Tag Archives: Sportsbetting
OddsMatrix boosts sportsbook offering with US micro-markets nVenue partnership
OddsMatrix will integrate nVenue’s leading micro-markets products enabling its customers to access the US market’s most popular sports including American football, basketball, baseball, ice hockey and motorsport. As part of the agreement, nVenue will integrate OddsMatrix’s Fast Markets into its data aggregation platform, with a focus on soccer, and distribute them to its well-established customers,…
Dimitar Berbatov announced as LiveScore European Ambassador
LiveScore, the global sports media business and one of the world’s leading real-time sports update providers, has announced former Premier League and Bulgarian football star Dimitar Berbatov as official European brand ambassador for both LiveScore Media and LiveScore Bet; two central components within the LiveScore Group sports ecosystem, across Europe. LiveScore has been Fuelling Fans’…
Kambi Group secures licensing approval in Nevada
Kambi Group, the home of premium sports betting solutions, has received approval for its Nevada gaming licence applications, marking a significant step towards launching in one of the world’s most iconic betting markets. The Nevada Gaming Commission has approved Kambi’s application for Manufacturer & Distributor Licenses and an Information Services License, following a unanimous recommendation…
US Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on sports betting criticised for lack of industry input
The US Senate Judiciary Committee hearing America’s High-Stakes Bet on Legalized Sports Gambling, held on Tuesday December 17 has been criticised by gambling executives and analysts who say it lacked any industry input and descended into a debate about transgender athletes. The American Gaming Association’s Senior Vice President of Strategic Communications Joe Maloney, pictured, said: “Today’s…
Brazil – Tax rate too high says head of Rio state lottery
The president of the State Lottery of Rio de Janeiro (Loterj), Hazenclever Lopes Cançado, has criticised the tax rate that has been put forward for sports betting. Via his LinkedIn account, the official analysed the details of the new bill and highlighted the tax rate that will be placed on operators. “The high amount of…
Brazil – Aposta Ganha appoints Hugo Baungartner as VP for global markets
Aposta Ganha, the fastest growing Brazilian sports betting and casino site in Brazil, has appointed Hugo Baungartner as its VP for Global Markets in a move that will spearhead the company’s international expansion. Baungartner’s extensive sports betting and gaming experience will help accelerate Aposta Ganha’s mission of becoming a leading global operator. Aposta Ganha has…
US – IGT extends sports betting contract with Rhode Island Lottery by three years
International Game Technology has signed a three-year contract extension with the Rhode Island Lottery to continue providing its proven sports betting technology. IGT PlaySports, along with its commercial partner William Hill US, powers statewide mobile sports betting via the Sportsbook Rhode Island app and sportsbook locations at Bally’s Twin River Lincoln Casino Resort and Bally’s Tiverton Casino & Hotel….
Brazil – New bill in Rio de Janeiro seeks to attract sports betting investment
Councillor for the city of Rio de Janeiro Pedro Duarte announced that he will put forward a bill similar to a bill approved recently by the governor of São Paulo. If approved the bill will reduce the ISS (Tax on Services of Any Nature) in order to create new jobs and generate more investment opportunities…
Brazil – New sports minister rejects esports as sports
Brazil’s new sports minister and former volleyball player Ana Moser has claimed that eSports are not true sports. Moser doubled down saying that that competitions and video games are not unpredictable, but are fully programmable. Moser then controversially stated that eSports would not be part of her remit or her portfolio. “In my opinion, esports is…
