BetVictor Casino has announced it will give away £100,000 in real cash over four weeks. The offer, which began last Thursday, has already paid out £25,000 to 500 lucky players and there are still three weeks left for players to get their share of the Real Cash Giveaway. Players will be randomly selected to a share of £25,000 in cash …
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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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »Unibet’s Ed Nicholson on Brexit betting fluctuations
The EU Referendum is tomorrow and whilst Remain remains the strong favourite across bookmakers, the odds have fluctuated somewhat wildly since the Leave and Remain campaigns began their work to convince the voting public that their opinion is the right one. There have been some sizable bets placed on the event on both sides, and William Hill stated that it expected …
Read More »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: …
Read More »Betsafe launches Emperor – a new social betting game
Betsson’s subsidiary Betsafe has launched the Emperor a new social and innovative native pool betting football game. In Emperor players score points by predicting events such as the who will score the next goal or the next to see red as play unfolds during a live football match. Players who participate compete against each other to win cash prizes that are …
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