Groupe FDJ has joined forces with Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) to launch a new responsible gambling campaign. FDJ first linked up with the Ligue 1 title holders last July, announcing that they had become one of the club’s premium sponsors until 2025 with its sports betting brands ParionsSport en ligne and ParionsSport point de vente visible within the club’s stadium and online. FDJ and PSG have collaborated on an awareness …
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Low6 will elevate its player communication strategy after agreeing a new “‘game changing” partnership with Xtremepush. Under the terms of the deal, the two firms will work to deliver real-time personalised communications with the aim of promoting more relevant games and messages to Low6’s player base. Brandon Asgeirsson, Senior Account Executive at Xtremepush, said: “Low6 is a seriously impressive business …
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The Parliament of Romania will review the nation’s advertising code in relation to tightening laws and standards on the marketing and coverage of gambling products. The directive has been ordered by the National Audiovisual Council (CNA), Romania’s media monitoring agency, who this week voted unanimously in favour of a ‘draft law’ to amend Romania’s existing advertising code. Last November, the …
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The organisers of this year’s ICE London event plan to make the 2023 edition ‘the biggest on record’, having booked up a vast amount of space at the ExCel Centre. The expo will encompass 51,466 square metres of net space and occupy 41 halls of the exhibition centre in Tower Hamlets, East London, whilst the iGB Affiliate London sister show …
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Tony Kenny will step down from his position of Group PR and Communications lead at William Hill after 16 years with the company. Kenny held a number of positions at William Hill, including Public Relations and Marketing Manager (Ireland), Head of Online and International PR, Head of PR and Head of External Communications. In a statement on LinkedIn, Kenny said: …
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Dafabet is targeting continued exposure in the emerging Brazilian betting space, securing a renewal of its partnership with Coritiba Foot Ball Club. Running until December 2023, the extended contract will see the sportsbook’s branding displayed on Coritiba’s team shirts for the remainder of the season. John Cruces, Head of Sponsorships at Dafabet, said: “We are delighted to extend our partnership …
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The 2022 FIFA World Cup saw a dramatic decrease in the number of betting adverts shown on ITV, according to the Betting and Gaming Council (BGC). In an update issued after the tournament, the UK’s betting trade association and standards body outlined that the number of ads fell by 34% from 167 in the 2018 World Cup to 110 in …
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The Dutch Gambling Authority, the Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), continues to maintain a watchful eye over the Netherlands’ betting space, warning two operators for offering a loyalty programme. Both firms have been ordered to stop providing the loyalty programmes, which it asserts have targeted young adults, in violation of KSA licensing requirements. Loyalty programmes are defined as advertising activities, and in both …
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The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has ordered Ladbrokes to remove a tweet after the bookmaker was found to have violated Committee on Advertising Practice (CAP) rules. In October 2022, the Entain sports betting brand published a tweet featuring a reel of Premier League footballers Philippe Coutinho, Jesse Lingard and Kalidou Koulibaly. The prominent footballers were pictured alongside text reading “Can …
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Game Lounge has redeveloped its Japanese website’s UX and brand to better engage with local audiences and to become a leading information portal for Japanese igaming consumers. The affiliate publisher has rebranded Japanesecasino.com to the new name of ‘JAPACASI’ as a “commitment to Japanese users’ tendency towards word blends.” Japanesecasino.com was first launched in Japan in 2016 as a standard …
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