David Clifton, director at licensing and gambling consultancy Clifton Davies, discusses an issue he recently debated at a seminar in Westminster – that the government is not consistent when it regulates gambling and that it is also needlessly overbearing. Let me start with a statement of the obvious: the fundamental objective behind the regulation or prohibition of any human activity …
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Synot Group, Czech Republic gambling and lottery operator has announced that it will become the title Sponsor for the Czech Liga, the top football division in the country. The deal sees the gambling and lottery operator take the title sponsorship off Gambrinus, as the Czech Liga, rebrands itself as the Synot Czech Liga for the start of the 2014/2015 football …
Read More »Tennis legend Boris Becker further extended his association with the online gaming sector, by becoming the brand ambassador for social gaming network ISIS Friends. Boris Becker’s image will be used by the social gaming platform to promote new offers and games to new and existing customers. Boris Becker has served as igaming ambassador to sector brands, such as PokerStars and …
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To celebrate the launch of 666Bet.com the new bookmaker is offering its first 1966 customers an astonishing promotion – odds of 1966/1 for England to win the World Cup. The special promotion – undoubtedly the most generous ever offered by a bookmaker – is for a maximum stake of £1. And after the 1966 limit has been reached, 666Bet.com will …
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Ladbrokes has unveiled new features to bring mobile apps and HMTL5 to the forefront of operator’s sportsbook offerings. Customers can now deposit via PayPal, access the mobile service from Windows and Blackberry phones and see real-time in-play match action, statistics and timelines. It is estimated that 30 per cent of mobile customers currently use PayPal as their primary payment channel. …
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Marc Etches, Chief Executive of the Responsible Gambling Trust, the UK’s leading charity aimed at minimising gaming related harm, discusses the range of services open to problem gamblers and how the industry can ensure that the enjoyment of the majority does not overtake the wellbeing of the minority. World Cup challenge Next month’s football World Cup in Brazil is being …
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EveryMatrix, one of the gaming industry’s leading software suppliers, is thrilled to announce that it has entered into a partnership with award-winning B2B software and data services provider Sporting Solutions. The new relationship means EveryMatrix’s highly successful OddsMatrix product will cover a wider range of sports and provide more markets for its customers, ensuring it is well positioned to compete …
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Betting shop broadcaster SIS has extended its agreement as Official Pre-Race Data Distributors of British horse racing. SIS has formed a new agreement with PRD licence holder Racecourse Data Company to continue to supply the data to its retail and online customers until the end of 2018. SIS has had an arrangement with the British Horseracing Authority and subsequently its …
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The global industry body representing social games companies with over 300 million players, the International Social Games Association (ISGA), has released research by Harvest Strategy into the evolution, use and impact of social games. The report undertakes both a review of existing academic literature and data surrounding social games as well as a survey of consumer behaviour and perceptions across …
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