The start of the 2020s has seen a range of new challenges emerge for the gambling industry, as questions are raised over responsible betting and regulators across Europe overhaul frameworks governing the sector. This was the main topic of discussion of the opening panel of the Leadership track at this week’s Betting on Sports Europe (BOSE) event – the Sportradar-sponsored …
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SBC Leaders has grown to 60 member companies ahead of its biggest meet-up to date, at this month’s SBC Summit Barcelona conference and exhibition. PAF, Apuesta Total, Nederlandse Loterij, Slots Million, Adjarabet, Retabet, BetWarrior, and the Ukrainian Gambling Council are among the new members of the exclusive group for international betting and gaming operators and operator associations. The membership has …
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Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), the Netherlands gambling regulatory authority has issued a €10,000 fine to ‘Lotto NL’ a subsidiary brand of Nederlandse Loterij (NLO), having uncovered advertisements of its EuroJackpot game being displayed on girlscene.nl – a website primarily aimed towards minors. Dutch legislation prohibits the targeting of games of chance advertising at minors because they are particularly vulnerable to developing a gambling addiction at …
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Chief Marketing Officer at Nederlandse Loterij Arno de Jong has argued that the Dutch lottery’s TOTO brand is ‘alive and kicking’ due to the success of the ‘King TOTO’ campaign. TOTO recently received a Golden Effie award at the Effie Awards Europe 2020 in the Media, Leisure and Entertainment Category as a result of the campaign, garnering further international recognition …
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The Global Lottery Monitoring System (GLMS) recently took part in an Integrisport project to share ideas with Dutch law enforcement and judiciary on how it can use support from GLMS and the Dutch National Lottery, Nederlandse Loterij, to better combat sports manipulation in sports betting. GLMS Legal and Project Manager Cassandra Matilde Fernandes and Canadian Hub Analysis Coordinator Chris Yaakoubian took part in its partner project Integrisport by CSCF – …
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In principle, the challenges for delivering an effective omnichannel strategy remain the same across all gambling territories, but in some cases regulations dictate that this is now more about recreating the same user experience than it is syncing up distribution channels. That was one of the main takeaways from the ‘Creating an omnichannel experience’ panel, sponsored by Italy-based B2B service …
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Scientific Games (SG) has accelerated its digital expansion after confirming a new agreement with the National Lottery in Netherlands, Nederlandse Loterij, to supply its sports betting product suite. Building on a long-term partnership with the lottery, SG has now gone live with its full digital sports betting solution, in an agreement that covers the supplier’s managed trading services and access …
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TOTO, the Netherlands monopoly licensed sportsbook and football pools operator has undertaken a spree of football partnerships, as the Dutch Eredivisie prepares for its October restart following the cancellation of season 2019/2020. Under lockdown, TOTO the sportsbook property of Dutch national lottery operator Nederlandse Loterij has secured nine Eredivisie partnerships – as the monopoly bookmaker becomes the official sleeve sponsor …
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Intralot has confirmed that its subsidiary in The Netherlands has inked a four-year contract with Nederlandse Loterij for the provision of its sports betting platform, Intralot Orion. The agreement, which also includes an extension option of three years, will enable the operations and management of TOTO’s retail sportsbook. “We are excited to continue our long-standing relationship with Nederlandse Loterij and …
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High-profile figures from major European lotteries and US state lotteries are set to participate in the SBC Digital Summit to share their experiences of adapting to the new market conditions brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. The event’s Lottery track, delivered in partnership with GLMS, takes place on 29 April, the third day of the largest ever online conference and …
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