Andrew McCarron

UK Law: Operators need power to terminate affiliate rights

SBC News UK Law: Operators need power to terminate affiliate rights

In a series of articles, David Clifton, director at licensing and gambling consultancy Clifton Davies, takes a look at the changes to the UK’s gambling licensing laws which are due to be in place by October. How will the forthcoming changes affect affiliates? Will they have to remove any adverts from non-UK licensed operators? What about editorial-led content about non-UK …

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US now Sportech’s most important market

SBC News US now Sportech's most important market

Football Pools operator Sportech now derives over half its income from its horseracing interests in the US. In its interim results, Sportech revealed that it generates 64% of its revenues from US-based business interests. Revenue rose for the first six months of the year rose 1.7% to £52.6m on a constant currency basis, although EBITDA was slightly down to £12.0m. …

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Bettingexpert launches new iPhone App for finding market value

SBC News Bettingexpert launches new iPhone App for finding market value

Punters have been given an easy-to-use way of discovering whether or not a fancied bet offers value, thanks to Europe’s biggest tipping network. Super affiliate bettingexpert has launched a free Betting Odds Calculator App, which informs users of what odds their prediction should be and what odds are available on the market. It can even allow users to bet directly …

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Spike in customer acquisition via social network

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Online gaming strategy specialist ThinkGaming has reported an increase in the number of gaming companies using Facebook and Twitter to generate new customer acquisitions. The Jersey-based consultancy states that, due to major advancements, more and more gaming companies are reaping the benefits of the advanced tactics provided by the social media sites and are launching new mobile app suite products …

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Dionne moves to BMM Testlabs

SBC News Dionne moves to BMM Testlabs

Gaming testing laboratory BMM Testlabs has appointed Louise Dionne as Business Development Manager, Lotteries. Dionne arrives at BMM with 8 years of gaming experience and an in-depth knowledge of the lottery industry. Drew Pawlak, SVP Business Development Americas commented: “We are very pleased to have someone of Louise’s calibre join our team. Her expertise in the Lottery sector is invaluable …

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Binary.com feels the forex

SBC News Binary.com feels the forex

Binary.com, the UK fixed-odds trading provider, has added three new forex pairs to its offering as demand for forex trading in emerging markets builds momentum.  The three new pairs are: USD/MXN (US Dollar / Mexican Peso) NZD/JPY (New Zealand Dollar / Japanese Yen) USD/PLN (US Dollar / Polish Zloty) The top five most traded currencies remain the US Dollar, Euro, …

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GamCrowd looking for LaunchPad start-ups

SBC News GamCrowd looking for LaunchPad start-ups

GamCrowd.com, the gambling specific crowdsourcing platform, and Clarion Events, organisers of EIG, are looking for 5 start-ups to take part in the Launch Pad and to take a stand at the GamCrowd sponsored start-up village. EIG runs from the 21-23 Oct in Berlin. This year the format has been substantially revamped and it now has a specific focus on start-ups and fundraising, …

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UK Law: Is the GBGA too late with its point of consumption legal challenge?

SBC News UK Law: Is the GBGA too late with its point of consumption legal challenge?

In a series of articles, David Clifton, director at licensing and gambling consultancy Clifton Davies, takes a look at the changes to the UK’s gambling licensing laws which are due to be in place by October. The big question is whether the GBGA is too late with its point of consumption legal challenge. Through its solicitors, in letters before action …

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