Technology

The European Gaming and Betting Association’s (EGBA) Manager of EU Affairs, Vasiliki Panousi, has supported the proposed introduction of a ‘European Digital Identity’ (E-ID), citing its advantages for both the gambling market and its customers. Should the E-ID be implemented, EU citizens would be able to store identity data such as name, date of birth, e-mail address, bank account numbers, …

Nedda Kaltcheva, Chief Technology Officer at Pronet Gaming, explains why it is as important to cultivate a winning working culture as it is to have state-of-the-art modular platform technology… There are three main areas of importance for any organisation seeking to strengthen its technological foundations: team and culture, architecture, and processes. This is particularly apparent in the fast-growing igaming business, …

BtoBet has been recognised for its commitment to information security after being awarded an ISO 27001 certification.  The platform provider celebrated the accolade, noting that this was a ‘milestone’ in its development.  “Receiving the ISO 27001 certification is a milestone for BtoBet and is testament to our commitment towards information security,” commented Dima Reiderman, BtoBet’s Chief Operating Officer. “Not only …

Kyle Brady, a former Horse Racing Risk Manager at SkyBet, has joined FSB, as the technology supplier looks to further strengthen its business development team.  The new hire’s primary responsibilities will be to support the FSB pre-sales team as a Pre-Sales Engineer, with the task of ‘orchestrating and illuminating’ the firm’s proprietary technology stack and trading options to new customers …

Central and Eastern European omnichannel betting group Fortuna Entertainment has gone live with content from OpenBet’s SportCast business. The rollout extends across its online and retail operations within a host of key European markets. As part of the new deal, Fortuna has deployed SportCast’s accumulator service, BetBuilder, which allows consumers to build their own bets within a single event across …

DAZN has completed a group leadership restructure, to help support its global growth ambitions to become the dominant OTT entertainment platform for sports fans.    Updating media, DAZN informed that Shay Segev would take on the sole duties of Group CEO having formally served as a joint-CEO alongside company Co-Founder James Rushton. The former CEO of Entain Plc was branded as …

Soft2Bet has achieved a 2022 core business objective after being granted an online gambling licence by Spillemyndigheden, the Danish Gambling Authority. The new licence will enable Soft2Bet to provide its wide-ranging igaming service for the Danish market, covering sports betting, online bingo and a full range of online casino games including roulette, baccarat, punto banco, blackjack, poker and slots. The …

OpenBet has moved to strengthen its executive leadership ranks ahead of major imminent changes for the leading tier-1 sports betting technology and platform supplier.  Tech figurehead Florian Diederichsen has joined OpenBet as new CTO, charged with evolving OpenBet’s modular sports betting platform and accelerating the firm’s next cycle of betting innovations. Diederichsen is the former CTO of DAZN, who oversaw …

Sky Betting & Gaming (Sky Bet) has been recognised as one of the UK’s ‘best places to work’, having been awarded the Glassdoor ‘Employees Choice Award’. Maintaining its fifth straight year on Glassdoor’s top-50 workplace index – Sky Bet ranked as the UK’s 29th best employer, based on the feedback of current and former employees anonymously rating businesses via Glassdoor’s …