Pressure mounts on the government of Brazil to impose stricter advertising rules and marketing restrictions on the plans to launch a federal sports betting marketplace.  New developments have seen Ricardo Ayres, the Deputy of the State of Tocantins and member of the República Party, sponsor new Bill 3915/2023. Ayres has called on Congress to intervene on the advertising make-up of …

Total Performance Data (TPD) has announced that Silicon Valley enterprise expert Jeremy Doig has joined its business as a non-executive director (NED). A 35-year technology veteran, Doig has most recently served as CTO of the Disney+ network, overseeing the streaming giant’s team of over 2,500 developers working on technologies for ESPN+, Hulu, Star+ and Disney+.  Recognised as a ‘Valley figurehead’ …

Intralot SA highlighted its enhanced operational earnings and cash flow despite commercial adjustments that affected its revenue performance. Releasing its H1 2023 interim trading results, the Athens-listed gambling technology group reported corporate revenues of €175m, a 14% decrease from the 2022 comparative results of €205m. The decline in headline revenues was mainly due to Intralot discontinuing its Malta business, which …

Svenska Spel has pledged to fund five new research projects aimed at enhancing the understanding of Swedish gambling addiction and its societal impacts.  This initiative was announced by the Independent Research Council of Svenska Spel, Sweden’s state-owned gambling and lotteries operator. The research projects will collectively receive funding of SEK 4.1m (€350,000), with the aim of providing Swedish public health …

BetMakers has notified investors that it expects to “normalise its operating cost base” by the end of full-year 2024 trading. The objective was outlined in the concluding statement of the ASX wagering technology group’s FY2022/2023 investor update, published on 30 August. Tough trading saw BetMakers miss the targets of its corporate consensus as group revenues increased by only 3.7% to …

Toto, the flagship sports betting brand of Nederlandse Loterij, will serve as a principal partner of the Azerion Women’s Eredivisie. The partnership sees Toto continue to expand its presence within Dutch women’s pro-football, in which the betting brand serves as principal sponsor of the women’s teams for PSV, ADO Den Haag, Heerenveen and FC Twente. Beginning on Friday 8 September, …

EveryMatrix continues its record-breaking streak announcing its seven consecutive quarters of growth on key commercial metrics.  The igaming technology and platform supplier published its Q2 2023 results, generating net revenues €27m, up 82% year-on-year and 15% quarter-on-quarter comparatives. Operating on its ‘highest ever profit margin’ of 55%, EveryMatrix declared Q2 EBITDA of €15m up 15% on 2022 results and 42% …

Public policy thinktank the Social Market Foundation (SMF) cites that the British public attitudes are hardening with regards to how gambling should be governed. This morning, the thinktank released its second briefing paper titled “A bitter taste…Exploring the political constraints on public health policies“. The paper draws from “a review of polling evidence and interviews with policymakers involved in implementing …

Gaming Innovation Group (GiG) has extended its media and marketing compliance services for Merkur, the flagship brand of the German heritage gambling firm, Gauselmann Group. The extension of automated affiliate marketing services and media compliance monitoring tools is necessary for Merkur and its online brands to be fully compliant with the regulatory changes of the Fourth Interstate Treaty (GlüNeuRStv) market. …

Gergana Kaneva, Delasport’s recently appointed Senior Vice President of Operations and Customer Experience, is an industry expert with over 15 years of igaming and account management experience. Before joining Delasport, she held numerous leadership roles at some of the biggest companies in the field, including director roles at DraftKings/SBTech. Here she discusses her new role, her beliefs and some predictions …