Sportsbook

After marking another successful streak in its latest interim report, Betsson Group has been dealt a blow in Finland where its subsidiary BML Group appeared on the country’s blacklist of unlicensed operators.   In a new development, Finland’s National Police Board (NPB) placed the company next to a number of corporate entities banned from interacting with any banks, payment services and …

Kaizen Gaming has officially established the Kaizen Foundation –  a charity organisation dedicated to supporting non-profit organisations. The European gametech company will be the sole financial backer of the foundation’s initiatives and programs – which will aim to have a significant impact in every country Kaizen Gaming operates.  The company has outlined that its projects will come to fruition in …

Betby has partnered with games aggregator St8.io in a deal that will see the supplier’s sportsbook made available to the latter’s operator partners. In using the same, single API as St8.io’s casino content, no additional integration is required, with the default API covering all resettles and rollbacks.  Betby has promised that operators will be able to go live with the …

BetUK has been named Blackburn Rovers’ sleeve sponsor for tonight’s FA Cup fifth-round match against Newcastle United. Taking place at Ewood Park, the LeoVegas-owned operator’s branding is set to be present on Blackburn’s kit as they play against the Premier League side – broadcast on BBC One and via BBC iPlayer.  Sam Behar, Director of UK, Ireland, and Sponsorships at …

The debate on UK gambling adopting mandatory affordability checks on customers has drawn distinct opinions across political ranks. Yesterday, the debate was brought to Westminster Hall as MPs responded to UK racing’s petition to “abandon financial risk checks as proposed by the White Paper”. Collecting over 103,000 signatures, UK racing cites that the current proposals favoured by the UK Gambling …

Betano has extended its sponsorship of Clube Atlético Mineiro (Galo) for the upcoming season.  The expanded deal – which originally began in 2021 at the beginning of the club’s successful  campaigns in the Brasileirão, Copa do Brasil and Campeonato Mineiro – will see the gambling brand continue to feature on the front of the first team’s black and white shirts. …

Flutter UKI has announced the winning bids of its ‘Cash4Clubs’ grassroots sports programme, distributing a total of £400,000 to struggling community clubs across the UK and Ireland.  The grants will be handed out as one off £2,000 payments, spread across 200 sports clubs “involved in everything from badminton and skateboarding to American Football, wheelchair rugby and surfing”.  Flutter UKI CEO …

The subject of tax exemptions on gambling prizes/winnings will be debated once more by the government of Brazil. This follows the PT government’s backing of Provisional Measure (PM) 1,206/2024, which seeks to revise the monthly income tax exemptions for public wages up to BRL 2,824 (€530). The PM is reported to be favored by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, …

Innovation has been a key driver of the sports betting and igaming industry over the last few years, particularly on the consumer-facing side. New features such as Bet Builder and cash outs have helped drive interest in sports betting exponentially.  Yet, when it comes to the back-end and sportsbook technology, innovative developments are required to ensure that operators do not …

The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) has announced that James Blake has accepted a sanction for breaching tennis’ betting sponsorship rules.  The Miami Open Tournament Director and former tennis player reportedly fully cooperated with the investigation and did not contest the charge. Notably, the ITIA accepted that the violation was unintentional and has issued a fine of $56,250 with a …