BoyleSports has launched its ‘King of the Weekend’ prediction accumulator app giving its customers chances to win cash prizes and free bets for correct selections. The free-to-play app has been developed in partnership with Galway based studio SuperPixel Digital. Based on popular accumulator bets, app users will have to guess seven correct Premier League predictions to be entered into a …

William Hill has announced that it has taken its biggest ever TV single wager on English songwriter/actor Tony Hadley winning this year’s ‘I’m A Celebrity; Get Me Out of Here!’ reality  contest. The bookmaker detailed that it had recorded a £25,000 bet on Hadley emerging as ITV’s ‘King of the Jungle’. If the punter wins his bet, William Hill will …

The Responsible Gambling Trust (RGT) and think-tank Demos have signed an agreement to conduct a study of the link between online communities and gambling. The study will look at the scale and nature of conversations on social media regarding gambling and assess whether it is possible to identify the prevalence of conversations which reflect problematic gambling behaviour. RGT has commissioned …

Ladbrokes is trailing its ‘industry first’ gamification focused player rewards system, titled ‘Ladbrokes Life Adventure’. The player benefits scheme has been rolled out for initial testing on Ladbrokes Casino, the system is designed to reward players for engagement with Ladbrokes products The scheme will see players collect coins each time they play casino games with the accumulated coins then able …

A major social media campaign with the hashtag #gamblesmart is being launched by gambling watchdog Senet Group on Friday, 13 November. The three-week campaign targets young men with shareable, humorous online content to highlight and promote responsible gambling behaviour such as setting limits, never gambling when angry and never betting more than you can afford.  The work will build on …

Having issued a 2015 profit warning in September, Frankfurt Xetra listed mybet Holdings recorded a 7% decline in group net revenues to €16.5 million for Q3 2015 (period ending 30 September). The European operator recorded revenue declines in all key verticals (apart from horse racing), as it posted net losses of -4.2 million for the period (Q3 2015 -€440,000). The …

Investor concerns continue to mount for troubled New York listed Chinese lottery operator 500.com, following the announcement of a further quarter with no revenues and earnings for Q3 2015. The Shenzhen based lottery operator posted its second earnings results, since the temporary sales suspension of provincial lottery services by China’s Ministry of Finance, which was imposed in February. Due to …

Racecourse Media Group (RMG) has announced that it has signed a distribution agreement with Meydan Group LLcC for full broadcast of Dubai Racing fixtures. The broadcast package includes 20 fixtures per year, and will be headlined by the $30 million Dubai World Cup card in March. RMG coverage of Dubai Racing fixtures will begin in November, with exclusive coverage from …

US DFS market leaders FanDuel and DraftKings are reported to be reviewing their legal options with regards to this week’s issuing of a ‘cease & desist’ orders by New York Attorney General Eric T Schneiderman. Following its one month investigation into DFS services provided by FanDuel and DraftKings, the New York AG has concluded that DFS contests and competitions can …

IGT Plc governance stated that it was pleased with corporate performance, as it reported $414 million (£270 million) adjusted EBITDA earnings for its Q3 2015 results (period ending 30 September). The earnings results represent a 21% increase on Q3 2014’s $342 million EBITDA. IGT’s performance was driven by a 30% increase in revenues to $1,25 billion for the period (Q3 …