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Thailand: 3,863 arrests by anti-gambling taskforce during Euro 2024

Listen To Article Thailand’s police’s anti-gambling task force, Centre for the Prevention and Suppression of Illegal Euro 2024 Football Betting, has arrested up to 3,863 suspects during the special operation to curb illegal gambling throughout the UEFA Euro 2024 championship period.  According to assistant national police chief Pol Lt Gen Akradet Pimolsri, in a report […]

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ATP launches Safe Sport in partnership with Sportradar

Listen To Article The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), Tennis Data Innovations (TDI) and Sportradar have partnered to release Safe Sport, a service designed to tackle the abuse of professional tennis players online.  The service utilises several technologies and services, including AI, education, moderation and investigation, with the goal of protecting players. The technology will

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Manfred: Threats to players from gambling worries MLB

Listen To Article Rob Manfred, Commissioner of Major League Baseball, has expressed his concerns regarding the safety of its players in relation to gambling, despite his confidence in the league’s ability “to catch personnel who violate the league’s gambling policies.” The statement was made after Manfred claimed he’d been notified about players having received threats. 

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EGBA reports record use of safety tools among European gamblers in 2023

The European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) has released its fourth annual sustainability report, revealing that 65% of European customers, totalling a record 21 million individuals, used safety tools in 2023, with more than half of these users doing so voluntarily. This represents a 14% increase from the previous year. Additionally, EGBA’s operators sent 67.6

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Entain appoints Gavin Isaacs as CEO effective September 2024

Listen To Article Entain has announced the appointment of Gavin Isaacs as CEO, effective 2 September 2024. Isaacs, who has over 25 years of experience in the sports betting, gaming and lottery industries, has held leadership positions at companies including Scientific Games Corporation, DraftKings and Aristocrat Technologies.  In accordance with a previously announced succession plan,

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Analysis: Entain’s Gavin Isaacs appointment points towards high-profile merger

So it turns out Entain still has a surprise or two up its sleeve. When the operator’s search for a new CEO began following the departure of Jette Nygaard-Andersen, there were a number of ‘obvious’ frontrunners. Star Sports even opened a betting market on who could succeed the Danish executive, with the frontrunners being former

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Sportradar integrates live sports odds into social media ads

Listen To Article Sportradar has integrated live sports data and betting content into its ad:s paid social marketing service, allowing video adverts to pull data and update in real time. This allows operators to generate ads that shift depending on market movements and the odds of live sporting events.  Ads that can generate information based

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FDJ reports 10.8% increase in turnover for first half of 2024

Listen To Article La Française des Jeux (FDJ) has announced its financial results for the first half of 2024, reporting a turnover of €1,43bn ($1.5bn), a 10.8% increase year-on-year.  FDJ’s gaming activities in France recorded a turnover of €1.3bn, marking a 7% rise. The lottery segment contributed significantly to this growth with a turnover of

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Digitain expands into Greek market

Listen To Article Digitain has secured the necessary certifications to operate within the Greek market.  The sportsbook and casino platform provider obtained the A1 Manufacturer’s License from the Hellenic Gaming Commission, allowing it to expand its presence in the regulated European market.  Digitain already holds licences from the Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) and Oficiul National

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