Andrew McCarron

Bettingexpert.com rewards top tipsters with Emirates trip

SBC News Bettingexpert.com rewards top tipsters with Emirates trip

bettingexpert is rewarding some of the best performing and loyal tipsters with a trip to London and the chance to meet up with some of the bettingexpert staff at Emirates Stadium, the home of Arsenal FC. Danish tipster Zami, twice winner of the yearly €10,000 tipster competition, English tipster Nrivanov and German tipster Allee, eight times tipster of the month, …

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Betfair dominating weekend accumulators – AccaTracker data

SBC News Betfair dominating weekend accumulators - AccaTracker data

Betfair is leading the way for the nation’s football multiple bets this weekend, according to data from AccaTracker, the app developed by Team FA to help people keep track of their bets. The betting exchange operator’s recent aggressive pricing has seen acca punters flock to the website this weekend, dominating the top four out of five popular selections. The main …

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Integrity education programme receives EU funding

SBC News Integrity education programme receives EU funding

The joint EU Athletes and regulated betting sector’s pioneering player betting integrity education programme has received a huge boost in funding from the European Commission. The five-year-old programme has received €488,305, ensuring that it continues for another 2 years, kicking off in January 2016 until the end of 2017. EU Athletes programme is backed by the private betting sector trade …

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DFS players turning to the courts and against operators

SBC News DFS players turning to the courts and against operators

Further bad news appears to have reached FanDuel and DraftKings operations, as US news sources report that aggrieved customers are planning to sue the operators for consumer negligence, following last week’s allegation of data breaches by employees. New York Daily News reported that Kentucky Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS) player Adam Johnson was the first plantiff against the operators, accusing them …

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Gameloft launches first slot-based social game

SBC News Gameloft launches first slot-based social game

Social game developer Gameloft, in partnership with CBS Interactive, has launched CSI: Slots on iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Android and Windows Phone.It is the first time that the social game firm has developed a slot-based freemium style game as the company targets the more casual gamer. CSI: Slots releases featuring ‘cases steeped in mystery’, and is written in collaboration with …

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October’s mythical madness from Microgaming

SBC News October’s mythical madness from Microgaming

This month sees a two-strong release of new games from Microgaming, featuring all things mythical. Titans of the Sun Hyperion and Titans of the Sun Theia are being offered to the Greek gods of the gaming arena. Hyperion and Theia take centre stage in their respective 5×3 reel, 15 payline games. Visually stunning, Titans of the Sun combines striking graphics …

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Ladbrokes secures £1.35bn funding for Coral merger

SBC News Ladbrokes secures £1.35bn funding for Coral merger

Listed bookmaker Ladbrokes has signed a £1.35 billion facility with a syndicate of relationship banks to provide committed financing for its proposed merger with Coral. The deal means that Coral’s existing debt of £1.4 billion won’t be carried over to the new group. The new facility has three tranches and will be available for drawing subject to completion of the …

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