The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has welcomed the appraisal of the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) which backs the need for data collaboration to protect gambling consumers better. Yesterday the ICO published its response to a query by financial services trade body UK Finance on the legal boundaries of data collaboration between gambling and financial services firms.   The ICO, which serves …

The management of Ayr Racecourse has announced that Virgin Bet will continue to sponsor the Ayr Gold Cup for a third consecutive year. The Virgin Bet Ayr Gold Cup is a sprint handicap race that saw victories by Summerghand and Bielsa in 2022. The race currently holds a value of £180,000. The increased prize money for the main event is …

The office of Colombian President Gustavo Petro has announced the appointment of Marco Emilio Hincapié Ramírez as the new President of Coljuegos – Colombia’s National Gambling Authority.  The appointment was confirmed via a decree published by the governing Colombia Humana Party, nominating new executive governors to lead government agencies. The former General Manager of the Bogota Lottery, Hincapié Ramírez is …

LIV Golf has signed micro-betting firm Simplebet as its Official Sports Betting Innovation Partner. Through the partnership, Simplebet will gain access to the golfing league’s real-time data so that it can be distributed to global sports betting operators and media platforms that will be supported by “single-screen in-play wager technology and low latency video streaming”. The LIV Golf League can be watched on Saturday and …

The European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) has stated that 2022-to-2023  activities have underlined European gambling incumbents heightened commitment to responsible gaming and increased customer engagement.  The observation forms part of the trade body’s “Annual Sustainability Report for 2023” – which provides an overview of industry initiatives promoting safer gambling and data regarding the association’s environmental footprint and further social …

STS Group, the subject of a £750m acquisition bid by Entain Plc, continues to consolidate its position as Poland’s market-leading sportsbook.  Publishing its Q2 trading update, Warsaw-listed STS registered a 3% increase in wagering volume to PLN 1.103bn (€245m).  Wagering growth was maintained despite STS disbanding its UK and Estonia businesses, a factor reflected in the firm’s customer KPI metrics …

Kambi Group Plc is further expanding its South American presence by entering into a long-term technology partnership with Eyas Gaming. The Stockholm-listed sports betting technology group will support Eyas Gaming in its upcoming launch of the Lance! Sportsbook. Pan-LatAm iGaming group Eyas Gaming has entered into a joint-venture partnership with Brazilian football publisher Lance! to operate its branded sportsbook property. …

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has outlined its support for the financial sector to deepen its data collaboration with UK licensed gambling operators. The UK’s independent body on data rights, privacy and protections has responded to a query by UK Finance, the trade body for UK financial services, in which it asserted that data laws should not stop gambling firms …

The FA has confirmed they have charged Nottingham Forest fullback Harry Toffolo for breaching its betting rules. Toffolo has until Wednesday, 19 July to respond to the charges. It is alleged that the defender violated FA Rule E1 (b) and broke the rule 375 times from 22 January, 2014, to 18 March, 2017 when he was playing for Norwich City whilst being out on-loan on to clubs such as Swindon, …

DCMS Select Committee Inquiry into Gambling Reforms has heard evidence and opinions provided by the executive team of the Betting and Gaming Council (BGC).  Ahead of the imminent publishing of the first consultations of the Gambling Review’s White Paper, BGC Chief Executive, Michael Dugher and Standards and Innovation Executive Wes Himes, spoke on planned reforms.  The BGC stands by measures …