Andrew Martens

Leicester City names 19.com as betting partner

Premier League football club Leicester City has unveiled its latest commercial agreement as The Foxes welcomes Asia-focused online gaming operator 19.com as a new official betting partner. Both parties signed a the multi-season deal, the length of which was not disclosed. 19.com will replace igaming counterpart W88, who recently entered a “record-breaking” partnership with …

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Complaints to UK bookmakers skyrocketed in recent years

The number of UK consumers complaining about gambling operators has increased almost 5,000 per cent over the last five years, according to Gambling Commission (UKGC) figures obtained by the BBC’s Panorama programme. Their number rose from 169 in 2013 to a record 8,266 in 2018. The rise in the number of …

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SkyCity, GiG launch New Zealand-facing online casino

Gaming Innovation Group (GiG) has linked up with SkyCity Malta, a subsidiary of New Zealand-based SkyCity Entertainment Group, to launch a new online casino brand in the country. SkyCity has launched its skycitycasino.com a few months after it originally announced its plans to enter the iGaming space in a bid …

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Scientific Games, Kindred expand New Jersey presence

Scientific Games Corporation has expanded its presence in the regulated New Jersey iGaming market, launching it’s content and technology platforms, the Open Gaming System (OGS) and Open Platform System (OPS), with igaming operator Kindred in New Jersey. Kindred and clients of its Unibet brand, which launched online in New Jersey in early June, now …

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Interview with Antti Alatalo, Co-Founder and Marketing Director of digital marketing company Cashcow

Antti, first of all, please tell our readers a bit about Cashcow. Antti: Cashcow began a little over two years ago as a joint venture between myself and two business partners – Mika and Kirmo. We had all worked in different areas of iGaming previously so we decided to come …

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Blockchain in Gambling and How to Drive Mobile Traffic – Discussed by Speakers of Kyiv iGaming Affiliate Conference

What are the advantages of the first blockchain-based affiliate network in the industry? How has the mobile traffic market grown over the last year and will this trend stay relevant in the future? Speakers of Kyiv iGaming Affiliate Conference 2019 will discuss these and other up-to-date issues of the industry …

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GVC’s bwin fined by Dutch regulator

Dutch gambling regulator Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) has imposed a €350,000 fine on London-listed operator GVC Holdings for illegally targeting Dutch customers without a license. The fine has been issued to GVC subsidiary ElectraWorks after an investigation by the KSA found that the company was illegally offering online casino and sports betting …

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Controversy after Wayne Rooney signing with Derby County

Former England captain Wayne Rooney will join Championship club Derby County as a player-coach in January from MLS side DC United. The transfer is under public scrutiny in the UK because of the online casino 32Red involvement. To make this transfer possible, The Rams have secured “a record-breaking sponsorship” deal …

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Interwetten scores new partnership with VfL Wolfsburg

Vienna-based online betting and gaming operator Interwetten has agreed a deal to serve as the new betting partner of German Bundesliga side VfL Wolfsburg. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but it was confirmed that the agreement will come into effect from the start of the 2019-20 season. It will …

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Through Failures, UK Gambling Has Become a Standard-Bearer for the Entire Industry

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has made it clear standards have to improve. Even though the UK is regarded as one of the leaders in terms of regulatory oversight and compliance, the UKGC believes there is room for improvement. In line with this drive to provide consumers with the best …

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Global Gaming loses again in Swedish court

Global Gaming has failed in its latest attempt to overturn a mid-June decision to strip its SafeEnt subsidiary of its Swedish licence, with its plea for injunctive relief rejected by the country’s Supreme Administrative Court. The update sees Global Gaming governance overruled for the third time by Swedish administrative courts after SafeEnt, which operates …

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Barcelona Ivan Rakitic joins FavBet as brand ambassador

FC Barcelona and Croatian international midfielder, Ivan Rakitic, has been unveiled as the official brand ambassador of the Ukrainian-based betting company FavBet. The 2018 World Cup runner-up has signed a two-year deal with the sportsbook which is expected to cover both online and offline marketing campaigns, providing focused content to …

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Genius Sports signs exclusive Serie A betting data deal

Serie A, Italy’s top-tier soccer league, has signed an exclusive betting data partnership with Genius Sports, the UK-based sports data technology company. From the start of the 2019-20 season, Genius will use its pitch-side technology to capture data at all Serie A stadiums and distribute instantly as a live feed …

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BetShah and AffiliateINSIDER announce Agency partnership

BetShah is excited to announce the launch of its affiliate program which will be managed exclusively by performance marketing agency, AffiliateINSIDER. The partnership agreement will ensure the support and development of BetShah’s affiliate marketing strategy to a global market and provide affiliate relationship management of the highest caliber upon launch.  …

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Newgioco plans to tap into US sports betting market

Italian gambling firm Newgioco Group, Inc. has disclosed new plans to expand into the US sports betting market, where several other European companies are eyeing the newly liberalized sports betting market. Ahead of its expansion, Newgioco confirmed that it has plans in place to develop and publish a US-focused demo betting …

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Global Gaming launches NanoCasino in Sweden

With the launch of Nanocasino.com, Global Gaming has returned to Sweden nearly two months after its local license was revoked for serious deficiencies in its anti-money laundering and KYC practices. Last month the company announced a partnership with Scandinavian online gambling content and platform provider Finnplay. The first product of …

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2020 China Int’ l Vending Machines and Self-service Facilities Fair (China VMF 2020)

China’s Vending Market & Industry Are Growing at a Breakneck Pace! In recent years, China’s vending machines have grown at 30% CAGR. It is predicted that by 2020, there will be 138 million vending machines in China, yearly selling up to 100 Billion Yuan of fast-moving consumer goods according to …

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Blockchain Life 2019

  The 4th largest international forum on blockchain and cryptocurrencies Blockchain Life 2019 takes place in Moscow on October 16th—17th. Every year forum gathers more than 6,000 participants from 70 countries, bringing together industry professionals and the ones who have just started their way in the crypto market. Experts and …

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Rakuten hopes to extend sponsorship of GS Warriors

The chief executive of Rakuten’s Americas operation, Amit Patel, has revealed that Rakuten is looking to “play the long game” when it comes to its jersey patch deal with the National Basketball Association’s (NBA) Golden State Warriors. The three-year partnership between the duo signed in 2016, which is estimated to be worth close to …

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