Sportsbook

Stockholm-listed European sports betting operator Unibet Plc, continues its strong 2016 momentum posting a consecutive ‘all-time’ revenue quarter in its latest interim results for Q2 and H1 2016 (unaudited period ending 30 June). Updating the market this morning, Unibet governance would detail that the company had recorded group revenues of £126 million for Q2 2016 (Q2 2015: £80 million), closing …

BetVictor has today announced the launch of BetFinder, a product which has been designed with Timeform and is aimed at personalizing and simplifying horse racing betting for punters.  This is the latest in a series of product innovations at BetVictor designed to simplify and upgrade its customers sportsbook experience. Timeform is a firm which specialises in horse racing form analysis, and the in-house developed …

Industry sports integrity organization ESSA has announced that it will deploy a ‘heightened level’ of security during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (start date 5 August). ESSA and its members will be cooperating with the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) monitoring all 306 Olympic events via its Integrity Betting Intelligence System (IBIS). ESSA and its members have experience of working with …

Betting on Sports, the two day conference and exhibition for the betting industry, has revealed more details about the packed agenda and attendees are advised to book tickets now! Click here to secure your ticket Betting on Sports is the largest sports betting industry conference for a decade with 50+ speakers, an expected 700 delegates, and a total of six events …

Frankfurt Xetra-listed betting operator mybet Holdings SE (mybet) has confirmed that Chief Executive Officer Zeno Ossko has stepped down from leadership of the company. Ossko will officially depart mybet on 31 August, with CFO Markus Peuler taking on combined leadership responsibilities on an interim basis. Ossko’s decision to resign as CEO, ends a ten-year career with the German sports betting …

Seeking to expand its services into new markets French betting operator France Pari has this morning announced that it has acquired 100% equity in Spanish licensed online betting firm Suertia.es. The governance of France Pari chose not to disclose deal terms. However, it stated that the acquisition would contribute immediately to its revenues and earnings. France Pari CEO Herve Schlosser …

Detailing further insight as to why James Henderson was ousted as Chief Executive of William Hill, Gareth Davis Chairman of the company stated that digital performance had not met board expectations. Speaking to UK business news sources, Davis detailed that William Hill’s in-house led development strategy for its mobile and digital platforms (Project Trafalgar) had met several difficulties which had …

Marco Cecchinato, the Italian world number 143, has been banned from Tennis for 18 months and fined €40,000 for match-fixing. Cecchinato, part of the Italian Davis Cup squad just last weekend, is one of three Italian players to be banned, alongside Riccardo Accardi and Antonio Campo. The Italian federation has suspended Cecchinato until January 2018 for allegedly throwing his match against …

South Korean prosecutors have charged Lee Tae Yang, a pitcher for NC Dinos in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO), with manipulating games for gambling purposes. He is facing a lifetime ban from the KBO, which would also prevent him from playing professionally in the US, Japan or Taiwan. It has been alleged that Yang deliberately allowed first-innings walks and runs …

The governance of Stockholm-listed European sports betting operator Betsson AB has stated that H1 2016 has been a challenging period in which the business has faced various obstacles.  Presenting its H1 trading results (six month period ending 30 June), Betsson detailed that although group revenues had hit SEK 1.93 billion (13% up on H1 2015: 1.7billion), its performance had been …