Flutter Entertainment Plc will proceed with plans to make the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) the primary location of its corporate shareholding. This morning, Flutter leadership rang the NYSE trading bell, beginning the firm’s dual-listing on the US exchange, as approved by investors. Flutter shares will be listed on the New York exchange under the ticker symbol FLUT, alongside the …

Racing TV has formed an exclusive syndicate with RaceShare to offer its subscribers “a chance to enjoy the thrills of racehorse ownership – with no additional costs.” RaceShare was founded in 2022 by former Racing Post executive Lucy Delaney and bloodstock experts, to make racehorse ownership more engaging and affordable with the general public via shared syndicates. Teaming up with …

NeoSurf has expanded its corporate leadership team by announcing the promotion of Sue Page as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of North America. Page is promoted from her role as Executive Vice President of North America, where she led the commercial deployment of NeoSurf’s prepaid solutions within US states regulating sports betting and iGaming services. Updating the media, NeoSurf cited …

Entain CCE has appointed Mikolaj Cymerman to serve as Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) of the Central and Eastern European venture of FTSE100 Entain Plc. The appointment was confirmed by Cymerman on LinkedIn, who revealed that he would take on the dual responsibilities of commercial lead for Entain CEE as well as serving as an advisor to the board of STS …

The International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA) has enhanced its integrity capabilities in the Nordics by announcing Norsk Bransjeforening for Onlinespill (NBO), Norway’s Association for Online Gaming, as a new partner. Updating members, IBIA has entered a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with NBO to “establish a cooperative framework for a safe and effective local licensing and regulatory regime in Norway, including …

The City expects Flutter’s NYSE listing to have an impact on the corporate valuation disciplines of gambling PLCs… But nothing can stop the industry’s M&A momentum. The frantic movements of gambling PLCs have dominated industry headlines in the early proceedings of 2024. On the European front, despite no regulatory resolutions being settled in the past year, gambling PLCs continue their …

France’s gambling regulator Autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ) has placed reducing excessive gambling and the protection of minors at the heart of its 2024-26 strategic plan and has called on all economic and institutional stakeholders to work alongside it to reach those targets. ANJ’s plan marks the end of its first cycle of regulation since it succeeded ARJEL as industry …

With ICE London fast approaching, Sportradar’s Patrick Mostboeck shares his thoughts on this year’s event and how he’s looking forward to reconnecting with existing clients and meeting some new faces along the way.  SBC: What trends are you anticipating seeing at the event?  Patrick Mostboeck: From an audiovisual perspective, I’m expecting to see greater focus on data-driven streaming services. Operators …

Svenska Spel has informed that it will close the Casino Cosmopol venues in the cities of Gothenburg and Malmö. The decision was taken as Svenska Spel continues to reorganise the Casino Cosmopol unit, which faces “issues with profitability due to a decrease in visitor numbers.” As such, Svenska Spel plans to close Casino Cosmopol locations in Gothenburg and Malmö to …

With Bet Builder set to be the sports betting sector’s flagship product in 2024 and beyond, Olivier Kaplan, an expert in online sports betting with more than 20 years of experience with Française des Jeux and Betclic, analyses the evolution of betting products over the past 25 years. For nearly 10 years now, almost all sports betting operators have been …