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STATSCORE has announced a new partnership with Campeonato Brasileiro de Basquete for the Brasileirão 2024 competition. As the Brazilian Basketball Championship tips off on 15 March, the deal will see the Polish sports data company power the sport with accurate and up-to-date in-venue basketball data available through its ScoutsFeed. “We are proud to partner with the Campeonato Brasileiro de Basquete, …

An unnamed football club has been forced to cancel its plans for public advertising after it was deemed illegal by the Dutch Gaming Authority Kansspelautoriteit (KSA). According to the KSA, the plans featured an advert placed on a prominent city building depicting the team’s captain as a tribute. However, celebrations were abruptly stopped after the authority informed the municipality and …

Ahead of the Cheltenham Festival, Sportsbook and Trading Director Mark Wilson pinpoints five key challenges to be encountered, and highlight how FSB will overcome these as the true horse racing specialists in the sportsbook platform provider space. People The foundation upon which our entire horse racing operation has been built on. Having intuitive, in-house expert knowledge on the sport allows …

The ‘cannibalisation’ of land-based casino resorts by online portals has been in the headlines recently and fits into broader debates on regulations and how they impact the channelisation of regulated markets, a concern impacting all industry stakeholders… The recent online-offline casino cannibalisation debate that took place (albeit by proxy) between Deutsche Bank and Eilers & Krejcik (EKG) in the US …

UK’s amusement and gaming machine trade body Bacta has made a push to gain more leverage in industry decision making with the launch of its new census. The census itself consists of a survey sent out to Bacta members, with the answers aimed to inform the organisation’s lobbying campaign to push for control over the stake and prize review, as …

The BBC and TNT Sports have announced a new shared broadcast agreement for the FA Cup. Now covering the next four years, TNT Sports was originally announced as the primary broadcast rights holder for the competition, beginning from the 2025-26 season. However, the UK broadcaster was mandated by the FA to make a deal with a free-to-air network.  The BBC …

Delasport has welcomed Antonino Barra as Head of Commercial to further advance the company on its recent growth journey.  Barra’s veteran portfolio includes leadership ventures with a number of global B2B companies. Through his appointment, Delasport will look to strengthen its entry into a number of new key jurisdictions by utilising optimised sales strategies and enhancing existing client relationships.  Delasport’s …

DCMS Under-Secretary Stuart Andrew has stated that the Gambling Review’s White Paper carries the “clearest mandate to strengthen protections against gambling-related harms.” The statement was made at a Parliamentary Forum hosted by Gambling with Lives (GWL), the charity and industry reform organisation supporting families bereaved by gambling suicides. Opening his address, Andrew thanked GWL co-founders Liz and Charles Ritchie for …

With a population exceeding 380 million and encompassing 16.5% of the earth’s land area, the North American market emerges as a vast global arena brimming with potential. Yet, across its 50 jurisdictions, each with its unique regulatory framework, navigating the North American market poses as many challenges as it does opportunities. SBC’s Affiliate Leaders recently spoke with Catie Di Stefano, …