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SkyBet, a leading UK betting group, is pleased to announce that they have entered into a sponsorship deal in terms of which it will become the title sponsor of the Ebor race at England’s York Racecourse. The Ebor race is one of the most important events in the British horse racing calendar and the agreement […]

Last week, Portugal’s gambling authority, SRIJ, reported that the last three months of 2017 were particularly good, and noted that sports betting played a big part in the results. A surge in online sports betting meant that the combined revenue generated from the country’s seven locally-licensed online gambling operators was €36.5 million, €7 million higher […]

With the US Supreme Court set to rule later this year on whether or not to end a federal ban on sports betting, companies across the Big Pond are watching the climate carefully. British online gambling companies are hoping to enter a legal and regulated sports betting industry in the United States if New Jersey […]

LeoVegas has announced that it has, through its wholly owned subsidiary LeoVegas International Ltd., entered into an agreement in terms of which it will acquire all the shares in the Maltese company World of Sportsbetting Ltd (Malta) for an amount of €2.6 MEUR that will give LeoVegas an opportunity to move in the German gaming […]

Paddy Power, the biggest bookmaker in Ireland, has revealed that it has signed up to the Bookmaker’s Afternoon Greyhound Service (BAGS) in an endeavor to strengthen its service offering across its land-based network. The deal signed between the parties will see BAGS greyhound fixtures now being broadcast on the Paddy Power in-house television channel across […]

Oslo-listed Gaming Innovation Group (GIG) has revealed that it has enhanced its sports betting offering by entering into a long-term partnership with digital sports content and media group Perform. In terms of the agreement signed between the parties, Perform’s RunningBall subsidiary will supply data from international sports events to GIG, which will be used to […]

Twelve40, a leading lottery and instant win platform provider has entered into a content partnership with Spiffx that will see it integrate the latter’s “Take5” content into its proprietary platform. Take5Live is a ground-breaking live football betting service that gives players an opportunity to wager on whether there will be a goal in selected matches […]

ESSA (Sports Betting Integrity) has announced that it has entered into a partnership with the Rugby Football Union, the national governing body for rugby union in England. In terms of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the parties, ESSA will be enabled to employ its monitoring and alert system in order to detect suspicious […]

Danish Superliga football club FC Copenhagen, Denmark’s most successful football club, has agreed to extend its partnership with Kindred Group’s Unibet. The deal signed between the parties will see the partnership running through to the end of the 2020–2021 season.  Unibet commenced its partnership with the club in 2012 and this new agreement will extend […]

Leading international internet betting brand Bodog is pleased to announce that they have entered into a deal in terms of which it will become the Master Sponsor of the Copa do Brasil knockout soccer tournament. The company revealed that it had paid a seven-figure consideration for the deal that will see Bodog having signage and […]