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Gentoo Media rebrands GiG Comply to Sitebee

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Gentoo Media has rebranded its automated compliance and brand protection tool from GiG Comply to Sitebee.

The service will continue to assist operators in the igaming industry with regulatory compliance across their brands and as they work with affiliate partners.

Gentoo Media noted that Sitebee will build upon GiG Comply’s legacy, automating compliance monitoring, saving time, reducing risks and helping companies gain marketing and affiliate partnership insights.

Rasmus Bank Nielsen, Head of Sitebee, commented: “Sitebee is more than just a rebrand. It’s a renewed commitment to our partners and the industry. Compliance doesn’t stand still, and neither do we.”

Sitebee’s list of client partners includes the likes of bet365, Betway, Kaizen Group and Betsson Group.

The GiG Comply rebranding follows the recent rebranding of Gaming Innovation Group Inc to Gentoo Media Inc, as well as the completion of the company’s split of its media and platform division into two independently listed..

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DCMS: COVID cost UK Gambling £1bn in economic output

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DCMS has revised its economic estimates, measuring the economic contribution and productivity of the UK Gambling sector.

Economic estimates and datasets have been updated for DCMS’s key sectors for the reporting period of 2011 to 2021, tracking a decade of business activity.

DCMS is responsible for reporting on the economic contribution and productivity of the following sectors: Civil Society, Creative Industries, Cultural sector, Digital sector, Gambling, Sport, Telecoms, and Tourism.

The economic contribution of industries under DCMS guidance is reported using key measures such as Gross Value Added (GVA) output, employment, earnings, and productivity.

Audiences are cautioned about technical limitations in gathering and interpreting data on DCMS sectors, as individual sectors such as Civil Society and Tourism maintain separate measures to gauge their economic output.

The Gross Value Added (GVA) for all DCMS sectors (excluding Civil Society and Tourism) in 2020 was estimated at £1..

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SBC Summit Latinoamérica: Innovating the industry with a spotlight on Emerging Markets & Technology

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SBC Summit Latinoamérica, held at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino from October 29-31, will spotlight some of the region’s most exciting gambling markets and dive into the advancements and breakthroughs that have turned these markets into key players in the global gambling landscape, as part of the Emerging Markets and Technology track on Thursday.

The agenda will kick off with the “Driving Brand Success with AI: High-Speed Partnerships that Move the Needle” keynote panel where the intersection of motorsports, AI, and strategic brand collaborations takes centre stage.

The panel will feature racing star Tatiana Calderon, AI visionary Alvaro Melendez (CEO and Co-founder, Crant AI), and product strategy specialist Lina Silva (CEO, WANDR Studio). Together, they will explore the transformative power of data-driven partnerships between brands and female racing drivers, and discuss how AI is revolutionising brand analytics, fan engagement, and sponsorship strategies.

Following the ke..

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Coalition for Fantasy Sports pairs up with idPair for cross-operator self-exclusion system

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The operator-led Coalition for Fantasy Sports has unveiled a new partnership with idPair, a safer gaming company dedicated to enhancing consumer protection through research and technology.

In a release, the coalition said that the collaborative initiative will enable its operator members to establish a seamless self-exclusion solution.

The coalition is made up of Underdog Fantasy, PrizePicks, Betr and Dabbleand its mission statement is to work together to protect fantasy sports players, promote innovation, ensure responsible play, identify best practices and encourage the growth of the market.

Now, users of any of those brands’ services will be able to choose to simultaneously self-exclude across all platforms, regardless of their location. Players will have the choice on whether they self-exclude on one platform, or on all member platforms. The coalition stated it has broken new ground in the gaming industry by demonstrating high cooperation among four leading operators to raise ..

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NCAA finds prohibitions don’t stop unwanted gambling by students

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The NCAA recently held a discussion on sports betting policies and concluded that prohibitions on gambling are “ineffective” at preventing unwanted gambling. The college athletics association’s Committee on Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sports (CSMAS) held an informational discussion on the topic in recent days. Committee members met in Indianapolis to discuss the possible deregulation of sports betting, which could allow student-athletes…

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SOFTSWISS provides donation for flood victims in Poland

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SOFTSWISS has provided support for victims of the recent flooding in Poland as part of its ongoing global charity work.

