Technology

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has welcomed the appraisal of the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) which backs the need for data collaboration to protect gambling consumers better. Yesterday the ICO published its response to a query by financial services trade body UK Finance on the legal boundaries of data collaboration between gambling and financial services firms.   The ICO, which serves …

Kambi Group Plc is further expanding its South American presence by entering into a long-term technology partnership with Eyas Gaming. The Stockholm-listed sports betting technology group will support Eyas Gaming in its upcoming launch of the Lance! Sportsbook. Pan-LatAm iGaming group Eyas Gaming has entered into a joint-venture partnership with Brazilian football publisher Lance! to operate its branded sportsbook property. …

FIFPRO has announced that plans are in motion for the creation of a new global player data management platform to enhance the sports application of the technology. All 66 member unions backed the proposal, which will see the implementation of a one-stop, data-driven platform that showcases detailed player, club, league, and national team performance. “Professional players are a highly mobile and …

Iain Hutchison, Chief Revenue Officer of sportsbook software and igaming platform provider Digitain, shares some insights into the ways in which technology is being harnessed to best effect by the sports betting sector. Among the topics for discussion are its impact on content, regulation and the user experience. ____________________ SBC: Rarely does a day go by when the news does …

The Juroszek family has become the largest individual investor in Gaming Innovation Group (GiG), increasing its stake to 11.08% in the igaming media services and sportsbook platform provider. This morning, MJ Investments, Betplay Capital, and Juroszek Holdings informed the public that they had acquired a further 1.32 million shares of GiG stock on behalf of the Juroszeks. The enterprise founders …

BetConstruct has brought its igaming offering to the Metaverse with the launch of its new platform, BCverse. BetConstruct is confident that its new Metaverse platform, built in collaboration with PandaMR,  marks a “major step forward” in the development of its digital ecosystem. In a statement, BetConstruct said: “The ever growing scope of products and services of BetConstruct are integrated into …

Dr Toby Sucharov has been appointed Chief Technology Officer of Citizen – a payment services provider to the igaming industry. Having previously served as Playtech’s Head of UK Innovation and as Head of Games Platform as a Service (GPAS), Sucharov has a wealth of industry experience in scaling up technology products to service hundreds of igaming businesses globally. James Neville, …

Esports and data provider Abios has collaborated with Buffed.bet to power its new platform. It will supply its esports data through ready-made iframe widgets, allowing Buffed.bet to embellish its website and, said the firm, create “an engaging user experience for esports fans with minimal development efforts”.  In a bid to help esports fans find the next and most engaging matches …

Marina Ilyina, CEO of PIN-UP Global, unwraps the company’s intricate and multi-faceted approach to the igaming sector, underlining its ‘no-boundaries’ mentality and how it uses a people-first strategy to serve the business.   SBC: For those among our audience who aren’t familiar with PIN-UP Global, can you provide an introduction to the ecosystem and an overall outline of what it does? …