UK bookmakers faced a nightmare start to the 2015 Cheltenham Festival, as heavily backed Willie Mullins horses won their races. Day 1 at Cheltenham dealt bookmakers three mighty blows from the Mullins stable as jockey Ruby Walsh won the Sky Bet Supreme Novices Hurdles riding Douvan, the Racing Post Arkle Trophy Chase riding Un De Sceaux and the Stan James …

William Hill PR Director Kate Miller has left the firm to join London based PR and communications firm Golin as Head of UK Media. Miller leaves William Hill after seven years’ service, working for the operator’s in-house public relations team. She has held several managerial positions within William Hills PR department including Head of Media Racing. Miller took the position …

Maxymiser, global specialist in unified customer experience optimisation, has announced the extension of its market leading optimisation solution suite with its latest release. Maxymiser igaming and sports betting customers include Paddy Power, Camelot, iGame, bwin and Betfair. In response to customer demand, specific functionality enhancements include an extension to Maxymiser’s Visual Campaign Builder (VCB) tool so that organisations can now …

Forty of America’s largest institutional investors, with significant investment in the Gaming and Leisure sector, will attend a one-day iGaming Investor Conference (iGamingInvestorConference.com) at Morgan Stanley’s New York Office on March 24, 2015. The conference, now in its third year, introduces traditional bricks and mortar casino investors to Internet gaming. The funds and advisors attending will hear from listed and …

Coral has declared its live Cheltenham Festival webcast a great success after attracting thousands of online viewers. The bookmaker took over £30,000 worth of bets during the two hour show which trended on Twitter in the UK throughout its live transmission from their headquarters in Stratford, east London. A panel chaired by Channel 4 Racing presenter Nick Luck provided tips and …

International payments provider Worldpay  today reveals insight into the the massive spikes in transactions Britain’s online bookies enjoy during the Cheltenham Festival. Worldpay’s data from the 2014 Festival shows that the number of transactions processed by Britain’s online bookies increased by a whopping 34.1% as racing fans rushed to place bets in the hope of a big pay out. This led to …

888 is seeking a PR agency to help optimise its UK marketing efforts and media relations. The operator sent a brief last week from its Israeli headquarters informing interested parties that 888 Holdings had begun its agency search process. Marketing news source PR Week reports that the PR tender process will be handled in-house by 888 Social Media and Offline …

With an action packed month of sports this March, Matt Walker bags this weeks Senior Tipster of the Week, by providing 6 correct picks and returning 1350+ in profits. He is joined by Alfio Viera who makes his Bet Advisor form table debut with a winning ratio of 74%. The  Bet Advisor form table is becoming harder to break into …

Skrill, today announces that online bookmaker RaceBets.com has added Skrill 1-Tap to its mobile and desktop offerings. With the 2015 Cheltenham Festival around the corner, RaceBets customers can now benefit from a convenient and secure payment process when placing bets at the jewel in jump racing’s crown and at race meets across the world. Skrill 1-Tap connects with Skrill’s Digital …

Finnish politicians and regulatory members have expressed concern regarding the impact of remote gambling operators on the country’s gambling market. Amongst the concerns are that the current Finnish gambling framework does not have the capabilities of monitoring remote gambling operators and protecting Finland’s consumers. News source YLE.fi has estimated that Finland’s gambling industry generates some €1.7 billion in revenues per …