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Betgenius extends in-play betting data partnership with Betway

Under the deal, Betgenius will provide the operator with in-play data and trading for an array of sports, including football, tennis, basketball, volleyball and esports. The long-term agreement will see Betway have access to official content from more than 300 sports competitions supplied by the Genius Sports Group subsidiary, including the English Premier League and […]

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Manchester betting shops and casinos to close as city enters Tier 3 lockdown

According to Manchester Evening News, the mayor Andy Burnham and the local council were unable to reach an agreement with the government over financial support for those affected by COVID-19 restrictions. The UK Government is only prepared to offer a 67% furlough scheme this time around, compared to 80% during the first lockdown.  Despite Manchester’s leaders asking for

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Kindred agrees MOU with Middlesbrough FC to promote responsible gambling

The memorandum of understanding (MOU) will see the operator, who are Middlesbrough’s principal partner and main shirt sponsor through 32Red, commit to promote safer gambling via the front of shirt logo, digital advertising and marketing to the wider local community. The operator’s commitments include donating its shirt sponsorship for the club’s first team to the

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Stats Perform signs rights deal with European Handball Federation

The data and AI technology SportsTech firm will distribute the competitions through its Watch&Bet video streaming service. The agreement will bring over 500 live-streamed handball matches per season across the sport’s most-watched competitions to Stats Perform’s regulated betting partners. “Handball is one of the leading indoor sports for watching and betting and its popularity is

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Wiggin partner: Examining the UK gambling regulation debate

The SMF Report follows hard on the heels of the recent House of Lords report on the gambling industry and, like the House of Lords report, approaches the issue with no pretence to objectivity. At the outset, for example, the ‘Acknowledgements’ prominently omit any mention of any input from the gambling industry itself. Following shortly after, the first paragraph of the ‘Introduction’ hits the reader hard with the now-obligatory apocalyptic picture of ‘regulatory failure, public

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Betway agrees partnership extension with Blast Premier

The partnership will allow the online operator to maintain a strong presence across Blast Premier’s Counter-Strike (CS:GO) tournaments in 2021 for a third year. Betway’s branding will feature heavily across all seven CS:GO tournaments next year, which will include more content opportunities and bespoke giveaways, adding to collaborations that feature professional esports players taking on

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Robert Pires appointed brand ambassador for CMD368

The legendary midfielder, who won the 1998 FIFA World Cup and 2000 UEFA European Championship with France, will collaborate with the online casino and sports betting operator across Asia ahead of next year’s European Championship. This will include carrying out various digital marketing campaigns to help boost the Asian operator’s brand awareness across the region.

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Horse racing letter suggests £60m hit from betting reforms

The letter’s author is not known, but claims a rethink on betting reforms is necessary, suggesting the sport could face a £60m ($81m) hit if the proposed reforms go ahead. The UK Government is currently reviewing the Gambling Act 2005, with the Gambling Commission recently extending the deadline for feedback until 9 February 2021, having

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Creative marketing: Sky Bet offers commentator bingo odds on Liverpool v Man Utd

Indeed, the operator offered a ‘commentator bingo’ market, whereby punters could bet on exactly which phrases Martin Tyler, Jamie Carragher and Gary Neville said during the match. Bets were settled on exact phrases used by Sky Sports commentators during the match, with nothing said before the match, at half-time or full-time being counted towards the

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