The growth of esports as a betting vertical has clearly not gone unnoticed, but Oddin.gg CEO Vlastimil Venclik believes that the opportunities posed by the sector have not yet been fully grasped by some. Whilst attending the SBC Summit North America last month, Venclik sat down with SBC Media to discuss Oddin.gg’s business, particularly its esims, but also provide some …
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Cross-operator deposit limits remain a key part of plans to strengthen safer online gambling provision in Spain, but Mikel Arana, Director General of the Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego (DGOJ), admits that there are significant obstacles to overcome before the scheme becomes a reality. Arana used a keynote address at the Gaming in Spain conference in Madrid to detail …
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Ahead of Kambi’s Festival of Sportsbook on 6-9 June, SBC News caught up with the company’s SVP Marketing & Communications, Gerard Starkey, to find out what delegates can expect from the 2023 edition of the event. SBC: What is Kambi’s Festival of Sportsbook? Gerard Starkey: The Festival of Sportsbook is a digital event hosted by Kambi which has been running …
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Entain Plc has this morning notified investors that it is engaged in ‘advanced talks’ with the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) in response to a ‘deferred prosecution agreement’ (DPA) related to an ongoing investigation by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC). The investigation relates back to 28 November, 2019, when UK subsidiary Entain Holdings Limited received a ‘production order’ from HMRC related …
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The term ‘UK market’ is bandied about a lot in business conversations. This can make it somewhat easy to forget that the country and its markets are spread across four nations – England, Wales, Northern Ireland, and last but by no means least, Scotland. For some businesses, taking a ‘regional’ approach has proven to be a huge success, as Paul …
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The Royal Decree 958/2020 on Commercial Communications for Gambling Activities – more commonly referred to as the advertising ban – remains a cause of substantial disagreement in the Spanish betting and gaming industry, the debate at the Gaming in Spain conference suggested. Mikel Arana, Director General of the Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego (DGOJ), used his keynote at the …
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The board of Gaming Innovation Group (GiG) has confirmed that CEO Richard Brown will conclude his leadership tenure at the Nasdaq Stockholm igaming technology supplier on 31 December 2023. This decision comes as GiG continues its strategic review, announced in February, which upholds the objective of splitting the company into two separate businesses of GiG Media and Platform-&-Sportsbook solutions. Investors …
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The end of Counter-Strike Global Offensive, one of the largest esports titles in betting, is near. In the summer of 2023, CS:GO will become Counter-Strike 2, altering several key game mechanics. Abios’ Engineering Manager Peter Torsson, who has extensive experience within the esports industry, aims to shed some light on what we might expect from CS2. He also covers the …
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With the Premier League withdrawing gambling sponsorships from the front of shirts from the 2027/28 season, the English top-flight will be looking for new sectors to fill the revenue gap left behind. Whilst the betting sector has generated millions for betting companies in terms of the cash payments of sponsorships, sports data and insights firm Horizm believes that other industries …
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Playtech Plc cites confidence that it will achieve its full-year 2023 financial and strategic objectives as its business continues to benefit from B2B and B2C growth. Providing a Q1 trading update, the FTSE250 gambling technology group expects its FY2023 adjusted EBITDA result to slightly surpass its current consensus expectations. Yet Playtech notified investors that “current growth rates are expected to …
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