Russian legal bookmaker Liga Stavok has launched a website called Playmaker with analytics and sports news. Previously, the company has been publishing a weekly magazine “Glavnaya Stavka” with a print run of 8 thousand copies, but it was decided to close the magazine due to the decline in interest in print media. The funds saved […]
There is very little time left until the main sporting event of October - the fight of Khabib Nurmagomedov against Justin Gaethje as part of the fight evening in Abu Dhabi UFC 254. Bookmaker lines have been open for several months already. The forecasts favor Khabib, and, according to experts, the American fighter has the […]
On October 6 the meeting of the Presidential Council for the Development of Sports took place. Oleg Kozhemyako, the head of the working group preparing the meeting, and Anton Siluanov, Minister of Finance of Russia, spoke at it. They proposed to increase at least 2 times the amount of payments bookmakers should pay for the […]
After the ban on “frozen” bookmaking licenses, the Russian LLC “William Hill” decided to develop a license obtained in 2014. The online bookmaker Pin-Up was launched under this license and is going to spend 1 billion rubles on promotion in the next two years. The brand wants in the future to occupy up to 7% […]
In Russia, all legal betting points will start working under the new rules since September 30. According to new regulations, procedure of betting will be ammended and use of certain types of equipment will be limited. Now players can bet only on official sports events and those organized by a professional sports leagues or sports […]
Betting Business Russia published traffic statistics for popular sports betting sites in Russia. The most popular betting websites among Russian Internet users in 2019 were identified with the help of SimilarWeb. The number of online sports betting companies has continued to increase in 2019. In January, there were 16 bookmakers, and in the middle of […]
According to Bookmakers Ratings (RB), legal betting companies in Russia spent about 5 billion rubles on sponsorship of sports organizations and tournaments in 2019. The most expensive sponsorship contract with Russian sports organization was inked between the Liga Stavok and the Russian Premier League. According to RB, the agreement cost is about 600 million rubles […]
According to the Bookmaker Ratings’ sources, A&NN investment company, owned by Rambler Group owner Alexander Mamut, is selling its bookmaker license used for Digital Betting LLC (bwin bookmaker). Bwin in Russia operates as a joint venture established in 2015 between GVC and Russian investment firm A&NN Investments. The Bwin.ru website was launched in the fall […]
RBC Market Research has published an updated ranking of legal Russian bookmakers. The national rating of bookmakers is an independent survey of the bookmaking industry in Russia. The study is carried out once a quarter according to a special methodology. The ranking is published in the public domain, and thereby ensures complete transparency of the […]
Ukraine plans to legalize gambling business by the end of 2019, and Russian bookies look forward for new opportunities. According to Darina DENISOVA, president of the Russian Association of Bookmakers, some Russian companies will try to enter the Ukrainian market, if gambling is legalized. “I hope the new bill will consider legalization of all types […]