Just two years after its launch, SBCnews.co.uk marked a milestone 5,000th news piece last week following an interview with Mondogoal CEO Shergul Arshad. SBCnews was created to provide the best in-depth news, analysis, knowledge, opinion and insight for the sports betting industry and has come a long way in two years of operation, attracting more than 50,000 users a month. Managing Director at SBC, Andrew McCarron, said …
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Malta-based online gaming operator Aspire Global has signed an agreement for Quickfire, powered by Microgaming. Later this month, Aspire Global will go live with the Quickfire platform, adding Microgaming’s popular titles to its existing content portfolio and enabling its white label partners, and their players, to enjoy games such as Game of Thrones™, Thunderstruck, Terminator 2™ and plenty more. Aspire Global and …
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The Upper Tribunal has found that the Gambling Commission acted within its powers when it refused to grant Greene King a bingo operating licence to provide commercial bingo in its pubs. At a hearing in London, Greene King’s lawyers argued that the Commission had exceeded its powers when it refused to grant a licence enabling Greene King to offer bingo …
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Last week saw the long delayed launch of DraftKings in the UK, and whilst this opens up a potentially lucrative new revenue stream it may create more problems for the company and other DFS operators on home turf in the USA. The argument has been raging for some time now, are the likes of FanDuel and DraftKings truly games of skill or, as many state prosecutors …
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Gaming technology provider Genii has signed an agreement to provide BetConstruct its entire offering of over 130 casino games. The award-winning provider will deliver Genii’s extensive portfolio to its network of partners. The agreement includes access to all the feature rich content including the patented unique Spin16 product ranges, which allows players to interact directly with reels, swiping up, down, left and right. Genii’s announcement …
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It has been announced that PKR has signed a deal with Microgaming. Best known for its 3D poker software and community, PKR will join forces with the Microgaming Poker Network (MPN), relaunch its Casino brand and create a new Vegas slots brand which’ll feature the latest Microgaming games. PKR becomes the first operator to join the Microgaming Poker Network while …
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Thanks to a selection of bets placed during the first four months of the season, bookmaker Sky Bet stands to pay out £5m if Leicester maintain top spot and win the Premier League title this season. Twenty Sky Bet customers will win a combined £1m if Claudio Ranieri and his men do what was deemed the impossible. A single punter stands to win …
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It has been announced today that major DFS operator DraftKings has launched in the UK. This long awaited launch, which was originally scheduled for October 2015, follows the announcement of three Premier League clubs as partners earlier this week. Deals were agreed with Arsenal, Watford and Liverpool which will ensure the operator has exposure at these clubs and will be …
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India is the latest country to announce its commitment to the esports industry following the launch of the Indian Gaming League (IGL) this week. Siddhanth Valecha, IGL spokesperson said of the news: “We want to revive the gaming culture in India. We interacted with India’s gaming community before launching the league, and we received a tremendous response.” He added: “In …
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As the esports industry grows and grows, the betting industry is taking notice. Most major operators now offer esports betting to some extent, though by and large this is restricted to irregular established tournaments and leagues. Moreover, being able to find in-play betting markets is even tougher still with operators seemingly reluctant to offer them for the timebeing. Enter PVP.ME, a …
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