Craig Davies

Craig Davies is a writing enthusiast who joined SBC in September 2017, following years spent in the news and sport sectors of Journalism, in addition to a significant period of time travelling. During his time at the University of Central Lancashire, Craig grasped every opportunity he could to gain experience writing on a plethora of sports. Culminating in a year spent working for The Lancashire Telegraph at Blackburn Rovers during the, then Premier League side’s, 2009/10 season. Upon graduating with a degree in Sports Journalism, he began working for the Tameside Reporter, a regional title, where his primary duty was news, however, it quickly turned into something of a joint role with sports incorporated into the mix. After the newspaper entered administration Craig began doing freelance work for a number of websites in several different fields, before donning a backpack for a two year stay in Australia and South Eastern Asia. Short story writing as he ambled from place to place. Eventually all roads led to home, and his position as a Journalist for SBC.

ARC & partners outline Mental Health Awareness Week support

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The Arena Racing Company (ARC) and Royal Windsor Racecourse have pledged their support for Mental Health Awareness Week, which begins on Monday 14 May. In addition five ARC corporate partners, At The Races, Weatherbys Racing Bank, Racing Post, lawyers K&L Gates and sports branding agency Jigsaw, have also pledged their support via race sponsorship, which is to be donated to …

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Drag Racing betting markets to be offered in UK for first time

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RedZoneSports.bet has joined forces with TrakBak Racing, in a collaboration that is set to see exclusive and bespoke betting markets offered on UK Drag Racing for the first time. Becoming headline sponsor of the DoorSlammers event set to be held at Santa Pod Raceway, the Argyll Entertainment US sports led brand is to offer the industry first markets across the …

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BHA plots added support measures & revenues increases for 2019

SBC News BHA plots added support measures & revenues increases for 2019

The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) has outlined a series of policies to be applied ahead the 2019 fixture list formation, with a focus placed upon supporting jockeys and racing staff, whilst also maximising commercial revenues to the sport. Maintaining an eight-day summer break, and five-day end-of-season breaks for Jump fixtures, an agreement has been reached to implement a number of …

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BetBull and Income Access strike affiliate programme deal

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Mobile sportsbook and casino operator BetBull has announced a partnership with Income Access, to launch an affiliate programme for its flagship native app. Licensed by the United Kingdom Gambling Commission BetBull, whose app is available via iOS and Android in addition to being accessible on the mobile web, aims to enhance user experience and maximise player engagement and retention through …

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Sportradar enters into multifaceted ESEN eSports agreement

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ESEN eSports, a tournament and league organiser within the vertical, and Sportradar have entered in to a multiyear partnership, related to data streaming and integrity across a breadth of competitions. The sports betting solutions providers are to collect and distribute audio visual and data across competitions, including the King of Nordic tournament, with the Sportradar fraud detection system also set …

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Yggdrasil Gaming expands Betsson deal

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Yggdrasil Gaming has agreed a new comprehensive deal with Betsson, which will see entry to a number of key regulated markets, in addition to strengthening its strategic partnership with the operator. Denmark, Italy, Spain and Latvia are a selection of the new regulated markets that the collaboration will extend to encapsulate, following the fresh agreement. The first of those to …

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Yggdrasil posts strong first quarter showing

SBC News Yggdrasil posts strong first quarter showing

Yggdrasil Gaming has reported a successful first quarter of 2018, with both revenues and earning showing significant increases. It’s 73 per cent rise in revenues saw figures of SEK57.6m reached, eclipsing the previous years SEK33.3m, whilst EBITDA rose to SEK18.1m, a 26.5 per cent year-on-year increase from 2017’s SEK13.3m. Regarding EBITDA margin, a slight drop from 40 per cent to …

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Esports integrity at the core of GLMS and ESIC relationship

SBC News Esports integrity at the core of GLMS and ESIC relationship

The Global Lottery Monitoring System (GLMS) and Esports Integrity Coalition (ESIC) have joined forces, in light of the verticals rising betting popularity on a global level. Coming together to safeguard the integrity of esports, the agreement in place is to see both parties work together, identifying and reporting potential irregularities and suspicious betting patterns, across its growing number of competitions. …

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Power of football utilised to drive Sportradar CSR initiative

SBC News Power of football utilised to drive Sportradar CSR initiative

Sportradar have partnered with streetfootballworld, an organisation utilising the power of football to change the world for good, in a bid to pool motivation and expertise to drive social change through a mutual passion of football. In line with a commitment to enhance its global corporate social responsibility (CSR), as well as corporate citizenship, Sportradar is to engage its offices …

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Lotto monopoly questioned in The Netherlands

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Monopolies on sports betting and lottery scratch cards are to remain in The Netherlands, but The Council of the State, the nation’s highest administrative court, has ordered a rethink of its lottery monopoly. Following an appeal by the European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA), alongside international gambling firms Unibet, Betclic and Betfair, the council ruled that the existence of only …

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