The latest industry data, captured by the UK Gambling Commission, reveals that betting firms enjoyed an 11% increase in their gross gambling yield in the second quarter of 2024. The numbers, collated from the second quarter of the financial year (July to September), show that sports betting yield rose by 6% – despite the number […]
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Sky Bet Brings the Curtain Down on RequestABet After Almost Ten Years
Sky Bet is the first UK facing bookmaker to end its RequestABet service. First launched almost a decade ago, the #RequestABet option allowed betting sites to tap into the burgeoning world of social media – allowing punters to ask for odds on multiples that otherwise weren’t available on their site/app. But the advent of the […]
Ready for Take Off: EasyJet Makes Surprise Move Into Sports Betting
You might have booked a holiday with them, or at the very least sat on board one of their flights. But now, you can place your bets with the company behind the EasyJet aviation company. Stelios Haji-Ioannou, the billionaire entrepreneur, is famed for his ‘Easy’ stable of brands. And now he has another: EasyBet. Taking […]
DraftKings Announces Immediate Exit from UK Market in Major Overhaul
Although they had yet to launch their sports betting platform in the UK, DraftKings still has plenty of customers on these shores that enter their daily fantasy sports contests. But no more: the American firm has revealed that they are exiting the UK market with immediate effect. And that likely puts to bed the rumours […]
Flutter Snaps Up Playtech Subsidiary Snaitech in £2 Billion Acquisition
Flutter Entertainment has made moves to strengthen its European position by acquiring Playtech subsidiary Snaitech in a £2 billion acquisition. Flutter, whose firms include Paddy Power, Betfair and Tombola, has struck an agreement with Playtech over their consumer-facing operator that will see Snaitech added to their already-sturdy interests in the sector. It will give Flutter […]