Tag Archives: 2018 World Cup

The much anticipated Russian World Cup kicks off imminently, opening the floodgates to a plethora of group stage football. The Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow will host what’s sure to be a spectacular opening ceremony, raising the curtain to a feast of football, as 32 nations battle for a place in the coveted knockout stages of football’s showpiece event. The tournament kicks off …

As part of its campaign for the 2018 Russian World Cup, Paddy Power has revealed that for every Russia goal at the tournament it will donate £10,000 to causes dedicated to making football more LGBT+ inclusive. Working with Attitude magazine‘s Foundation, the operator has detailed that its funding will help numerous elements of the LGBT community by challenging LGBT+ prejudice …

Igaming operator Mr Green has teamed up with Netent Live to launch a new sports betting feature just in time for the World Cup. The innovative Quickbet widget has been released on the ‘Live Beyond Live Sports Roulette’ table. The feature is built with a mobile first approach but is also available across devices, making it possible for players to …

Bitcoin sportsbook, Cloudbet has detailed how it’s appealing to bitcoin betting whales at the Russian World Cup, with the introduction of high betting limits betting limits for the duration of the tournament. Affirming its approach of providing high crypto betting limits, Cloudbet is accepting wagers of up to 20BTC/140BCH on the World Cup Group and knockout stages, with limits rising to 100BTC/700BCH …

Malta-based sports betting solutions provider Altenar has announced a new partnership with Klondaika, with the Latvian gaming brand set to roll out its new sportsbook today. Altenar’s sport betting platform will operate with Klondaika’s existing brand to deliver a tailored sports betting service to its customers. The new sportsbook will offer betting options for over 600 different markets, including in-play betting …

bwin has announced the renewal of its sponsorship agreement with this season’s Europa League winners Atlético Madrid. The fresh agreement means that the partnership will continue for at least two more seasons through to the 2020 season. The GVC owned online betting brand will retain its status as the club’s official online gaming and betting partner, with the operator continuing …

EPIC Risk Management will deliver a £1 million programme funded by Sky Bet to educate the 72 football league clubs about gambling related harm. The programme, designed for both players and club staff, will be delivered by the independent harm minimisation consultancy as part of the renewed English Football League (EFL) sponsorship for Sky Bet, who serve as the title …

BetRegal.com, a new sportsbook created to provide its customers with the “highest possible value” in prices, is on the road to Russia for this summer’s FIFA World Cup. In the fifth diary of this series, the company’s Head of Marketing Aly Lalani discusses avoiding a simple bonusing strategy, reflecting on the ’cause’ and ‘effect’ of decisions made at brand inception, …

Snack Gaming has developed and launched 5p0rtz, a new fantasy pools betting platform where players compete for bigger jackpots with a higher win probability than on a bookmaker. Developed on behalf of Trillionaire Ltd, which is made up of a consortium of UK-based sports betting investors, the business aims to become the UK market leader in fantasy sports by 2019. …

Scout Gaming has signed an agreement with European operator 1xBet for delivery of Scout’s DFS platform. The agreement will see 1xBet offer Scout Gaming’s platform to its customers, with full integration into the 1xBet product range expected to come in time for the start of the World Cup next month. The deal further reinforces Scout’s ambitious growth plans, and follows …