Nemanja Dojcinovic, also known by his community name of Ninca90, has been named World Tipster Champion 2017 by bettingexpert.com. The defending champion made a total of 7,123 tips and secured a total unit profit of 5,268, with 54.3% of his winning tips coming from Basketball, followed by football (31.9%), handball (6.4%), tennis (5.3%) and ice hockey (2.1%). Dojcinovic secured a €10,000 …

Strictly Come Dancing (SCD) has waltzed back onto our screens, with the BBC’s flagship reality show overlapping ITV’s X-Factor and dominating the viewing figures. Simon Cowell and co managed a paltry 5.4 million compared to its rivals 10.2 million, but is this popularity on screen mirrored in the betting community? Jess Bridge of Ladbrokes has spoken to SBC about the …

Aspire Global has announced an agreement with Cofina, one of Portugal’s largest media organisations, entering the newly regulated market in the process. Utilising Aspire’s range of services, including payments, risk and fraud management, advanced analysis tools, CRM, support and VIP, they will be powering Cofina’s Nossa Aposta brand, which offers casino games, slots, and sports betting. Tsachi Maimon, the CEO …

NBA legend and two time hall of famer Earvin ‘Magic’ Johnson is to deliver a keynote address at next month’s Global Gaming Expo (G2E) in Las Vegas. Johnson is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Magic Johnson Enterprises, an investment conglomerate valued at an estimated $1 billion dollars. The ex Los Angeles Lakers Point Guard is to deliver a …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …