Tag Archives: PASPA

BetBull to cease all operations on 3 July  

SBC News BetBull to cease all operations on 3 July  

Mobile-first sportsbook BetBull has informed customers that it will cease all operations on Sunday 3 July 2022.  The management of BetBull did not provide any information regarding the sportsbook’s closure, as it confirmed that it had begun to withdraw customer accounts. The decision sees BetBull no longer accept customer registration, as “from 24/06/2022 (midnight), until 03/07/2022, the only activity users …

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Jeevan Jeyaratnam: Abelson Odds: No Niche… Recognising the thriving role of stats betting

SBC News Jeevan Jeyaratnam: Abelson Odds: No Niche... Recognising the thriving role of stats betting

From shots on target to player tackles, stats betting and data-driven markets have deeply enriched the matchday offering that sportsbooks provide over the last few years. Speaking to SBC Leaders, Abelson Odds’  Chief Operations Officer Jeevan Jeyaratnam shines a light on how stats betting has evolved from a unique feature of sportsbook markets to an integral part of any operator’s …

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Eric Frank: Odds On Compliance – Operators must accept patchwork of US laws 

SBC News Eric Frank: Odds On Compliance - Operators must accept patchwork of US laws 

Beginning a new feature series for SBC, Brand Ambassador Ilya Machavariani Senior Partner and CEO at 4H Agency examines the technical challenges and conflicts that operators face in 2022 and beyond.  Feature-1 sees Machavariani interview US markets compliance expert,  Frank, the CEO of Odds on Compliance and former VP of Legal Affairs for The Stars Group.  Providing his firsthand knowledge …

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Eccles returns to betting scene with decentralised BetDEX

SBC News Eccles returns to betting scene with decentralised BetDEX

Nigel Eccles, the co-founder of FanDuel, has announced the launch of his new business venture BetDEX Labs – a decentralised sports betting exchange built on the blockchain rails of Solana (SOL).  BetDEX is co-founded by Eccles and former FanDuel senior engineers Varun Sudhakar (CEO) and Stuart Tonner (CTO).   Eccles posted on LinkedIn that the venture would be welcoming FanDuel Director …

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Anton Kaszubowski: The US is becoming a big name game

SBC News Anton Kaszubowski: The US is becoming a big name game

The US market has become the golden goose of the global sports betting industry, presenting itself as the ‘land of opportunity’ for those looking to expand their international footprint.  Strategy expert Anton Kaszubowski – Founder and Managing Director at SBC Advisory Partners – takes a look at why the US market has become a ‘big name game’ and why mergers …

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Better Collective powers up US vision with $240m buyout of Action Network

SBC News Better Collective powers up US vision with $240m buyout of Action Network

Better Collective AS stated that it has secured the ‘outright leader’s position’ in US sports betting’s media and affiliate landscape, having reached ‘definitive terms’ to acquire the Action Network.  This Monday, Better Collective announced its biggest M&A transaction to date, acquiring all assets of US sports betting publisher Action Network for $240 million (€198m) on a ‘cash and debt-free basis’. …

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Sue Yoxall, mkodo: The unique combination of native app and real-money gaming expertise

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Sue Yoxall, co-founder and executive director of mkodo, discusses meeting the increased demand for digital entertainment, and why changes to submissions on both Google Play and Apple provides an opportunity for operators to take advantage of a new player demographic, especially as new markets such as the US and Germany begin to open in 2021. Yoxall also addresses a tilting …

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Winning Post: US tribes scrabble for market advantage

SBC News Winning Post: US tribes scrabble for market advantage

Regulus Partners observes that US wagering’s heritage stakeholders are playing unsustainable word games to maintain market advantages… __________ Among all the drivers shaping sports betting adoption in the US, a very important factor often left out of accumulating lists is grammar and the meaning of words. On one level the importance of what words mean to the evolving landscape is …

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Martin Lycka: The Empire State asks ‘How About Sports Betting?’

SBC News Martin Lycka: The Empire State asks ‘How About Sports Betting?’

Entain’s Senior Vice President of US Regulatory Affairs & Responsible Gambling Martin Lycka checks his playbook as New York State drives for the mobile betting end zone.  “How about sports betting?”; could these four simple words uttered by NY State Governor Andrew Cuomo at a December press conference be an auspicious sign of things to come as regards regulation of mobile sports betting in the Empire State?  Some would argue …

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Listen: ‘FSB Meets…’ How Mark Blandford built up Sportingbet

SBC News Listen: ‘FSB Meets…’ How Mark Blandford built up Sportingbet

Earlier this month, omnichannel sports betting platform provider FSB launched its brand new podcast series ‘FSB Meets…’ with sports betting veteran Mark Blandford as the inaugural guest. The new series will see FSB’s Head of Marketing Chris Graham speak to some of the industry’s most engaging people. As you can hear below, the series got off to a flyer with …

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