British Racing Bet has a new Director of Communications, with it announced that David Williams is to join the firm. The entity has been founded by a vast majority of British racecourses, with the aim of delivering pool betting on British racing, it is also detailed the venture is to operate at in excess of 50 racecourses, upon its launch …
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ESSA links up with RFU for English rugby protection
The Rugby Football Union (RFU) has announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with international sports betting integrity body ESSA. Through this new link up, English rugby is set to be protected from potential match manipulation and sports betting breaches. Under the terms of the agreement the RFU, a member of the UK Sports Betting Integrity Forum …
Read More »Can you help lift the Yggdrasil Gaming ancient curse?
Join Ozwin and his trusty apprentice in Yggdrasil Gaming’s new “spellbinding” title. Named Ozwin’s Jackpots, players are challenged to lift an ancient curse in the five reel, 20 payline, slot, which will see spells weaved in an attempt to bring the magician, the central character of the game, back to his human form, which in turn can be exchanged for …
Read More »What does Kyle Edmund success mean for UK tennis betting market?
Does the United Kingdom have a new tennis star in its midst? With 23-year-old Kyle Edmund, a 300/1 shot before the Australian Open, now a shock semi-finalist and narrowed to 16/1. The Johannesburg, South Africa, born star now stands just one win from reaching the final of the years first major (also known as a grand slam), after a stunning …
Read More »The Jockey Club welcomes National Express onboard
National Express has signed a three year ‘Official Coach and Bus Partner’ agreement with The Jockey Club. This deal will see the UK’s largest coach operator provide dedicated services across the United Kingdom, direct to all major events in The Jockey Club’s racing calendar. As part of the new service, it’s promised that it will “provide customers with drop off …
Read More »Argyll to boost in-play offering with SBTech’s Action Betting
Argyll Entertainment are to become one of the first operators on the SBTech platform, in the United Kingdom, to bolster its in-play sports betting via the Action Betting feature. The operator behind SportNation.bet and RedZoneSports.bet is to adopt the mobile-first feature, which suggests players ‘markets of interest’ through contextual alerts and call-to-action betting options. Stuart Tilly, Chief Executive Officer of …
Read More »Badminton governing body strengthens integrity strategy
The Badminton World Federation (BWF) is to embark on a partnership with Genius Sports, with the ultimate goal of protecting its various competitions from the threat of match fixing. As part of the long term integrity agreement, Genius Sports is to be provide Badminton’s world governing body with its bet monitoring system. Detailing the multitude of benefits the BWF are …
Read More »Aguero in triple delight for fantasy managers
The latest gameweek of the Premier League has come to end, with Swansea City’s game plan executed perfectly to crash Liverpool back down to earth, following the euphoria of ending the long unbeaten run of Manchester City. Fantasy managers within SBC’s League of Legends were left ruing decisions to stock up on players of the Anfield based outfit, however, Pep …
Read More »To the dogs for SIS with new dedicated channel
Operators are set to have access to a “market leading” 42 meetings a week, via a new dedicated greyhound channel set to be launched by Sports Information Service (SIS) in March. Through the new offering, SIS has detailed that it is to incorporate exclusive greyhound rights from eight British and three Irish tracks. In addition virtual greyhound racing is also …
Read More »BtoBet announces fresh Mexican partnership
BtoBet has been selected by Mexican gaming and entertainment operator Logrand Entertainment Group, to aid its growth strategy. The firm, which operates 14 casinos in the South American nation, has chosen the industry platform provider as technological partner to launch its new interactive division, Strendus. Lenin Castillo, Logrand Entertainment Group’s Chief Operating Online Officer, explained: “Logrand Entertainment Group, as a …
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