Sportsbook

Sportsbook supplier BETBY has strengthened its leadership team after naming Eva Berkova as its new Chief Operating Officer. The appointment comes as the supplier seeks to pursue its expansion across European markets. Berkova brings with her a wealth of leadership experience across multiple sectors, including Human Resources, Marketing and IT aspects. Celebrating her appointment, Berkova said: “I am delighted to …

Chairman of the Dutch gaming authority Kansspelautoriteit, René Jansen, has emphasised that he believes the country’s Remote Gaming Act will be introduced on 1 January 2021 rather than the original target date of 1 July 2020. Speaking at a Gaming in Holland meeting in Amsterdam, Jansen shed some light on advertising and age verification framework which will come into play, …

The International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA) has helped to salvage the sale of live scoring data for the $25k level of the International Tennis Federation (ITF) World Tennis Tour (WTT).  In 2016, the four organisations principally responsible for governing professional tennis at the international level (ATP, WTA, ITF and Grand Slam Board) appointed an Independent Review Panel (IRP) to address …

The Northern Irish Department for Communities (DfC) is set to review the ‘outdated’ gambling legislation by launching a new public consultation which will run from 16 December 2019 to 21 February 2020. The consultation will consider how the public and industry stakeholders view the current legislative framework, while the DfC will seek to identify changes which should be included in …

Following a number of trial periods, GVC Holdings’ online betting exchange property BETDAQ has introduced 0% commission on the majority of sports on its exchange. The change will see all sports adopt the new commission structure, with football, horse racing, greyhound racing and cricket the only ones not included. BETDAQ managing director Shane McLaughlin said: “Having trialled a 0% commission …

Spelinspektionen has planned to ramp up its efforts in clamp down illegal operators in Sweden as detailed in its strategy for tackling unlicensed gambling activity. The regulator has committed to prioritising measures which will ensure gambling in Sweden is channelled towards the regulated market. “There is no simple solution or any tool that can directly exclude these illegal gaming operators …

Reshuffling his senior cabinet, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has surprised political observers by maintaining Nicky Morgan as the Secretary of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sports (DCMS), despite Morgan having officially stood down as an MP. The merry-go-round of DCMS leadership appointments seemed certain to continue, as Morgan confirmed that she would not contest her Loughborough seat at …

Multi-tenant B2B sports betting software provider Metric Gaming has been given the green light to expand into Malta after gaining a Class 4 licence from the country’s regulator. The licence will allow Metric Gaming to distribute its products and services to customers operating from across Malta after gaining the approval of the Malta Gaming Authority (MGA). Speaking about the successful …