SBC sits down with Jenny Riley from 2mee to learn more about how sportsbook operators can use the latest marketing technologies to drive acquisition around major events such as this week’s Royal Ascot… Online sportsbook operators will be looking to this week’s Royal Ascot to drive new customer acquisition at scale. As with all of the major racing – and …

DFB, the German Football Association, has strengthened its partnership with Genius Sports to enhance its capabilities against match-fixing and betting-related corruption.  Since 2019, Genius Sports has been instrumental in arming DFB with its state-of-the-art Bet Monitoring System – a state-of-the-art system which analyses global odds movements in more than 7,500 games annually using predictive algorithms and automatically flags any potentially …

Finansdepartementet – Sweden’s Ministry of Finance – has initiated an inquiry into the rules of party political lotteries, following concerns about the transparency of political funding. The Ministry outlined that its investigation would focus on “options to tighten party political lottery rules, strengthen consumer protections, and consider whether to grant licences for such lotteries.” Former civic ombudsman and Director-General of …

In honour of King Charles’ coronation, industry trade body Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) has announced that its biggest members will donate all profits from Royal Ascot’s Britannia Stakes race to UK charities.  Winnings from Thursday’s handicap race will be distributed to SportsAid – whose Patron is Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales – the Holocaust Educational Trust, Cystic …

The International Gaming Standards Association (IGSA)has approved the formation of a Responsible Gaming Committee to “create a global standard, process and path for predictive responsible gaming”. The IGSA’s RGC aims to offer support with the Responsible Gaming Maturity Model, a multi-tier framework providing operators and regulators with “a path from discovery to a highly quantifiable and predictable RG model”. The model will ensure …

Following the news that ex-Sportnco shareholders have formed a concerted action that now represents 8.2% of the Gaming Innovation Group (GiG) shareholding, SBC News spoke with its representative Hervé Schlosser to find out more about how the investment fits into the group’s plans.  The action means that around 70 former Sportnco shareholders now represent the third largest shareholder in GiG …

The government of Ireland has been warned that it currently lacks the capacity to research problem gambling and its societal impacts, as dynamics that will be tested by the launch of a new Irish gambling market in 2023.  New research from the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) reveals that this issue “could be larger than initial estimates” and should …

Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) Chairman René Jansen has warned European regulatory counterparts and lawmakers that “international cooperation is still required in the field of online gambling”. This notice was issued as Jansen concludes his tenure as chair of the Gambling Regulators’ European Forum (GREF), set to be succeeded by Isabelle Falque-Pierrotin, the President of l’Autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ) – France’s unified …

The Football Association of Montenegro (FSCG) has expanded its sponsorship with sportsbook operator Meridianbet, which will now become the official sponsor of Montenegrin football. The sponsorship agreement was signed by Dejan Savićević, President of the FSCG and former European footballer, and Jovana Klisić, Executive Director of Meridianbet Montenegro. The partnership is set to last until the end of 2024 and …

Kiron Interactive has launched and repurposed its popular ‘UK Numbers’ lotto draw TV channel specifically for African markets. The virtual sports and live games developer has rolled out an all-new, bespoke 24/7 channel for African audiences, providing a select mix of market-leading numbers products across the continent. Its flagship UK Numbers channel features a mix of formats with two distinct …