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Betradar accredits Platin Gaming sports betting solutions

SBC News Betradar accredits Platin Gaming sports betting solutions

Malta-based industry full-service white label solutions supplier Platin Gaming has announced that sports and betting data specialist Betradar have certified seven core mechanisms of its sports betting system. Updating the market, Platin Gaming governance detailed that it had asked Betrader the industry’s leader in sports data provisions to review its white-label betting software, adding further reliability and authority for its B2B …

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Playtech BGT launches retail & digital crossover app BetTracker

SBC News Playtech BGT launches retail & digital crossover app BetTracker

Pushing industry omni-channel conversion, Playtech Plc’s sports betting division Playtech BGT is set to launch its BetTracker mobile app, allowing customers to transfer their sports bets to their mobile devices after placing them in-shop. The innovative app allows for retail to digital crossover, as customers can watch their bets progress and even cash them out on the Playtech system, which …

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William Hill – Can Jeremy Corbyn survive 2017 as Labour Party Leader?

SBC News William Hill - Can Jeremy Corbyn survive 2017 as Labour Party Leader?

The Labour Party maintaining its ‘heartland seat’ of Stoke-on-Trent, may have seen Jeremy Corbyn avoid complete political disaster last week. However, Labour’s leader still has a daunting task ahead of him if he is to stand as official Party representative for the next General Election. Growing unrest in ‘camp Labour’ regarding leadership has led to senior party officials denying numerous …

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Industry first…Pinnacle opens market on CrossFit Open 2017

SBC News Industry first...Pinnacle opens market on CrossFit Open 2017

Curacao and Malta-licensed sports betting operator Pinnacle has declared ‘another industry first’, by taking wagers on the ‘CrossFit Open 2017’. Pinnacle states that it is the first bookmaker to offer odds on the sport of Crossfit, which incorporates ‘high-intensity fitness programs with aerobic sports training and muscle conditioning exercises’. Sponsored by Reebok Fitness, the Crossfit competition aims to find ‘the …

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Appeal loss sees Ladbrokes hit with £70 million HMRC tax charge

SBC News Appeal loss sees Ladbrokes hit with £70 million HMRC tax charge

UK business news sources have reported this weekend, that bookmaker Ladbrokes has been hit with a £70 million tax charge relating to an overturned UK Revenue & Customs (HMRC) ‘2008 tax avoidance’ scheme. The UK Tax Tribunal stated that Ladbrokes Group and its auditor Deloitte knowingly exploited a 2008 tax loophole relating to loans between corporations and third parties to …

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Betfair – La La Land 5/4 to break Oscars ‘most wins’ record

SBC News Betfair - La La Land 5/4 to break Oscars 'most wins' record

As Hollywood’s A-list prepares for the 89th Academy Awards this Sunday night, movie insiders are pondering whether Damien Chazelle’s romantic musical comedy ‘La La Land’ will break the ‘most Oscars won by a movie’ record. La La Land a film described as a ‘love letter’ to classic Hollywood productions, has equalled the most Oscar nominations record set by ‘Titanic’ (1997) …

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Instant Win Gaming (IWG) appoints Leon Thomas as Commercial lead

SBC News Instant Win Gaming (IWG) appoints Leon Thomas as Commercial lead

Industry specialist instant win games provider Instant Win Gaming (IWG) has confirmed the appointment of Leon Thomas as its new Chief Commercial Officer (CCO). Thomas joins IWG from Rank Group subsidiary Mecca Digital where he served as Chief Operating Officer (2016-2017). Updating the market, IWG management stated that it had strengthened its executive team by adding Thomas, an industry commercial …

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Clarion Gaming – Lee Richardson to head up Totally Gaming’s ‘Sportsbook Management Academy’

SBC News Clarion Gaming - Lee Richardson to head up Totally Gaming's ‘Sportsbook Management Academy’

Industry events’ organiser Clarion Gaming, has today confirmed that Lee Richardson will head up the launch and content of its ‘Sportsbook Management Academy’ for its Totally Gaming Academy program. Forming part of the Totally Gaming Academy’s twenty yearly education courses, the new Sportsbook Management Academy seeks to train and develop industry stakeholders on sports betting operations, business models and sector …

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William Hill pushes for three-point recovery plan in 2017

SBC News William Hill pushes for three-point recovery plan in 2017

William Hill governance has this morning published its full-year 2016 financial statement, in what has been a tough year for the FTSE-listed bookmaker, having to revise its corporate forecasts twice in one year due to higher costs and unfavourable sports results. Closing its 2016 performance, William Hill governance posted a group revenue rise of £1.6 billion in-line with 2015 results. …

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Ladbrokes Coral appoints The7stars as lead media agency

SBC News Ladbrokes Coral appoints The7stars as lead media agency

London independent full-service marketing agency The7stars has been awarded the consolidated media planning and buying account of FTSE-listed bookmaker Ladbrokes Coral, valued at an estimated £40 million. Completing its £2.3 billion merger last November, Ladbrokes Coral governance has begun to implement the new enterprise’s post-merger operational strategy seeking short-term corporate savings of between £60-70 million.   Following a closed pitch, …

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