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‘Honest player perspective:’ Betting Gods launches RatedBookies.com

SBC News 'Honest player perspective:' Betting Gods launches RatedBookies.com

Leading betting industry affiliate and horseracing tipster website BettingGods.com has announced the launch of its new bookmaker review portal RatedBookies.com. Launched last week, RatedBookies.com aims to become a leading destination for betting consumers of ‘all-levels of experience’, seeking advice, information and trustworthy reviews on a number of popular bookmakers. Detailing its new asset, BettingGods founder and CEO Darren Moore told …

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New Bookmaker Alert! BetRegal launches on EveryMatrix platforms

SBC News New Bookmaker Alert! BetRegal launches on EveryMatrix platforms

New Bookmaker BetRegal (BetRegal.com) has launched today, powered by EveryMatrix platform and software provisions. Operated by The Regal Group Ltd, BetRegal seeks to quickly establish itself as the market leader in low-margin betting odds for seasoned punters in both in-play and pre-match sports markets. The new bookmaker further states that it will offer betting customers the best value incentives for …

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Gaming Realms secures ITV ‘Love Island’ games development partnership

SBC News Gaming Realms secures ITV 'Love Island' games development partnership

Industry next-generation games developer Gaming Realms Plc has this week announced that it has secured content rights with UK broadcaster ITV to build and develop gaming products for its hit reality TV show ‘Love Island’. The London AIM-listed games developer will build ‘Love Island’ based games in partnership with Storm Games studio, which will be hosted through Gaming Realms mobile …

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Aleš Gornjec – Comtrade Gaming – Understanding business & the regulation of sports bonusing

SBC News Aleš Gornjec - Comtrade Gaming - Understanding business & the regulation of sports bonusing

From a platform provider to client perspective, Aleš Gornjec General Manager of Comtrade Gaming details that the industry has to rethink and re-understand its all-round strategy with regards to bonuses and player incentives. __________________________________ More than 8.5 million pages on Google are devoted to online gaming promotions, which means that there is both strategy and opportunity when focusing on this …

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City views tough Q2 trading outlook for FTSE bookmakers

SBC News City views tough Q2 trading outlook for FTSE bookmakers

Industry market analysts are weary of FTSE listed operator stock performance, taking the position that ‘punter friendly’ sporting results, rising costs and a tough 2016 comparable period, will have hindered all-round Q2 trading. As FTSE-listed bookmakers prepare to announce their full H1 trading results this coming July and August. City analysts have placed a gloomy forecast for industry H2 performance, …

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Major Shake-up! Sky changes sports subscriptions & content strategy

SBC News Major Shake-up! Sky changes sports subscriptions & content strategy

Ahead of the start of the 2017/18 English Premier League season (12 August), main broadcaster Sky will move to scrap its individual sports channels, with a view of streamlining its content and viewer paid subscription packages. Seeking to boost its subscriptions, the broadcaster will retire its Sky Sports Channels (1,2.3, 4 & 5) creating new ‘sports-themed’ package options for customers. Sky’s …

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Amaya investors approve ‘The Stars Group’ name change

SBC News Amaya investors approve 'The Stars Group' name change

Following this month’s Annual General Meeting, Amaya Inc shareholders have approved the corporate name change of the company to ‘The Stars Group’. The name change proposition was put forward by Amaya governance last May following the firm’s Q1 2017 trading update. Following a shareholder vote, Amaya governance details that The Stars Group name change has gained outright stakeholder backing. The …

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LeoVegas continues football brand expansion netting Norwich City ‘Principal Partnership’

SBC News LeoVegas continues football brand expansion netting Norwich City ‘Principal Partnership’

Nordic Nasdaq-listed European online gambling group LeoVegas AB has continued its brand expansion within the UK market, by announcing that it has secured a three-year ‘Principal Partnership’ deal with Norwich City FC. Seeking to promote its online casino and sports betting products, LeoVegas brands will be displayed on Norwich City’s match day shirts, as well as on the football club’s …

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Sportradar enters exclusive China distribution partnership with Beitai Digital

SBC News Sportradar enters exclusive China distribution partnership with Beitai Digital

International sport data and intelligence supplier Sportradar has entered a strategic partnership with Asian counterpart Beitai Digital to bring ‘best-in-class’ data solutions for Chinese sports stakeholders. The partnership will see Beitai become the lead distributor of Sportradar data provisions for the Chinese market. Sportradar will be able to utilise Beitai established media partner network which includes Chinese broadcasters such as …

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William Hill closes down Tel Aviv tech office

SBC News William Hill closes down Tel Aviv tech office

FTSE-listed bookmaker William Hill is reported to be closing down its Tel Aviv (Israel) office, which will see the company make approximately 200 staff members redundant. Israeli news sources have reported that William Hill has warned Tel Aviv staff of the impending office closure, with the company beginning to cull staff numbers. The company aims to make 200 of its …

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