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UK Bookmakers – EU Referendum breaks all political betting records

SBC News UK Bookmakers – EU Referendum breaks all political betting records

British bookmakers have declared the EU Referendum to be the largest political betting market of all time as wagers pass the £100 million mark. This morning Ladbrokes stated that its ‘EU Referendum’ market had become its biggest non-sporting event of all time, beating the previous record held by last year’s UK General Election. William Hill declared that its customers had …

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Prima Networks obtains Romania licences

SBC News Prima Networks obtains Romania licences

Prima Networks, powered by Microgaming, has been awarded Class II licences by Romania’s gambling regulator, Oficiul Național pentru Jocuri de Noroc (ONJN), ahead of the regulated market opening later this month.  The licences cover the ‘manufacture and distribution of specialised gaming software’ and ‘game platform management and hosting facilities’. A number of Romanian and .com operators are now preparing to take Microgaming’s …

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Man Utd and The Hong Kong Jockey Club extend partnership

SBC News Man Utd and The Hong Kong Jockey Club extend partnership

Manchester United have confirmed the extension of one of its commercial partnerships, and fortunately this one doesn’t involve Wayne Rooney trying to act.  The club has had a partnership with The Hong Kong Jockey Club since 2012 and it has been announced that will continue for at least another four years. As a part of the new deal Manchester United’s renowned …

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Formula E has an esports eye on Las Vegas

SBC News Formula E has an esports eye on Las Vegas

The second season of the FIA Formula E championship, the world’s first all electric motor racing series, has just two races left this campaign with the Renault e.Dams team currently occupying top spot. Formula E has fully embraced esports with open arms this year and back in Easter a deal between it, the ESL and Microsoft’s Turn 10 Studios has seen …

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DraftKings adds TransferKings and the CFL to its roster

SBC News DraftKings adds TransferKings and the CFL to its roster

Daily fantasy sports giant DraftKings has added another string to its bow in the form of TransferKings. This is a part of DraftKing’s UK expansion plans and this will now enable TransferKings UK players to access real money DFS contests. It was previously solely a free to play option. DraftKings Chief International Officer Jeffrey Haas said of the acquisition: “We …

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Davide Coppola – Vindicta Games – The world’s first football betting simulation

SBC News Davide Coppola - Vindicta Games - The world's first football betting simulation

Vindicta Games’ Sim Betting Football went live on the Google Play Store last week with an iOS version expected in July.  SBC spoke to founder Davide Coppola about the launch and development of the world’s first ‘football betting simulation’ and his aim for it to become part of the burgeoning virtual sports offerings by bookmakers. SBC: Currently the game is …

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Will Hill expects a Hodgson exit pre-2018

SBC News Will Hill expects a Hodgson exit pre-2018

A stalemate with Slovakia meant that England failed to top their group, with Wales emerging the unlikely victors.  The aftermath leaves Roy Hodgson’s chances of staying on as England manager rather low, and William Hill has priced it at 4/7 that Hodgson will not be leading the side come the World Cup in 2018. William Hill Spokesman Rupert Adams said: …

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