Tag Archives: UEFA

SMH to expand Gazzetta dello Sport across Eurasian markets

SBC News SMH to expand Gazzetta dello Sport across Eurasian markets

SMH Sports, the flagship brand of sports media and management company SMH Global, has become the exclusive licensee of La Gazzetta dello Sport in Eurasia. The company, based in the Georgian capital city Tbilisi, will first take La Gazzetta live in its founding market before launching in other Eurasian countries, highlighting Ukraine as the next country for the outlet. In addition, the launch …

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Betano first betting partner of UEFA as EURO 2024 sponsor

SBC News Betano first betting partner of UEFA as EURO 2024 sponsor

Betano has secured a global sponsorship deal for UEFA EURO 2024, which is being held in Germany.  The Kaizen Gaming-owned operator has become the first betting company to reach a partnership with UEFA. The deal follows Betano’s success in last year’s FIFA World Cup held in Qatar, also being named the first official partner of the global competition. George Daskalakis, …

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Bulgaria black market probe investigates FA President’s betting affairs 

SBC News Bulgaria black market probe investigates FA President’s betting affairs 

The Prosecutor’s Office of Bulgaria has launched an investigation against the Bulgarian Football Union (BFU) President Borislav Mihaylov.  A statement by government officials said that the probe relates to a number of media publications where it is alleged that Mihaylov has been directly involved in manipulating the outcome of football matches, as well as dealing with unlicensed foreign operators – …

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Statscore nets exclusive data rights for Polish football

SBC News Statscore nets exclusive data rights for Polish football

Statscore has expanded its partnership with the Polish Football Association, now covering the Polish Women’s Orlen Ekstraliga, the Men’s 2. Liga, and the Fortuna Polish Cup. This deal grants Statscore the exclusive rights to collect real-time data from these competitions’ venues. As the Exclusive Data Provider, Statscore will supply comprehensive statistics for all the games in these leagues. Their ScoutsFeed …

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STS leverages Entain pull to gain UEFA IP rights

UEFA Europa League Trophy

Polish sports betting operator STS has gained the rights for the UEFA Europa League and UEFA Europa Conference League in Poland for the 2023/24 campaign.  Under the provisions of the deal, the Polish sportsbook brand will be able to activate the brand for localised marketing activities across the country through this season.  STS intends to use the rights to create …

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Europa Conference League qualifiers flag suspicious betting activity

SBC News Europa Conference League qualifiers flag suspicious betting activity

In the first round of the UEFA Europa Conference League qualifiers, two matches have been flagged for potential match-fixing. It has been reported that there were signs of suspicious gambling patterns during Armenian side Alashkert’s 6-1 second-leg win over Arsenal Tivat of Montenegro. The other was during Latvian team RFS’s 4-1 win over Makedonija GP from North Macedonia – also …

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ANJ: Record-breaking World Cup highlights visible change of French betting’s consumer make-up

Isabelle Falque-Pierrotin, ANJ

l’Autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ), France’s unified gambling regulator, has stated that it is satisfied by the outcomes of its ‘World Cup assessment’, in which licensed operators observed its order ‘to reduce advertising pressure’.  As anticipated by ANJ, World Cup 2022 broke all previous French wagering records, as the event generated a total volume of €597m in stakes and €70m …

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Bwin celebrates UEFA partnership in ‘Love Knows No Boundaries’ campaign

SBC News Bwin celebrates UEFA partnership in ‘Love Knows No Boundaries’ campaign

As European football gets underway, Bwin launched its ‘fan-led’ campaign, ‘Love Knows No Boundaries’, in its capacity as an official partner of UEFA. The Entain sportsbook brand’s latest ad series will go live in its seven key markets – distributed across TV and online as well as in stadiums in Germany, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Bulgaria, Greece, and on TV only …

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Sportradar upgrades 2022 guidance as CFO Gersh departs

SBC News Sportradar upgrades 2022 guidance as CFO Gersh departs

Sportradar AG has upgraded its year guidance, forecasting full-year revenues in the new range of €695-to-€715m – representing a prospective growth of 24% over fiscal 2021 results. The Nasdaq-listed Sportstech group capitalised heavily on US market expansion during 2022, as Q2 revenues across all segments continue to grow, albeit with rising costs and expenses.  Headline results saw Sportradar record revenue …

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