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.

Lightning Box strikes William Hill expansion

SBC News Lightning Box strikes William Hill expansion

Sydney based slot supplier Lightning Box has strengthened its relationship with William Hill, after being commissioned to produce an extra two exclusive titles. Following a successful launch of popular online games Silver Lion Deluxe and Panda Pow Deluxe in retail, more omni-channel content is now to be developed. The tailored versions of the slots have proved popular with players on …

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Strikers find scoring touch to delight of fantasy managers

SBC News Strikers find scoring touch to delight of fantasy managers

A plethora of points have been registered throughout SBC’s League of Legends this past weekend, with strikers hitting form at a number of clubs during gameweek six. Chelsea’s Alvaro Morata secured a maiden Premier League hat-trick, Tottenham hot shot Harry Kane and Arsenal new boy Alexandre Lacazette earned a brace each while Manchester rivals Romelu Lukaku of United and Sergio …

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Black Cow and Endemol to launch ‘Playzido’

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Endemol Shine Group and Black Cow Technology are to launch Playzido, a new B2B games platform. The open platform will utilise Black Cow’s new OGA software, and will feature premium games from Endemol Shine Gaming in addition to selected content from other suppliers. Playzido will supply a remote gaming server to real money and social gaming operators. Owain Walbyoff, Managing …

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Top of the shop as Mecca hosts bingo bonanza

SBC News Top of the shop as Mecca hosts bingo bonanza

Colleagues of Mecca Bingo and the Rank Group have combined to set a new world record for the largest game of office bingo. In total 235 people participated in a quick fire game at their Maidenhead headquarters, smashing the previous best of 97 in the Philippines which stood for five years. Caroline Webb, spokesperson for Mecca Bingo, said: “We had …

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Pragmatic Play secures Bethard deal

SBC News Pragmatic Play secures Bethard deal

Slot developer Pragmatic Play has continued its portfolio expansion by reaching an agreement with Bethard Group. This will see the digital casino games provider roll out its 80 plus slot titles, following recent similar deals with GVC and GAMEIOM – which allowed them to reach tier one operators Ladbrokes Coral and BetVictor. Yossi Barzely, Head of Business Development at Pragmatic …

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Cheap and deep Pokerstars MEGASTACK heads to Malta

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Malta’s Portomaso Casino is to see a return of the Pokerstars MEGASTACK series, following a successful stop earlier this year. The addition to the schedule will see the grassroots tournament stage it’s €40,000 guaranteed main event between 19-22 October, with online satellites running from September 24 to October 18. Aimed at delivering live poker at a low cost, the appeal …

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Betting on Esports 2017 dissected

SBC News Betting on Esports 2017 dissected

“There is no ‘esports consumer.’  It’s much wider than that, with there being CS:GO consumers, DOTA consumers and so on” stated Adam Savinson of Win Technologies – Betway Group as Betting on Esports 2017 got underway. Discussing who an esport consumer is Mr Savinson added:  “You need to know to cater for their own communities, with esports being different to …

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Greyhound racing to be shown on TRP’s channel

SBC News Greyhound racing to be shown on TRP's channel

A new deal has been struck allowing 1,619 Greyhound fixtures to be shown on The Racing Partnership’s channel (TRP). The Bookmakers Technology Consortium (BTC) and Arena Racing Company (ARC) have reached the agreement for the races to be shown, which will commence on 1st January 2018, and will see greyhound racing being shown on ARC’s TRP channel. As part of …

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Marathonbet and Microgaming in new bingo software deal

SBC News Marathonbet and Microgaming in new bingo software deal

Marathonbet have announced Microgaming as their new exclusive software supplier of bingo, bringing a significant expansion to its online gaming collection. The deal will allow customers to benefit from a larger bingo selection, including over 400 casino in bingo side games. Dave Mills, Marathonbet Gaming Manager, said: “We’re thrilled to be launching a comprehensive Bingo selection for our customers to …

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