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FanDuel confirms UK August launch with Opta agreement

SBC News FanDuel confirms UK August launch with Opta agreement

Fantasy sports operator FanDuel has today announced a partnership deal with sports data provider Opta, ahead of launching its fantasy football product in the UK later this summer. FanDuel has secured an agreement with Opta, part of Perform Group, to provide live performance statistics for FanDuel’s brand new fantasy football platform, to be launched in early August. It will be available on …

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Oulala launches in India and Australasia via Cardinal House

SBC News Oulala launches in India and Australasia via Cardinal House

DFS operator Oulala is spreading its wings yet further with the announcement that it has now agreed a deal to launch in both India and Australasia.  These will be monetized versions of Oulala and will be ready in time for the new football season. This latest expansion is a white label agreement between OulalaGames and Cardinal House Group, the Australian registered B2B …

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Marathonbet: Can Teddy Sheringham triumph over Wealdstone FC?

SBC News Marathonbet: Can Teddy Sheringham triumph over Wealdstone FC?

Marathonbet has today announced that Teddy Sheringham will be joining the Premier League All Stars line up which will face Wealdstone FC this Sunday in the culmination of the bookmaker’s Non-League Challenge (NLC) campaign.  Wealdstone were the winners of Marathonbet’s Non-League Challenge last season which saw them rewarded with a cheque of £10,000 courtesy of the bookmaker in addition to …

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BetVictor launches BetFinder to help simplify horse racing

SBC News BetVictor launches BetFinder to help simplify horse racing

BetVictor has today announced the launch of BetFinder, a product which has been designed with Timeform and is aimed at personalizing and simplifying horse racing betting for punters.  This is the latest in a series of product innovations at BetVictor designed to simplify and upgrade its customers sportsbook experience. Timeform is a firm which specialises in horse racing form analysis, and the in-house developed …

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Global Reviews – Which brands are winning the online sports betting boom?

SBC News Global Reviews - Which brands are winning the online sports betting boom?

A recent study by Global Reviews has revealed some interesting insights on the state of play of UK sports betting provider websites.  The Digital Sales Effectiveness study looked at consumer behaviour and the conversion rates of bettors on the sites of some of the key industry players such as Paddy Power, Ladbrokes, William Hill, Betfair, Sky Bet, Bet365 and Coral. Over …

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BOS Speaker Profile: Ian Smith – ESIC – Curbing the esports cheats

SBC News BOS Speaker Profile: Ian Smith - ESIC - Curbing the esports cheats

The ESIC (Esports Integrity Coalition) was created in order to elevate integrity within esports and cut all forms of cheating including the doping and match fixing practices that have blighted competitive gaming for years.  It was created following extensive investigations into the most pressing issues for esports in general. Ian Smith, of Sporting Integrity Matters, was appointed Commissioner with Bryce …

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Sporting Lisbon signs FIFA player Quinzas and Lion Games announced

SBC News Sporting Lisbon signs FIFA player Quinzas and Lion Games announced

Sporting Lisbon has become the latest football club to jump on the recruiting a FIFA player bandwagon by signing Portuguese player Francisco ‘Quinzas’ Cruz. Quinzas has some pedigree having won the FIFA Interactive World Cup back in 2011. He became the youngest ever player to do so in the process. Now 21 years old, Quinzas has been involved in the scene since …

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