SBC Eurasia Weekly Digest: March 25 — 31, 2024

SBC Eurasia Editorial Team is happy to present a quick recap of the gambling industry events, news, regulations and partnerships that happened last week. 

BETER has rapidly established itself as a leading provider of dynamic betting content and data, providing live coverage, information and odds for hundreds of thousands of events annually through its sports and esports divisions, all managed internally. We interviewed Arsenii Salai, Sports Head of Strategic, and Evgeniy Bekker, Esports General Manager about how the company is helping operators attract the next generation of players through their content. 

Amir Mirzaee, Chief Commercial Officer and Managing Director of Bayes Esports, assesses the numerous advantages that are born from utilising the correct data, as well as what plus points these can bring to both operators and players. 

Digitain has signed a partnership agreement with the Mongolian company Mnbet. Under this agreement, the supplier places a bet on sports, providing a ready-made solution to the online operator. While Superbet is expanding its presence in the Romanian gambling industry by establishing a new partnership with BGaming

Entain faces €104m counterclaim on BetCity.nl deal rewards. The counterclaim disputes Entain’s assertion that BetCity.nl was worth €156m less than assumed. 

Bet365 has strengthened its presence in the Bulgarian gambling industry thanks to a new partnership with 7777 Gaming. Moreover, Stakeholders from the Bulgarian gaming sector will participate in a new initiative aimed at combating money laundering and the financing of terrorism (AML/CTF).  

Thanks to the partnership with BetFlag, Hacksaw Gaming has strengthened the presence of its gaming content in the Italian market. Evoplay has also expanded its presence in the Italian market by introducing a content portfolio in collaboration with PinterBet.

Playson has announced its new partnership with iGaming operator NetBet Denmark to improve the gaming experience for Danish players. NetBet Denmark has also signed a partnership with Light & Wonder to expand the online casino’s gaming range for Danish players. 

Betano has been named the new shirt sponsor of Aston Villa FC. Starting next season, the Greek online sports betting platform is reportedly paying £20m a year for two years. Genius Sports Limited and the Lithuanian Basketball League (Betsafe-LKL) have signed an agreement to implement a computer vision system in stadiums, making Betsafe-LKL the first basketball league in Europe to automate the capture of eventing data, rich tracking data and broadcast-quality live video production via a single system.

Slotegrator and TaDa Gaming have joined forces to provide access to TaDa Gaming’s portfolio of over 110 online casino games through Slotegrator’s APIgrator solution. While Octoplay continues its impressive line of strategic partnerships by teaming up with LeoVegas Group.

Campeon Gaming recently unveiled a new brand Scarabet, based on the sports betting platform from Delasport. Scarabet promises further success for its customers, building on last year’s successful expansion of FoggyBet and 21.Red. While Soft2Bet received Ontario accreditation to launch Tooniebet

After establishing a content partnership with Admiralbet, Wazdan expresses interest in the gambling market of Bosnia and Herzegovina. While following a partnership agreement with betPawa, Gaming Corps, the Swedish publicly traded game development company, will expand the reach of its premium range of games to a wider audience of players in Africa. 

Bragg Gaming has strengthened its position as an online casino provider in Latin America by receiving a B2B license from the Peruvian Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (Mincetur). EveryMatrix also received regulatory accreditation from Mincetur. 

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