Sportsbook

Jack Colback has been fined £25,000 after accepting an FA misconduct charge in relation to betting. The Newcastle midfielder breached FA Rule E8 by placing a bet on a fixture that took place on March 16. While it was not a match involving his club, or in the division they were playing in at the time (Premier League), FA Rules …

The governance of FTSE-listed gambling technology provider Playtech Plc has confirmed that Dr Armin Sageder has been appointed CEO of its sports betting ‘Playtech BGT’ division. Dr Sageder takes leadership of Playtech’s sports betting arm, having joined the industry technology provider in July, following Playtech’s €140 million ‘all-cash’ acquisition of BGT a Vienna based sports betting provisions supplier founded by …

As incoming US President Donald Trump’s transition team announces its staff cabinet and heads of US agencies and departments, it appears that Trump advisors have been stumped by one key question; ‘which singer will perform at President Trump’s inauguration?’ As yet, the bipartisan Congressional Committee has yet to publish any details for President Trump’s inauguration on 20 January. However, Trump’s …

Jose Mourinho has labelled Manchester United the ‘unluckiest team in the Premier League’. This feeling is probably echoed by many players on Spiffx this week, and certainly those who backed the home team to beat Arsenal at odds of 3.60 shortly before Juan Mata’s opening goal last Saturday. The odds dropped to 1.09 as the Reds held on to the lead …

Oslo-listed Gaming Innovation Group (GIG) has confirmed that it will undertake a ‘far-reaching’ organisational restructure in a move to integrate its recently acquired assets with its existing industry portfolio of betting/igaming brands. The restructure will see GIG create a ‘B2C Division’ integrating acquired Betit Group assets (purchased June 2016) of Kaboo, SuperLenny and Thrills.com unified under a new B2C organisation …

Stockholm Nasdaq-listed betting technology and platform provider Kambi Group (Kambi) has expanded into the Mexican gambling market by announcing that it has secured a partnership with Apuestas Internacionales, S.A. to provide multi-channel provisions for its PlayCity subsidiary. Agreeing terms with Apuestas Internacionales, Kambi will become the exclusive supplier of betting solutions to 17 syndicated PlayCity casinos, and provide online betting …

Industry online sports betting group Argyll Entertainment (Argyll) has announced the launch of its new brand RedZoneSports.com, a specialised bookmaker which will target the growing number of US sports fans within the UK. Argyll Entertainment officially launches its new sportsbook this week, aiming to bring the best prices and promotions for of NFL football, MLB baseball, NBA Basketball and other …

David Baazov has confirmed that he is still committed to his planned CAD $6.7 billion takeover of Toronto TSX-listed Amaya Inc, despite this week’s news that perceived Dubai-based backer KBC Aldini Capital had ‘no involvement whatsoever’ with Baazov’s acquisition. Publishing a statement, Baazov representatives detailed that the former Amaya CEO had received an ‘equity commitment letter’ purporting to be from …

Issuing an industry update the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has revelead that online gambling is the largest gambling sector for Britain, with 33% of all wagers processed digitally as the commission publishes its new figures today. Publishing industry statistics between April 2015 – March 2016 the UKGC reveals that total digital ‘Gambling Gross Gambling Yield (GGY)’ accounted for £4.5 billion surpassing National Lottery GGY of £3.4billion and …

Spanish multi-channel gambling operator Luckia has announced that it has upgraded its online sports betting platform to SBTech provisions. Updating stakeholders, Luckia management detailed that a new optimised betting platform was needed in order to meet its growth targets for the Spanish market and in order to meet increasing customer demands. The Galicia-based operator partners with SBTech following a review …