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McBookie.com has become the official betting partner of professional ice hockey team, the Trade-Mart Dundee Stars. The deal, which covers the forthcoming season, will also see the Dundee-based bookmaker’s branding showcased on the team’s socks. Paul Petrie, McBookie.com spokesman, commented: “We are delighted to be able to sponsor the Dundee Stars for the forthcoming season and look forward to offering …

The term ‘UK market’ is bandied about a lot in business conversations. This can make it somewhat easy to forget that the country and its markets are spread across four nations – England, Wales, Northern Ireland, and last but by no means least, Scotland. For some businesses, taking a ‘regional’ approach has proven to be a huge success, as Paul …

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 …

Tekkorp Capital has made its latest strategic investment, leading a non-brokered private placement of units in B2C and B2B sports betting firm FansUnite. Conducted at a price of $0.08 per FansUnite unit, the offering totals aggregate gross proceeds of $2m and sees Tekkorp acquire 13,750,000 financing units in FansUnite, corresponding to shares in the firm. The offering forms part of …

FansUnite Entertainment Inc has lauded the performance of its wholly-owned B2C white-label property McBookie (McBookie.com).  2022, FansUnite’s flagship UK brand achieved a turnover of £45m, up 22% on corresponding year results of £36.6m. Peak wagering was attributed to McBookie generating a 26% increase in sportsbook turnover to £16.5m (FY2021: £13m), combined with an improved online casino turnover of £28.4m (+20%).   …

FansUnite has entered into an Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Dragon Bet to supply its Chameleon iGaming platform to the Lovell Brothers Limited-owned Welsh sportsbook. The MoU covers a long-term licensing agreement that will enable Dragon Bet to utilise the Canadian sportstech group’s white-label software, which is due for launch in the UK later this year. FansUnite has been pursuing …

FansUnite has secured licences from the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC), enabling the Canadian company to provide its B2B technology and B2C betting and gaming services to the British market.  The licences have been granted to FansUnite’s Askott Entertainment Inc and EGG Limited subsidiaries – having submitted applications on 4 March 2021. The licences have significantly boosted the operator’s presence in …

Scottish bookmaker McBookie (McBookie.com) has confirmed the sale of its business to Canadian sports-tech group, FansUnite Entertainment Inc. McBookie Managing Director Paul Petrie confirmed that a $2.2 million agreement had been reached with Vancouver-based FansUnite, which listed on the Canadian Securities Exchange earlier this month in a bid to expand its sports wagering capacity. Launched in 2009 by former Tote …