Following a recent campaign to support victims in flood-hit regions in Brazil, the igaming solutions provider has launched a similar initiative in Southern Poland, a region devastated by floods caused by Storm Boris last month.

After dozens of towns were forced to undertake urgent evacuations, SOFTSWISS has made a financial donation to Wielka Orkiestra Świątecznej Pomocy, a Polish charity providing aid for flood victims.

The provider will also make use of its two development offices based in Poland, with SOFTSWISS employees helping to pack boxes of over 100kg of essential items, such as food, hygiene products, matches, candles and batteries.

These items were then delivered to Caritas Polska, another charitable organisation focussed on relief efforts in flood-hit areas.

“Unfortunately, natural disasters happen, and we don’t want to stand idly by. We strive to h..

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Lula demands Bolsa Família protections prior to Bets launch

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The launch of Brazil’s forthcoming betting market must be safeguarded by a federal policy on gambling addiction to eliminate social harms, such as public debt.

This demand was issued by President Inácio Lula da Silva during ongoing meetings with senior ministers regarding the vulnerabilities of the betting regime, alongside discussions on a federal framework to regulate fixed-odds betting and online gambling in Brazil.

Last week, Lula held meetings with Vice President Geraldo Alckmin and Ministers Rui Costa (Civil House), Fernando Haddad (Finance), Wellington Dias (Social Development and Assistance for Families), Nísia Trindade (Health), André Fufuca (Sports), and Ricardo Lewandowski (Justice).

The President expressed direct concerns over gambling addiction and the social harm caused by citizens accruing debt through gambling activities, which he identified as liabilities that must be addressed by the betting regime.

Lula’s concerns about public debt have been heightened by the rec..

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Spelinspektionen develops new channelisation rate calculation method

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Spelinspektionen has developed a new method for calculating the Swedish gambling market’s channelisation rate to the country’s licensed operators.

The degree of channelisation is described by the Swedish gambling authority as measuring “how much of Swedes’ gambling takes place at gambling companies with a Swedish license”, referring to the competitive market which mainly consists of online casinos and bookmakers.

In regulatory letter FI2023/03130, Spelinspektionen was commissioned by the Swedish government to develop a new method to determine the degree of channelisation in the country’s gambling market, as well as propose an indicator for reporting in the budget bill.

As such, the authority evaluated several methods to figure out which method or methods should be used.

Through its research, Spelinspektionen’s new method determined that four indicators need to be used to calculate the channelisation rate: a questionnaire survey for players, measurement of internet traffic, estimati..

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Inspectorate’s new metrics set Swedish gambling channelisation at 86%

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Spelinspektionen, Sweden’s Gambling Inspectorate, has revised the methodology for calculating the channelisation rate of Sweden’s online gambling marketplace.

Deemed the key measure of the regulatory balance in Sweden’s online gambling market, the channelisation rate represents the percentage of wagering volume accounted for by licensed operators.

Sanctioned as a regulatory assignment in 2023, the Inspectorate was commissioned by the government to redevelop the “calculation metrics for the channelisation of the Swedish gaming market.”

The assignment was to be reported on for the 2024 budget as part of a broader initiative to ensure that government authorities can monitor gambling trends and risks to national consumers.

As reported: “The Inspectorate believes that four different indicators together can give a picture of the degree of channelisation, and based on these indicators, the degree of channelisation for 2023 is calculated at 86%.”

The new channelisation rate was calculated..

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Lula hosts senior ministers meeting to fix Bets vulnerabilities

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President Inácio Lula da Silva will host a meeting of senior ministers to address outstanding concerns regarding the launch of the Bets regime, the federal framework to regulate fixed-odds betting and online gambling in Brazil.

The Ministers of Finance, Healthcare, Sports, Public Welfare, and Social Development will meet with Lula, today, to review the Bets regime’s progress towards its intended launch on 1 January 2025.

Lula seeks to address concerns following reports that beneficiaries of Bolsa Família, Brazil’s financial aid programme for poor families, had spent BRL 3bn (€500m) on betting platforms, with transactions recorded by the government’s Pix payment system.

An intervention is expected, as Lula will likely endorse the measure proposed by Febraban, the Federation of Brazilian Banks, which has called on authorities to adopt an instant ban on the use of credit cards and overdrafts for gambling transactions.

Furthermore, Lula will order the ministries to collaborate and deve..

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