Gambling Clear News
Following last week’s announcement that Playtech had priced €300m 5.8% senior secured notes due 2028, the gaming technology provider officially closed the deal today (28 June). On 21 June, Playtech announced that it had priced the bond offering. It detailed that the net proceeds from the issuance of the new notes would go towards redeeming
The International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA) has revealed OlyBet, the sports betting brand of Olympic Entertainment Group (OEG), as its latest member. OlyBet will feed into IBIA’s betting integrity monitoring and alert network, working alongside licensed operators from around the world. Active across the Baltic region, OlyBet joins almost 50 businesses and more than 120
The Higher Administrative Court of the State of Saxony-Anhalt has ruled that the German gaming regulator the Glücksspielbehörde der Länder (GGL) does indeed have the power to impose advertising restrictions. When the GGL granted gambling operators the right to offer online games of chance it did so through permits that included provisions. These provisions imposed
Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP), the governing body for football in France, has issued sanctions to 35 players for breaching a ban on sports betting. The LFP’s disciplinary committee announced the sanctions after the players were ruled to have violated LFP and French Football Federation (FFF) regulations during the 2021-22 season. Both the LFP and FFF have
Sports data and technology provider Genius Sports announced that it has extended its partnership with Football DataCo, the business that licenses the data rights for the English Premier League. Under the terms of the new deal, Genius will extend its official partnership with the data rights organisation to 2025 as well as cover new areas
Asia-facing operator BK8 has agreed a multi-year shirt sponsorship deal with Aston Villa, despite the English Premier League’s impending ban on such deals. Under the three-year deal, BK8 branding will appear on the front of players’ shirts through to the end of the 2025-26 season. BK8 will invest in a series of brand activations and
The International Gaming Standards Association (IGSA), said that its board of directors has approved the creation of a Responsible Gaming Committee. The IGSA said the committee will offer support for regulators and operators with a “multi-tiered framework” called the Responsible Gaming Maturity Model (RGMM). The standards organisation said that it hopes that this approach will
The German sports betting body Deutscher Sportwettenverband (DSWV) has taken aim at the country’s addiction association Deutsche Hauptstelle für Suchtfragen (DHS) for “incorrect” turnover figures. The DSWV said that the DHS’s “Yearbook on Addiction 2023” incorrectly estimated the size of the sports betting market. In support of this point, the DSWV highlighted the nature of
The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) has said that it will not be “coerced” by animal rights group Animal Rising’s promise to halt protest action during the summer if the BHA partakes in a televised debate about the “morals of horseracing”. Animal Rising made the claim earlier today (16 June) at a press conference. Julie Harrington
