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This betting preview focuses on the Premier League and the Championship. All the prices have been sourced from McBookie, a progressive Dundee-based sportsbook. McBookie are offering new customers a sign up bonus where it will match the value of your the first bet with a Promo Cash free bet up to a maximum of £25. T&C’s apply. Crystal Palace v …
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BetConstruct’s Game Store to help developers complete ‘last mile’
BetConstruct, the award-winning developer and provider of online and land-based betting and gaming solutions and services, has announced the launch of a new ground-breaking service called Game Store. Game Store allows game developers the opportunity to turn their creativity and technical expertise into hard cash and earn royalties from any and all of their games that get deployed on the …
Read More »Andy MacKenzie – Spreadex – Spread betting trends on the Cricket World Cup
Andy MacKenzie, Marketing Communications Manager for sports and financial betting company Spreadex – the only bookmaker to offer fixed odds and spread betting from one account, takes a look at some of the trends that the spread firm has encountered during the Cricket World Cup. There have been thrills and spills galore so far at the Cricket World Cup with …
Read More »Responsible Gambling Trust clarifies FOBT claims
The Responsible Gambling Trust has been moved to write to government whip Lord Gardiner of Kimble to clarify comments made by the peer during the recent debate on FOBTs in the House of Lords. During the debate, Gardiner had claimed that: “The Responsible Gambling Trust has said that in its view it is, ‘overtly naïve and massively premature’, to suggest …
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It’s Friday afternoon. Get on down with Stevie Wonder.
Read More »Warwick Bartlett on tax – The Only Way is Up
Warwick Bartlett, CEO of Global Betting and Gaming Consultants, discusses how government’s approach taxation means that rates are more likely to go up than down. The most pleasing sight at ICE 2015 was to see some of the younger companies which two years ago took the smallest booths are now spending upward of £250,000 on impressive stands. Such companies have …
Read More »Point of consumption transition gone ‘pretty smoothly’
UK Gambling Commission CEO Jenny Williams believes that the transition to the UK point of consumption licensing has gone ‘pretty smoothly really’. In an interview with John Hagan of the Harris Hagan law firm at ICE, Williams revealed that the regulator now believes it has total coverage of the UK market. She said: “Nearly all the 150 plus overseas operators …
Read More »ICE breaks 25,000 milestone with 8% jump
Visitor figures for ICE 2015 have for the first time broken the 25,000 mark. The interim figures, which are subject to a final independent audit, show that a total of 25,386 unique attendees made the journey to London’s ExCeL Centre, an 8% increase on 2014, and the sixth consecutive year of growth for what is the world’s biggest business-to–business gaming event. Clarion’s Portfolio Director Kate Chambers …
Read More »Shortt goes Random with Galea
Aideen Shortt has joined Random Consulting, an independent firm founded by Mario Galea dedicated to adding value to a wide range of companies in the gambling industry. In her new role of Partner Consultant, Shortt will bring 15 years of industry experience and established relationships, and her contribution complements the existing skillset in the company, reinforcing Random Consulting’s unique position …
Read More »iGaming North America launches awards
iGaming North America, one of the main conferences and exhibitions for the emerging North American iGaming market, has announced it will be running the inaugural iGaming North America Awards during their upcoming event in Las Vegas in April. The awards will be organized in partnership with iGaming Business, The Innovation Group, eGaming Brokerage, Lewis Roca Rothberger and Bola-Verde as well …
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