Retail

Sporting Solutions renews ‘safe bet’ deal with Orenes

SBC News Sporting Solutions renews ‘safe bet’ deal with Orenes

Sports betting tech provider Sporting Solutions has extended its partnership with Spanish leisure and gaming firm Orenes.  The deal provides Orenes with extended access to Sporting Solutions’ Odds Services tool for two more years. Sporting Solutions will continue to supply trading for all sports across Orenes Group’s retail brand Versus and its online sportsbook and casino brand Yaass. On the …

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BGC sponsors Leicester Veterans’ Day for second-year running

SBC News BGC sponsors Leicester Veterans’ Day for second-year running

The Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) is sponsoring this year’s Leicester Racecourse Veterans’ Day, which raises vital funds for several military charities. The BGC has lauded the event as another opportunity to give back to the veteran community that has ‘sacrificed so much on behalf of this nation’s safety, security and prosperity’. Furthermore, the organisation will also be sponsoring the …

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PMU joins AFJEL to lobby on reshaping French gambling’s future

SBC News PMU joins AFJEL to lobby on reshaping French gambling's future

SBC correspondent Jake Pollard reports on French racing’s tote monopoly Pari Mutuel Urbain (PMU) joining the AFJEL union to lobby on two key topics. The French tote operator Pari Mutuel Urbain has joined the country’s online gambling trade body AFJEL as part of a move to strengthen lobbying efforts by the industry on two key topics: online casino and the potential shape …

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BHA: Rod Street to step down as CEO of Great British Racing

SBC News BHA: Rod Street to step down as CEO of Great British Racing

The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) has informed that Rod Street has chosen to step down as CEO of Great British Racing Limited (GBR). Street will depart GBR at the end of April, concluding his 12-year tenure leading the promotional and marketing duties of British racing. GBR Limited is the sport’s marketing and promotional body and is a 50/50 joint commercial …

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Vermantia: delivering digital innovation in retail betting shops

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Vermantia Chief Technology Officer Menelaos Ladopoulos sits down with SBC News to discuss the firm’s latest Digital Signage product launch, Vision 3.0 by Vermantia, that has proven popular in Italy and is making its way to the top of all tier one European retail operators. SBC News: What differentiates Vermantia and more specifically the technological department that you foresee?  Menelaos …

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Interpol network arrests 53 betting mules

SBC News Interpol network arrests 53 betting mules

An Interpol investigation has seen Spain’s National Police Force (Policía Nacional) arrest 53 individuals who were allegedly serving as “betting mules” for a criminal organisation involved in manipulating sports events. According to reports, the criminal network orchestrated match-fixing schemes in football, tennis, and table tennis in over 20 nations, including Romania, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Russia and Bolivia. The arrests followed an …

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BHA & IHRB launch ‘critical’ anti-doping initiative

SBC News BHA & IHRB launch ‘critical’ anti-doping initiative

The Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (IHRB) and British Horseracing Authority (BHA) have introduced a new equine anti-doping & medication control initiative. The deal sees the pair express their common commitment to the regulation of medicine use and zero tolerance of doping in horse racing on both sides of the Irish Sea, whilst highlighting Out of Competition Testing (OOCT) as a …

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Sporting Solutions adds extra fuel to seven-year partnership with Playbook Engineering

SBC News Sporting Solutions adds extra fuel to seven-year partnership with Playbook Engineering

Sporting Solutions and sportsbook platform Playbook Engineering have agreed to extend their partnership that has now been active for seven years.  Through the agreement, Playbook Engineering and its respective brands will continue to be supplied with Odds Services from Sporting Solutions across a range of pre-game and in-play sports.  Both companies have been partners since 2017, resulting in a number …

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KSA: Decrease in match-fixing reports does not equal safer market

SBC News KSA: Decrease in match-fixing reports does not equal safer market

The Sports Betting Intelligence Unit (SBIU) of the Dutch Gaming Authority Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) has published its latest findings on a number of match-fixing reports received in the period between 19 December, 2022 and 31 December, 2023.  The analysis shows that there have been considerably low numbers of instances of alleged match-fixing incidents, making out a total of 6 reports in …

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