Just over a week ago, a Starbucks barista on $15,000 a year picked up nearly $1 million after winning the biggest pro football handicapping contest in the world. Damon Graham correctly predicted all five games on the final day of the NFL season to beat some of the top sports bettors in the world to the $895,482 first prize, the …

With ICE 2017 now less than a month away (February 7-9), EnergyBet MD Marcin Sapinski is getting ready for an action packed three days at the London ExCeL. Keep reading to learn more about his preparation for the event, favourite ICE memories and where to find him. How I prepare for ICE MS: Firstly, I make sure I’m feeling good, …

Digital Sports Tech has entered the Russian market for the first time after making a deal to supply its Player Props betting product to the country’s largest sportsbook operator, Fonbet. Fonbet will integrate the product into its sportsbook, within a fully translated UI which includes player names. Player Props allows users to create and customise their own bets on player …

Sky Betting and Gaming has launched ‘Ask Jeff’, a new recruitment ChatBot using the face of Sky Sports’ football presenter Jeff Stelling. The company is using the AI ChatBot to engage candidates and support the recruitment experience. ‘Ask Jeff’ is on Facebook to respond to questions with the use of interactive buttons on an applicant’s status, business locations, benefits and …

Betting and gaming brands can look towards innovative uses of technology for huge rewards on mobile over the coming 12 months. Developments across automation, big data and real-time processing have left marketers with a level of flexibility and control like never before. Here, Element Wave looks ahead at how data-driven mobile trends will dominate the iGaming space in 2017. Automation Automation …

SBC Events has committed to making the international Betting on Football 2017 its best conference yet, by providing ‘an unforgettable business and networking experience’ for more than 800 senior executives from 40+ countries. For the first time, Betting on Football (BOF 2017) will be spread across two days at Chelsea’s Stamford Bridge from 3-4 May. Included in a delegate ticket is …

Figures released by Sifo Advertising Measurements showed that Unibet was the top gambling operator for TV advertising spend in Sweden during the first 11 months of 2016. Produced in conjunction with Dagens Media, the figures show that online gambling companies, including state-owned monopoly Svenska Spel, spent big on Swedish advertising platforms. However, Unibet topped the lot with an outlay of …

Pariplay Ltd has agreed a content partnership with 777.be, the Belgium-facing online casino brand operated by one of Europe’s longest serving land-based casinos, Casino de Spa. 777.be will have access to an entire portfolio of slots, which includes branded games such as Atari Black Widow and The Three Stooges, alongside original Pariplay slots Fish & Chips, Las Cucas Locas, The …

Bookee has built on its ‘Tinder for betting’ mobile app by introducing Splitbet, an Uber-style split fare concept which allows friends to share the risk and reward of placing a bet. On Splitbet, users can choose to share a stake with a list of contacts already using the app, or choose the option to invite a friend to download the …

Racing Post has described ICE as ‘the most significant business event of its year’ after confirming its presence at the 2017 event with the Racing Post Café (S2-230). The café will once again serve as an unofficial meeting point for key players within the sports betting industry, and a place for the Racing Post team to highlight its horseracing, greyhound …