Sport

SIS (Sports Information Services) and Jolibet have entered into a commercial agreement, centred around provision of global racing content from major jurisdictions. The African betting operator will leverage SIS’ horse and greyhound racing product, with streams from meetings in the UK, Ireland, Canada, Dubai, Germany, Hungary, Latin America, Mauritius, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, Spain and the US. Additionally, Jolibet will also …

Betsson has announced that it is continuing its partnership with the Peruvian Football Federation (FPF) for a further four years. Building on its commitment to promoting the development and growth of the sport, the operator will continue to hold the naming rights of the top flight of professional football in Peru.  The partnership l aims to ‘enhance the professionalisation’ of …

Kindred Group, a main sponsor of Middlesbrough FC, is donating its front of shirt branding space to the MFC Foundation. In the aim to draw attention to the work of the Foundation within the local community, as well as how people in the area can access its projects and services, the operator is replacing its usual Unibet logo.  As the principal …

Stats Perform has been named the exclusive distributor of data and live video streaming to licensed sports betting operators for Tennis Australia (TA). The multi-year deal sees the analytics company add the Australian Open, Australian Open Qualifying and other TA tournaments to its growing portfolio of live betting streams and trading data. The sport’s governing body will use Stats Perform’s …

Estonian sports betting company, Coolbet, has begun its sponsorship of Chilean football club Colo Colo. The Macul-based operator officially closed the sponsorship of the team in June 2022, in exchange for $3m for two seasons, with the possibility of renewing for another two years.  This makes it the largest partnership in the history of Chilean football, potentially leaving Colo Colo …

Stewart Mitchell has been named as the latest member of The Jockey Club’s senior management team, joining as Managing Director of Group Property. His new remit will revolve around management of the Jockey Club’s real estate across 15 racecourses, including Cheltenham, Epsom, and Grand National host venue Aintree, as well as The National Stud. Reporting to Chief Executive Nevin Truesdale …

Two Algerian tennis players have been banned from the sport as the result of investigations into match-fixing. The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) has put in place a lifetime ban for Mohamed Hassan, and a two-year ban for Houria Boukholda (with 18 months suspended). Additionally, Hassan was fined $12,100 and Boukholda fined $10,000 (with $9,000 suspended). There were reportedly several …

The FA is looking into bets placed during the FA Cup match between Oxford United and Arsenal on Monday, which have been deemed suspicious. The governing body has ‘a dossier of evidence’ relating to corruption, according to Sportsmail, which includes alleged phone messages before the match kicked off. The game, held at the Kassam Stadium, saw League One defender Ciaron …

Parimatch has revealed a deal with Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas as the operator takes the main branding spot on the team’s kit for the next two years.  The deal has been labelled ‘of great importance’ in Parimatch’s growth plans in the country, and is also the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club’s biggest sponsorship contract in its 128-year history. Although …

Stake.com has enhanced its live sports streaming offering, now allowing global customers to watch the FA Cup. In addition to this, the operator has also signed partnerships with Cardiff City, Gillingham and Sheffield Wednesday, ahead of the EFL clubs’ games against Premier League sides Leeds United, Leicester City and Newcastle during the competition.  Dominic Rae, Sponsorship Manager at Stake.com, said: …