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Macau Jockey Club bolsters betting provisions with Sportech Racing

SBC News Macau Jockey Club bolsters betting provisions with Sportech Racing

The Macau Jockey Club (MJC) has restructured its pari-mutuel betting provisions integrating Sportech Racing Digital technologies delivered through the firm’s Quantum TM System. Partnering with Sportech, MJC properties will be supplied with ‘BetJet’ teller and self-service operated betting terminals. Furthermore, MJC also received a new betting website with Sportech’s G4 digital framework, the first implementation of G4 within the Asian …

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George Oborne – India Bet – Operators look to cheaper access points for UK market

SBC News George Oborne – India Bet – Operators look to cheaper access points for UK market

George Oborne is the Managing Director at India Bet, and starred on the ‘International appeal’ panel at the recent Betting on Sports conference in London. We caught up with him to expand on his predictions for the future of cricket betting, talk more about India Bet’s social betting platform, and find out what the rest of 2016 has in store …

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Mediatech solutions enters Cambodia with Global Gaming Network partnership

SBC News Mediatech solutions enters Cambodia with Global Gaming Network partnership

Industry omni-channel platform providerMediatech has agreed a deal with Global Gaming Network opening its services to the fast-emerging Cambodian market. The agreement will see Mediatech work and advise on a number of projects within Cambodia’s regulated gaming market. Mediatech Solutions’ Head of Asia-Pacific Tom Moester said: “We are delighted to have entered an agreement with Global Gaming Network to explore …

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Indian Super League football boosts integrity capabilities with Sportradar

SBC News Indian Super League football boosts integrity capabilities with Sportradar

Beginning its third football season on the 3 October the ‘Hero Indian Super League’ (ISL) has moved to strengthen its match fixing monitoring capabilities by joining Sportradar’s Integrity Services Platform. Sportradar will now monitor all ISL 2016/17 matches for suspicious betting patterns, and will further consult and assist ISL governance regarding strengthening its league integrity and preventing match-fixing. Announcing the …

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12BET becomes official betting partner in Asia for Arsenal FC

SBC News 12BET becomes official betting partner in Asia for Arsenal FC

12BET has become Arsenal FC’s official betting partner in Asia on a three-year deal. The North London club will provide the sports betting and casino company with LED perimeter board exposure at all domestic fixtures played at Emirates Stadium. 12BET will also receive access to first team players to create content as well as other promotional assets. Rory Anderson, 12BET Spokesman, …

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James Packer relinquishes majority stake in Crown Resorts with AUS $450 million share sale

SBC News James Packer relinquishes majority stake in Crown Resorts with AUS $450 million share sale

 Australian leisure and gambling tycoon James Packer has sold approximately 4.8% equity in ASX-listed casino operator Crown Resorts (Crown) for a reported AUS $448 million (£257 million). The transaction was carried out by Packer’s investment vehicle Consolidated Press Holdings (CPH), who placed circa 35 million shares at AUS $12.80 apiece. The sell-off sees Packer relinquish his majority stake in Crown …

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SIS takes its Stream platform to Sri Lanka for the first time

SBC News SIS takes its Stream platform to Sri Lanka for the first time

SIS has taken its SIS Stream platform, launched in conjunction with Sporting Times, to Sri Lanka for the first time. This continues a two decade-long relationship between the two companies, which began with satellite distribution in the early 1990’s. The deal will allow for customisable high definition content to be shown in shops through SIS’ low latency IPTV streaming network. …

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Perform’s DAZN sport network launches in Japan

SBC News Perform's DAZN sport network launches in Japan

Continuing the expansion of its new DAZN Network, Perform Group has today announced the launch of the live sport streaming service for the Japanese market. Perform governance had secured J-League football streaming rights this July, as the DAZN network enters the Japanese market offering a comprehensive HD sports package for ¥1,750 (£13.50). DAZN Japan will further include content for European …

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FUN88 nets Spurs Asia & Latin America betting partnership

SBC News FUN88 nets Spurs Asia & Latin America betting partnership

Asian-focused online bookmaker FUN88 has furthered its presence in English football by securing a two-year ‘Official Betting Partnership for Asia and Latin America’ with North London Premier League football club Tottenham Hotspur. Fun88 secures its second English football partnership having been official shirt sponsor of Burnley FC for the 2014/15 Premier League season. The partnership gains Tottenham Hotspur’s second betting …

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Melco Crown sell-off props Crown Resorts 2016 profits

SBC News Melco Crown sell-off props Crown Resorts 2016 profits

Presenting its full-year results (year ending 30 June), Crown Resorts LTD (Crown) has reported net profits of AUS $948 million (£555 million) up 14% on corresponding FY 2015 corporate earnings. Crown year-end results would be propped by its AUS $602 million (£350 million) share sell-off in Melco Crown Entertainment (MCE), as the company reduced its shareholder equity from 37.3% to …

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