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Bacta staff trains with UKGC on quarterly returns
September 19, 2024
UK gambling trade body Bacta and its managerial team received formal training from the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) regarding quarterly returns. Simon Bradbury, Justine Hillson, David Miller and John Salsbury – all led by Bacta’s Executive Director Robert Gibb – visited the UKGC’s head office in Birmingham where they met compliance specialists to help them with the procedure. Reporting switched …
CopyBet makes racing sponsorship debut at Ascot
September 19, 2024
CopyBet has announced that it has become the title sponsor of the November Racing Weekend. The two-day meeting at Ascot Racecourse, happening 22-23 November, will be the operator’s first-ever horse racing event sponsorship. Anton Ivanov, Business Development Manager of CopyBet UK, said: “We are thrilled to support Ascot Racecourse by sponsoring the CopyBet November Racing Weekend, our first-ever event sponsorship …
PLN partners Abelson Info to extend sports data reach
September 19, 2024
Sports media company Pro League Network (PLN) has launched an integration with Abelson Info to provide more sportsbook clients with PLN wagering and odds data. As part of the new partnership, sportsbook partners will receive information from PLN-supported sports like CarJitsu Championship, SlapFIGHT Championship, Ultimate Tire Wrestling, str33t, Putt Tour and more. Abelson and PLN will further work on providing …
BGC warns of 1.5m Brits active on black market websites
September 19, 2024
The Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) has warned the government that unregulated black market gambling poses greater risks than perceived by British consumers. The trade and standards body for UK gambling sounds its caution, following a new study published by microeconomics consultancy Frontier Economics. – titled: “The size and economic costs of black market gambling in Great Britain“ The study …
DATA.BET’s new Bet Builder a ‘game-changer’ in esports
September 19, 2024
DATA.BET has launched its Bet Builder product to create ‘highly customised’ compound bets within a single match. Bet Builder operates within a single event, unlike traditional express bets which span across multiple events. It allows players to tailor their bets with flexibility, which DATA.BET suggested makes it ‘ideal for skilful users’ who deeply understand the game and seek a more …
Sportradar serves Micro Markets makeover to elevate ATP tennis matches
September 19, 2024
Sportradar has expanded its Micro Markets product to elevate tennis betting, providing customers with a new in-play experience when wagering on ATP matches. AI-engineered by Sportradar, Micro Markets offer a new catalog of live wagering markets, enabling operators to offer bets on specific, short-term outcomes within a game or event. Through its strategic partnership with Tennis Data Innovation (TDI), from …
SBC Webinars & Algosport | Sports betting needs help – what lessons are sportsbooks failing to learn when it comes to innovation?
September 18, 2024
Tomorrow, Thursday, September 19th and airing live at 14:00 BST, SBC Webinars is joined by Algosport for a session analysing the current state of sports betting innovation in Europe, and a frank discussion on the ‘slower and less exciting’ developments in iGaming and technology when compared to the North American counterparts. In this live webinar, which features a strong lineup …
Kindred and Rangers deal now longest running in British football
September 18, 2024
Kindred Group – home to Unibet and 32Red brands in the UK – has announced a new front-of-shirt sponsorship deal with Rangers FC. The news cements the collaboration as the ‘longest running in British football’, with Kindred having already partnered with Rangers for 10 seasons and investing into the club’s outreach work in the local community. The deal will continue …
FDJ to close Kindred deal on 2 October and become a “European Champion”
September 18, 2024
Groupe Française des Jeux (Groupe FDJ) will move to conclude its acquisition of Kindred Group Plc on 2 October. The Paris Euronext gambling group declared to markets its intentions to bring forward the acceptance period for investors to approve its €2.6bn offer to acquire Kindred Group. On Monday, FDJ’s deal secured its approval from France’s Competition Authority, clearing all mandatory …
New Saints FC spreads awareness of GAMSTOP’s ‘crucial’ work
September 18, 2024
The New Saints FC (TNS) and GAMSTOP have teamed up in support of Self-Exclusion Day on 14 September. The 16-time JD Cymru Premier champions donated their match-day sponsorship slot to the UK’s national online self-exclusion scheme for their 4-0 JD Cymru Premier victory over Barry Town. This saw the club promote the initiative across its matchday programme and social media …