KSA Chair: The Netherlands needs cross-border collaboration to tackle black market

The Chair of the Netherlands’ gambling regulator has urged European nations to collaborate as the continent continues to fight against the illegal gambling market.  Michel Groothuizen, Chair of the Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), lamented the problems that the EU nation continues to face in a blog released on the back of the Netherlands’ annual gambling committee debate. […]

bet365 taps ZEturf to land horse racing in France

Major UK-headquartered sportsbook bet365 is bringing horse racing closer to users in France through a new partnership with ZEturf. Together with horse racing specialist ZEturf, bet365 will offer a full range of pari-mutuel horse racing betting markets tailored to the operator’s latest French expansion campaign. The offer will be available through both the bet365 desktop […]

Stake blocks access in Ireland after reported consultation with regulator

Stake has reportedly blocked access to Irish consumers following consultation with the Gambling Regulatory Authority for Ireland (GRAI), according to national media. It comes two months on from the GRAI’s new licensing system being implemented as the regulator, which took over responsibility for the gambling sector from Ireland’s Revenue Commissioners, works towards a new system […]

Victor Arias to lead FIRST.bet’s LatAm expansion

FIRST.bet has appointed Victor Arias, a seasoned LatAm veteran, to head its commercial strategy across the region. Arias joins the sportsbook tech provider as Vice President of LatAm and Regional Head of Commercial, in which role he will leverage his previous experience with Pragmatic Play, where he built his former employer’s domestic business strategy from […]

Google ends ad services for gambling in Croatia 

Google will no longer allow affiliates and media platforms to use its ad services to publish gambling content/promotions to audiences in Croatia. The restriction will be applied as of 7 October and was confirmed via Google updating its country-specific terms for Croatia of its Google Ad services. From 7 October, Google will revoke all existing […]