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In the wake of crises and controversy shaking up the world of global cryptocurrency trading, Fabio Panetta, a member of the European Central Bank’s (ECB) Executive Board, has called for greater oversight.  In a blog post published today on the ECB’s website, Panetta argued that recent developments have heightened the need for greater regulation of cryptocurrency in a number of …

Italy’s online gambling marketplace welcomes a new player as DAZN launches its sportsbook service powered by Bet Class Italia SRL. The DAZNBet.it brand made its soft-launch debut at the beginning of December “to test and build-up its Italian sportsbook offering for local audiences”. A key market of DAZN since 2018, the OTT platform has operated its on-demand streaming service, featuring …

Stanleybet Group has announced that it will expand into the Spanish retail betting market, launching its initial operations in the autonomous province of Andalusia.  The heritage European gambling group has obtained a Spanish retail betting licence, and secured further Andalusian rights to open its first shop venue in the city of Malaga – expected to take place by the first …

Lottomatica SPA has agreed to acquire Italian online sportsbook and casino operator Betflag (Betflag.it) – in a move to refresh its online gambling portfolio.  The acquisition was undertaken by Lottomatica subsidiary GBO SPA, which agreed on terms to acquire Betflag outright for a valuation of €310m. The deal represents Lottomatica’s first M&A play since the heritage Italian gambling group was …

Novomatic Italia has confirmed the acquisition of a substantial number of shares in HBG Gaming Group, significantly enhancing its presence in Italy in the process. The agreement has enabled Novomatic to secure 80% shares in the Italian gaming group, which has interests in betting, online gaming machines, bingo and the ‘telematic network of entertainment’. As the Italy-facing subsidiary of the …

Altenar has announced the launch of its customised cash-out product for the Italian betting market.  The Malta-based sportsbook software solutions provider has built its Italian cash-out product in response to recent regulatory reforms imposed on the Italian sportsbook market. This October, Italy’s Parliament approved technical reforms long-sought by sports betting operators to improve the offering of the regulated market for …

Planetwin365 has announced an enhanced sponsorship agreement of the Lazio women’s football team. The SKS365-owned brand will have its logo inserted both in the S.S. Lazio’s training ground and in the Mirko Fersini stadium, for the 2022/2 season. Notably, signage of the operator’s latest platform, Planetwin365.news, will now be appearing on the sides of the Olympic Stadium during the men’s …

Italy’s Ministry of Economy & Finance (MEF) has drafted a ‘Betting Decree’ to amend rules on fixed-odds betting markets for sporting events.  The amendments, published in last week’s Official Government Gazette (28 October), will impose new changes to improve the offering of licensed bookmakers (online + retail). Long-awaited changes will allow Italian bookmakers to offer customers cash-out functionalities across all …

DAZN has entered an agreement to acquire the media division of football streaming OTT competitor ELEVEN Group in a power play to dominate European football broadcasts.  The deal, announced this morning, saw DAZN declare that it will become the “largest holder of European sports rights”, as its business will net a further 40,000 live events per year taking control of …

ESA Gaming and Italian operator Sisal have entered into a partnership, further expanding the former company’s presence in Southern Europe. The agreement will centre on provision of ESA’s EasySwipe titles – the product range will make its debut in Italy via the integration with the Flutter Entertainment brand.  This will include the sportsbook titles Goal Mine and Basketball Mine, with …