Sisal SPA, the operating firm of Italy’s SuperEnalotto national lottery draw, has continued its funding of talent development projects for Italy’s new workforce through the hosting of its ‘GoBeyond’ competition. Entering its fifth year, Sisal’s innovation competition is co-hosted with investment fund CVC Capital Partners and aims to advance the development of Italian start-ups focused on social impact and enterprise. …
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Gamban blocks user access to trading platforms
Gamban has updated its self-exclusion system to block user engagements and access with FX, crypto and currency trading platforms. Updating stakeholders, Gamban disclosed that it had added CFDs cryptocurrency exchanges, binary options, forex trading platforms to its list of blocked websites. The changes are set to be introduced from 1 August and follow an assessment by Gamban that noted a …
Read More »Kambi rides high from all market comeback
Sports betting technology provider Kambi Group Plc has underlined its continued commercial momentum, securing Q2 revenues of €42.8 million, an operator trading margin of 9.3% and a net cash position of €84.5 million. Publishing its Q2 and H1 2021 interim results (period ending 30 June), Kambi generated period revenues of €86 million, up 102% on 2020 interim results of €43 …
Read More »Kindred lauds product excellence as uninterrupted H1 delivers record results
Kindred Group Plc has registered record gains across its H1 metrics, following an ‘exceptionally strong business period’. Publishing its H1 2021 interim results (period ending 30 June), the Stockholm listed online gambling group declared period profits of £160 million – up 575% on 2020’s corresponding H1 results of £27.8 million. Though performance comparatives were set against the peak COVID-19 impacts …
Read More »HooYu deepens customer verification in the German market
HooYu has grown its offering to the German market, launching a complete KYC solution for the region. Earlier in the year, HooYu achieved approval by the German age-verification regulator, KJM, with it now adding several new services to help gambling firms to comply with AML regulations. The single solution orchestrates Schufa identity data checks, KJM-approved facial biometrics and ID document …
Read More »Scientific Games orders SciPlay buyback
The board of Scientific Games Corporation has disclosed its intentions to acquire the remaining 19% equity interest in casual games subsidiary SciPlay. The transaction has been ordered to advance Scientific Games planned strategic overhaul, which will see the Nasdaq gambling technology group operate a solely focused casino games developer and content supplier. SciPlay had been independently listed on Nasdaq in …
Read More »Xtremepush secures $33m cash injection to drive expansion plans
Xtremepush, the Irish-owned multi-channel customer engagement platform, will press on with its expansion plans in overseas markets after raising $33 million in growth capital. Xtremepush enables its global client base to drive revenue and enhance customer experiences through personalised, data-driven communications across all digital channels. The Dublin-headquartered SaaS company will double its workforce to 140 people in Ireland and overseas …
Read More »Imperva warns of 3x bot traffic targeting bookmakers during Euro 2020
Data Privacy and Cybersecurity solutions provider Imperva Inc has revealed the level of security threats faced by bookmakers from bot traffic and account takeover attacks during the UEFA Euro 2020 tournament. New data from Imperva’s Research Labs finds that in the build-up to England team matches, UK sportsbooks recorded a two-to-three-fold increase in bot-related traffic. It underlined concerns as bot-traffic can be …
Read More »FDJ to steward Plug and Play’s French retail accelerator
Groupe FDJ has joined wider business organisations in supporting France’s Plug and Play ecommerce accelerator programme. As the operating firm of France’s National Lottery, maintained by its Française des Jeux unit– Groupe FDJ will provide its expert guidance on French retail and e-commerce disciplines to new start-ups. Recognised as one of global tech’s most successful investment platforms, Plug and Play’s …
Read More »DIMAYOR upgrade sees Genius Sports overhaul Colombian football media rights
DIMAYOR, the governing body of Colombia’s professional football leagues, has overhauled its entire media management and data gathering provisions, expanding its existing relationship with Genius Sports. The partnership will see Genius Sports launch a ‘new betting engagement commercial strategy’ optimising the media and data rights for DIMAYOR’s Liga BetPlay, Torneo BetPlay, Copa BetPlay and Superliga BetPlay competitions. As result, all …
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