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Super Group states that it has overcome a challenging 2023, in which its corporate performance was dragged down by US-specific impairments impacting profitability. This afternoon, the parent company of Betway and Spin brands published its Q4 and full-year 2023 preliminary results, concluding by declaring its “highest ever total revenue for a fourth quarter of €359m,” a 9% increase on 2022 …

Content and sports betting data supplier PA Betting Services (PABS) recently announced plans to become the official supplier and managing partner of sports data and content provider Timeform’s B2B services. SBC Media spoke exclusively to PA Betting Services Director Eugene Delaney and Timeform Director Sebastian Butterworth about the rationale behind the deal. SBC: What was it about Timeform that made it an attractive …

888 Holdings has notified investors that it has begun a strategic review of its US B2C operations, considering all available options for its US joint-venture with the Authentic Brands Group. This morning, 888 notified that US partner Authentic Brands Group the apparel and entertainment fund that owns Sports Illustrated has “agreed to consensual license termination for US territories”. The decision allows …

The Charity Commission has received a complaint made against GambleAware for providing false information to the British public on gambling-related harms and suicides. The complaint has been submitted by The Good Law Project, an independent non-profit organisation led by public policy expert Will Prochaska, the former Strategic Director of Gambling with Lives (GWL). In its mission statement, The Good Law …

Franc Weerwind, Legal Protection Minister of the Netherlands, has informed the President of the House of Representatives about his intentions going forward in regards to the upcoming evaluation of the country’s Remote Gambling Act (KOA) taking place in October. The letter to Martin Bosma is a follow up to Weerwind’s previous alert on failing player protection measures of the Remote …

Yesterday’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) showcased the distinct opinions of key political actors at the centre of delivering the change needed to future-proof UK gambling.  “There is never a dull moment in our industry,” stated BGC CEO Michael Dugher, opening the proceedings of the AGM held at the Institution of Civil Engineers in …

Through the lens of his personal experiences of gambling addiction, Lee Willows, Founder & Executive Chair of ESG Gaming – a non-profit social responsibility, sustainability and harm minimisation group – discussed consumer protection, player integrity and safeguarding. At a session in the Esports Betting Conference during ICE London 2024, Willows expressed how he used this knowledge of gambling harms to …

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has achieved a principal objective, publishing the first datasets of the Gambling Survey of Great Britain (GSGB). Following consultations undertaken between 2020 and 2021, the Commission launched the GSGB project to change how data is collected on “adult gambling participation and problem gambling prevalence statistics.“ Today, wave one of the GSGB datasets was released, centered …

Ahead of an expert panel session this Friday, Digital Wellness Centre CEO Dr Mary Donohue offers up this thought-provoking blog. The online industry, she warns, faces a challenge in showcasing its proactive strides towards safeguarding player well-being and enhancing the overall gaming experience.  In the ever-evolving landscape of technology and digital entertainment, the online gaming industry stands at a pivotal …

SBC Summit Tbilisi is poised to reclaim the spotlight on 25-26 June at the Sheraton Grand Tbilisi Metechi Palace, marking its early return after a highly successful inaugural edition in October 2023. 1,500 senior sports betting and iGaming executives will reconvene in the heart of Georgia’s capital, to solidify their foothold in the promising markets of Eastern Europe and Central …