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Inspired upgrades SNAITECH Italia Virtual Sports content

SBC News Inspired upgrades SNAITECH Italia Virtual Sports content

Industry virtual sports content supplier Inspired Entertainment has moved to expand its existing relationship with leading Italian bookmaker SNAITECH. Updating the market, Inspired details that it has upgraded the retail and digital virtual sports content of SNAITECH properties. The upgrade sees Inspired’s popular ‘Mike Tyson Boxing’ title released across SNAITECH’s Italian retail estate, in addition to the release of bespoke …

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Blackout… Norwegian coalition moves to implement severe online gambling restrictions

SBC News Blackout... Norwegian coalition moves to implement severe online gambling restrictions

A coalition of Norwegian political parties has secured a mandate demanding that Parliament and the cultural committee of Storting (Norway’s legislative assembly) move to severely restrict consumer engagement with foreign online gambling/betting operators. Securing the motion, the coalition of Norway’s Labour, Christian Peoples, Socialist Left and Centrist Parties’ have developed a combined mandate, which demands that Storting move to immediately …

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MansionBet recruits impressionist Darren Farley

SBC News MansionBet recruits impressionist Darren Farley

MansionBet has announced a new sponsorship deal with football funny-man Darren Farley, which will see over one hundred new pieces of viral content produced. Set to be uploaded to each of Farley’s social media channels, MansionBet is to also host a specific web page dedicated to showcasing the new work produced each month. Farley stated: “Mansion Bet is the perfect …

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Bookmakers hurt by reports that government will back FOBTs ‘£2 Nightmare Scenario’

SBC News Bookmakers hurt by reports that government will back FOBTs '£2 Nightmare Scenario'

The UK betting industry has been impacted by fresh speculation that the government will move to implement a £2 bet limit on FOBTs machine wagering. This morning, UK news sources reported that Chancellor Phillip Hammond had accepted the parliamentary recommendations put forward by the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC), moving to lower FOBTs wagering levels below £10s. On Monday, The Times …

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NetEnt nominates Fredrik Erbing as new Chairman of the Board

SBC News NetEnt nominates Fredrik Erbing as new Chairman of the Board

The governance of Stockholm-listed industry games developer NetEnt AB has nominated Fredrik Erbing to the position of Chairman of the Board of Directors. A NetEnt board member since 2008, Erbing will be put forward as new chairman at the upcoming ‘Annual General Meeting’ on Wednesday 25 April, replacing departing incumbent Vigo Carlund. A seasoned Scandinavian business and enterprise executive, Fredrik …

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Betting on Sports Week returns to London in September

Betting on Sports

Over 2,000 delegates from across the world will make their way to Betting on Sports Week to join the international betting and gaming trade conferences, held 18-21 September at Olympia London. It’s an entire week dedicated to gaming, with five conference rooms and two exhibition areas: Betting on Sports (Betting Conference and Exhibition) ESI London (Esports Conference and Exhibition) Casino …

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Betting Gods: Creating a World Cup Paradise for tipsters and affiliates

SBC News Betting Gods: Creating a World Cup Paradise for tipsters and affiliates

Betting Gods provides a network for a host of sports betting tipsters, allowing punters to choose between a variety of both free and premium options when looking to get informed on the latest betting markets.  The upcoming World Cup will undoubtedly provide an unrivalled opportunity for Betting Gods to grow its audience, as new punters are aiming to become informed …

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Sportech expands US focus as governance aims to reverse 2017 declines

SBC News Sportech expands US focus as governance aims to reverse 2017 declines

London-listed betting and racing systems provider Sportech Plc has detailed its corporate recovery plan, following a tough 2017 in which the company restructured its operations having undertaken strategic review and cost reduction programme.   Publishing its full-year 2017 results, Sportech governance declares corporate losses of £23 million, as company trading was impacted by a number of high-cost write-downs. In its …

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Rafi Ashkenazi – New look Stars Group will be online gambling’s MVP

SBC News Rafi Ashkenazi - New look Stars Group will be online gambling's MVP

Addressing The Stars Group Inc investors, Group Chief Executive Rafi Ashkenazi has detailed his firm’s newly enlarged global gaming vision, having completed three industry-defining acquisitions in under two months. As the global betting sector prepares for a crucial summer of football trading, Ashkenazi states that the Stars Group has acquired ‘the world’s best online sportsbook in Sky Bet’. Combining Sky …

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