Sportsbook

Kambi has extended its agreement with long-term partner Paf, an international betting operator owned and controlled by the government of Finland’s Åland Islands. Paf became one of Kambi’s first ever sportsbook partners back in 2011, back when the latter was the B2B betting and gaming arm of the Kindred Group before being divested in 2014. Under the terms of the …

Checkd Media has capped Tim Sherwood as the interim host of its ‘No Tippy Tappy Football with Sam Allardyce’ podcast, sponsored by William Hill. The sudden transfer was made after long-term host Sam Allardyce, who shared his namesake with the show’s title, took up the job of manager of struggling Leeds United this week. Former Aston Villa and Tottenham Hotspur …

Genius Sports has secured an official data, streaming and integrity partnership with the Chinese Taipei Football Association (CTFA) – the data rights holder of Taiwan football. The four-year agreement covers the CTFA competitions including the Taiwan Football Premier League (TFPL), the Taiwan Mulan Football League (TMFL) and the Taiwan Football League Second Division.   Head of Customer Success, APAC of Genius …

Canada-based betting and entertainment group FansUnite has sold its Scotland-facing McBookie brand for CA$5m (£2.9m), three years after first acquiring the operator. Scott Burton, CEO of FansUnite, explained in a statement that the TSX-listed firm has opted to offload the betting and gaming operator in order to focus more on B2B operations, citing the recent publication of the Gambling Act …

EveryMatrix cites that it has achieved its ‘highest growth in company history’ as all business segments deliver on record financial performance and profitability.  Publishing its Q1 trading report,  the B2B igaming technology group achieved a net revenue of €23.5m, representing a 69% 2022 comparatives and a subsequent 21% Quarter-on-Quarter increase – to mark EveryMatrix’s sixth consecutive quarter of headline revenue …

In the latest of a series of insightful blogs, Sportradar’s EVP Integrity Services, Andreas Krannich, shares how the company’s access to betting data supports the integrity of global sports. Without fair competition sport would lose not only its magic for fans but also its commercial value. At Sportradar we are strongly committed to safeguarding the integrity of sports, using our …

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has updated stakeholders on its plans following the publication of the Gambling Act review White Paper, outlining that the results of its consultations should be due by the end of the summer. Last week’s recommendations published by the DCMS put forward a number of recommended changes for UK gambling’s regulatory framework. However, the clarity stakeholders …

Flutter Entertainment has ‘got its mojo back’ in the UK and Ireland, according to Group CEO Peter Jackson, who addressed investors alongside the firm’s newly appointed Chief Financial Officer (CFO) this morning. Following the group’s Q1 2023 trading update, Jackson, along with Paul Edgecliffe-Johnson, provided a breakdown of the group’s market performance across a range of international jurisdictions. A leading …

Stake.com has upgraded its esports offering via a partnership with Oddin.gg for access to the latter’s odds feed service and tailor-made risk management solution. The Esports live odds provider enables the growth of its partners through its end-to-end esports betting ecosystem. The partners can utilise its esports odds feed, risk management, iFrame solution, widgets, 24/7 content and marketing services.  Dominic …

Playmaker Capital’s media business, Futbol Sites, has been named a media partner of Chilean women’s football tournament, the National Women’s Championship 2023. The company has also secured the position of streaming partner for professional football teams, Colo Colo and Universidad de Chile.  This will see Futbol Sites’ Chile-based media property, Redgol, now lead the partnerships and livestream productions. On the …