Strategic joint venture combines Fanatics’ product and technology with Momentum’s commercial gaming licences in the UAE and existing operations in the market.
Stoiximan Group has extended the reach of its Betano brand by rolling out the online gambling service in Portugal. The new Betano.pt website will feature a sportsbook with live betting and a casino offering.
Fox Sports, a subsidiary of US television broadcaster Fox Corporation, has partnered The Stars Group to launch a new sports betting service in the country. Fox Sports will acquire a 4.99% stake in the PokerStars operator as part of the agreement, paying $236m (£181.6m/€211.0m).
Sports betting services provider Kambi Group has agreed a deal to supply its sportsbook platform to William Hill in the regulated Swedish market. The bookmaker is in the process of establishing its brand in the country having rebranded Evoke Gaming's RedBet.se site as WilliamHill.se.
US casino operator Delaware North has filed a lawsuit against its sports betting joint venture partner Miomni Gaming, accusing the supplier and its CEO Michael Venner of engaging in “an ongoing pattern of misrepresentation and bad faith” throughout the partnership.
The UK Gambling Commission has set out its business plan for 2019-20, with a continued focus on protecting consumers, preventing gambling-related harm and raising overall standards in the industry.