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Entain Retail Betting Business Rebounds
AUSTRIA – GoldenRace has signed an exclusive partnership with win2day, the online brand of the Austrian Lotteries, in a deal that will see players gain access to the provider’s virtual football and horse races. The deal has seen GoldenRace become the only virtual sports provider in the Austrian market.
“I am very happy that one of my biggest business goals finally came true to work in my home country, and that we have been selected from such a great company like the Austrian Lottery,” commented Martin Wachter, GoldenRace CEO and Founder. “To work with win2day shows again that more and more ‘big players’ in the industry chose us as their first address in regards to virtual sports. I am sure that this partnership will become a great success in Austria.”
Matthias Soucek, win2day Product Manager, stated: “With the virtual games, win2day is opening up a new, popular segment in its portfolio and is thus living up to its reputation of offering its users a multi-faceted, modern gambling offer. We are convinced that this new offer will meet with a lot of approval from our customers.”
UK – Optimove has appointed Peter Miles as the company's Director of Sales overseeing enterprise sales for the iGaming and iLottery markets. The selection furthers the company's strategic
investment in expanding its customer base as a key growth engine for the business.
MALTA – BETER, provider of next- gen betting and gaming solutions, has strengthened its commercial team to deliver its market expansion plans with the appointment of Yori Arami as Chief
Revenue Officer.
HOLLAND – Stakelogic’ Stakelogic Live product has now also received ISO 27001 accreditation. The accreditation means that both operators who host the company’s live casino games and the players who play them can do so knowing that the information security management systems that underpin them are among the safest in the online gaming industry.
The award of ISO 27001 accreditation also carries a lot of sway with online regulators, who deem it to be an indication of a company going above and beyond the mandatory GDPR protocols. This in turn helps brands like Stakelogic Live build further trust in the industry, potentially paving the way for them to extend their reach and obtain supplier licenses for other regulated markets in future.
P18 WIRE / PULSE / INSIGHT / REPORTS
Entain’s Net Gaming Revenue in retail was up 60 per cent year-on-year with volumes returning to within 10 per cent of pre-Covid levels.
Entain reported ‘strong FY21 performance with Group net gaming revenue up seven per cent year on year‘ for the financial year to 31 December 2021. Online NGR was up 12 per cent, demonstrating ‘consistent ability of the operating model to deliver diversified and sustainable growth.’
Tere was strong growth in all major markets with FY21 Online NGR up 18 per cent excluding Germany, where the new regulatory regime is impacting the market.
Online growth continues to be actives driven, with actives up 25 per cent year on year. Retail was down three per cent, reflecting more Covid- 19 restrictions than the prior year with the BetMGM joint venture up 14 per cent.
With most shops open for the full period, Q4 NGR in Retail was up 60 per cent year on year with volumes returning to within 10 per cent of pre-Covid levels
FY21 Group EBITDA is expected to be in the
APBGG claims the UK Gambling Commission has ‘Gone Rogue’
UK
Te Parliamentary All Party Betting & Gaming Group (APBGG) has concluded its ‘Investigation into the Competence and Effectiveness of the UK Gambling Commission.’ Te reports states: “Te Commission has allegedly committed multiple breaches of almost all the sections of the Regulator’s Code and to add insult to injury, appears to be offering the British gambling industry, an incredibly poor level of service often combined with incompetence and a basic lack of knowledge of the industry it regulates.
“From the evidence we have seen, we believe that the Gambling Commission has become imbibed with an
range of £875m to £885m, ahead of previous expectations. Jette Nygaard-Andersen, Entain’s CEO, commented: “2021 has been a successful and eventful period for Entain, and our market- leading platform has driven another year of strong, sustainable and diversified growth. All of our major markets have performed well. BetMGM, our hugely exciting business in the US, has been a particular highlight with FY21 net gaming revenue ahead of expectations and an upgraded outlook for 2022.
“We have also made significant operational progress and have continued to provide our customers with even better content, experiences and excitement as the worlds of media, entertainment, technology and gaming converge,” she added. “
As ever, our sustainability efforts have been at the core of everything that we do. We have continued to lead the way in the critically important area of player protection, and our technology-based Advanced Responsibility and Care programme is progressing well.”
overtly anti-gambling ideology and is actively seeking to ‘get the industry’. From the evidence we have seen, we believe that the Gambling Commission has turned into what appears to be an industry-funded anti- gambling activist group,” it said. “We believe the regulator has gone ‘rogue’ and this anti- gambling culture comes from the top and permeates down and is even a reason for recruiting staff.”
“We also believe that unless the it grasps the opportunity of having a new Chair and CEO and resetting its strategy, focus and culture, if left unchecked, the Commission will destroy one of the most reputable gambling industry’s in the world and will force tens of thousands of people, some extremely vulnerable, into the illegal black market where they will get no protection from criminality or problem gambling.”
Belgium
Spinmatic has signed a deal with one of Belgium's top online casino operators,
Circus.be and its partner, Gaming1. Te new partnership will grant Gaming1 access to Spinmatic’s extensive portfolio, featuring the Xtreme! product line with its RTP of 99 per cent and above, as well as other hits such as Sizzling Blaze and Buffalo Boost. “We always value the chance to work with leading companies like Circus and Gaming1. We hope their players enjoy our games and we look forward to advancing and growing together in Belgium,” said Norbert Mathies, Spinmatic Managing Director. “We are excited to partner up with Spinmatic and launch their games on
Circus.be. Tis is a great example of Gaming1’s commitment to partnering with the right companies to bring great entertainment to new and growing markets,” added David Carrion, Gaming1 COO Interactive.
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