensures that over €70,000,000 of football jackpots will be available to VBet and other BetConstruct partners during Euro 2016 alone. Vahe Baloulian, CEO of BetConstruct, said: “Adding Colossus Bets pool products to our …

Paddy Power Betfair (PPB) subsidiary Betfair US has announced that it is set to launch its exchange wagering services for the state of New Jersey, in partnership with licensed racetrack operator Monmouth Park. The partnership sees the first launch of a betting exchange product in the US market, allowing for players to take odds by proposing or matching anonymous trades …

BOFCON afternoon schedule begins with a panel discussion on the betting industry’s ongoing fight against corruption and match-fixing. Presenting a diverse panel, Suzanne Davies (Director of Clifton Davies Consultancy) outlines the level of multi-stakeholder cooperation needed to undertake any effective fight on the matter. Davies introduces a panel representing the diverse actors/organisations needed in the battle against match-fixing and wider …