Betway has extended its reach across the top tiers of European football, by signing a sponsorship deal with The Primera División’s, also known as La Liga, C.D. Leganés. The two year deal will see the online bookmaker become the club’s official shirt sponsor, in a year in which C.D. Leganés is to celebrate its ninetieth anniversary by competing for the …
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Unibet joins forces with French champions Paris Saint-Germain
Unibet is to combine its “market leading digital experience” with that of Paris Saint-Germain’s (PSG) “rich footballing heritage,” as part of a new relationship which sees the online betting brand become the French club’s official betting partner. The two year deal with PSG, the seven time French Ligue 1 champions, is designed to “create an unrivalled strategic partnership”. Marc Armstrong, …
Read More »The World Cup’s Finest with NCPG Executive Director Keith Whyte
In The World Cup’s Finest we ask various individuals to delve into their own personal history of football’s quadrennial showpiece extravaganza, selecting a number of favourites as well as revealing what is their very first World Cup memory. Today we head across the pond to the USA, recently announced as joint hosts (alongside Canada and Mexico), of the 2026 World …
Read More »32Red handed £2m penalty package for consumer failings
32Red has been handed a £2m penalty package by the UKGC, for failing to protect a consumer from gambling-related harm and money laundering failures. Focusing its investigation on dealings with a customer between November 2014 and April 2017, it’s detailed that the individual and the online gambling firm, acquired by Kindred Group in June 2017, established a business relationship from …
Read More »ASA bans animated Coral Interactive ads for under-18s appeal
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has reprimanded Coral Interactive, following a complaint that challenged whether the content of three adverts would have a particular appeal to children. Ads in question were seen on February 20 of this year and related to the Rainbow Riches, Fishin’ Frenzy and Lucky Wizard titles, which feature animated images, including that of a leprechaun, pot …
Read More »The World Cup’s Finest with Sky Bet’s Paul Lowery
In The World Cup’s Finest we ask various individuals to delve into their own personal history of football’s quadrennial showpiece extravaganza, selecting a number of favourites as well as revealing what is their very first World Cup memory. Paul Lowery, Head of Sports Trading at Sky Betting and Gaming, is the latest to share his own personal World Cup highlights …
Read More »SG Digital details World Cup’s top trends as tournament hots up
The group stages of the World Cup are now well and truly in full swing, and at around 6pm (UK time) each nation will have competed in 2018’s competition once. Gambling industry data specialists H2GC estimates that the Russian World Cup could break numerous betting records, with an expectation that total gross win could topple €1.7bn detailed, as the showpiece …
Read More »Betway – Busy sporting week could see UK wager half a billion
Global online gambling firm Betway is predicting that as much as £500m is set to wagered across Britain in a betting bonanza of a week. Two England games in the space of six days at football’s biggest showpiece, the World Cup currently ongoing in Russia, bookends five days of betting at Royal Ascot, which could see UK punters wagering half …
Read More »The World Cup’s Finest with SITA Director Robin Hutchison
In The World Cup’s Finest we ask various individuals to delve into their own personal history of football’s quadrennial showpiece extravaganza, selecting a number of favourites as well as revealing what is their very first World Cup memory. This afternoon’s World Cup memories come courtesy of Square in the Air Director Robin Hutchison, who talks of a German invasion of …
Read More »Midlands football clubs embrace W88 and 888sport
Premier League new boys Wolverhampton Wanderers have agreed a new two-year sponsorship deal, the largest of its kind in the clubs history, with W88, who are to feature on the front of shirt in Wolves‘ return to the English top flight. In addition, the online gaming firm are to also prominently feature upon full range of training wear, to be released …
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