Steven Mullington, the lead horse racing writer on the 888sport blog, has stepped up to challenge bettingexpert’s Stephen Harris in the Flat Season Tipster Challenge at York. Last week, Harris started the new Flat Season competition, sponsored by Betting Gods, by collecting 29.50 points at Chester, which included winners at 16/1 and 15/2. Meanwhile, Mullington, who also writes for the …
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Betting on Football 2017 has been hailed as a great success with 97.4% of visitors to the conference saying they would recommend it to a colleague, according to a survey carried out by SBC Events. Delegates, sponsors, speakers and exhibitors from the 3-5 May event also rated the networking opportunities at Stamford Bridge as 70% ‘excellent’ or ‘very good’ while …
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SportPesa will become the main shirt sponsor for Everton FC in a five-year deal described as the biggest commercial partnership in the club’s 140-year history. Starting on 1 June, the new partnership is at the heart of an ongoing global expansion for SportPesa, which includes its recent investment in a new European HQ on Liverpool’s waterfront, after the city beat …
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Just two weeks after sponsoring Betting on Football 2017 at Stamford Bridge, SBC caught up with Secure Trading Senior Account Manager Ronan Smith to discuss the evolution of mobile payments, the role of crypto-currencies and the impact of payment processing on customer acquisition. SBC: What’s next in the mobile payment space? RS: For Secure Trading, it’s obvious that mobile devices are …
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Virtual sports and betting solutions provider Golden Race has been shortlisted for the 2017 EGR B2B Award for Virtual Sports Supplier of the year. Since launching in 2006, Golden Race has focused on creating an authentic sports betting experience that customers can completely control, manage, and deliver to their players, regardless of whether they are playing on retail channels, online …
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Microgaming has this month confirmed the launch of four new online slots, “each bringing a different theme and feature set” for its players. Candy Dreams, Forbidden Throne and Fortune Girl went live on 3 May, while Goldwyn’s Fairies, the first ever game by Just For The Win, will be released on 17 May. With 720 ways to win and up …
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Spiffx Founder Lennart Gillberg says that his company has spotted a “vertical between casino games and sports” after choosing Betting on Football 2017 to launch B2B products Take5Live, Take5Slot, Take5Odds and Take5Spin. Gillberg also confirmed that Take5Live, which allows customers to place bets on there being a goal within the next five minutes, is launching in Kenya this week with …
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Amaya has confirmed the appointment of William Hill’s Group Director of Strategy and Corporate Development Robin Chhabra, who is expected to make the move in September 2017. Following a brief garden leave from William Hill, Chhabra will fill the newly created position of Chief Corporate Development Officer at Amaya, reporting to company CEO Rafi Ashkenazi. Ashkenazi commented: “Robin Chhabra’s deep …
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Stephen Harris from bettingexpert pulled off the longest odds win in the history of the Tipster Challenge, after correctly backing 16/1 Montaly to win the 3:35 at Chester. This came after Harris had started the new Jump Season competition, sponsored by Betting Gods, by landing his 2/1 Nap of the Day on Enable. The horse racing guru then followed up …
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Former Liverpool and England captain Steven Gerrard is just one of the star names pulling on their national jerseys again as part of the inaugural Star Sixes tournament in London, backed by Betsafe. Betsafe has been confirmed as the official Principal Partner of the six-a-side football tournament, which will be shown live on Sky Sports from the O2 Arena (13-16 …
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