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South London Premier League football club Crystal Palace FC, continues to expand its commercial presence within Asian markets announcing its first ever ‘shirt sleeve’ sponsorship with Chinese football app Dongqiudi. Starting this 2017/18 EPL season, the Dongqiudi logo will appear on the ‘Eagles’ home and away football jerseys, featuring on the left sleeve. Crystal Palace management announced the new sponsorship, …

Kenyan sports betting operator SportPesa has expanded its European profile, entering the Italian betting market by acquiring a majority shareholding in RCS Gaming. The deal sees SportPesa governance acquire a 75% stake in RCS Gaming, the betting/gaming arm of European media giant RCS Media Group which operates popular media properties La Gazzetta dello Sport, Marca, El Mundo and La Corriere. …

Daily fantasy sports provider Sportito has made it easier for its customers to deposit via mobile by announcing a new partnership with payments platform Boku. The carrier billing solution from Boku, where customers can use their personal phone number to make deposits, will be an alternative payment method for the users who do not want to use their bank card …

As Parliament heads towards its summer recess (20 July – 5 September), rumours swirl of a leadership contest for the divided and embattled Conservative Party. A cruel summer for PM Theresa May, who has made little to no progress on her Brexit mandate, has seen UK media report that Brexit secretary David Davis and foreign secretary Boris Johnson are seeking …

SBC Global has appointed Paul Mills as Chief Operating Officer for its burgeoning events portfolio, which includes September’s Betting on Sports conference and exhibition, Betting on Football and the SBC Awards, now confirmed for Tuesday 5th December. Mills is well known in gambling and exhibition circles after 15 years working on the ICE show and associated events. In his new role …

Almost as anticipated as the fight itself, last week’s Floyd ‘Money’ Mayweather vs ‘The Notorious’ Conor McGregor press conferences have evoked the imagination of punters. The tenacity of McGregor appears to have renewed faith from punters that he has something unpredictable planned for 26 August. Paddy Power’s Lee Evans told SBC: “We were forced to cut the odds on McGregor …

  Ahead of the start of a new football season this August, the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has issued an industry note warning fantasy football operators to ensure that their leagues, prizes and promotions are in accordance with UK gambling laws. The risk for those organising fantasy football leagues is that it could require a pool licence from the Gambling Commission, as …

Updating the market, industry racing content and data provider Sports Information Services (SIS) has confirmed the appointment of Dominic Matthews as its new Chief Operations Officer (COO). An industry veteran, Matthews joins SIS from FTSE operator Ladbrokes where he served for 26-years in a number of executive positions including most recently Commercial Projects Director and Retail Operations Director. Taking on …

Placing player education at the forefront of its business strategy, sportsbook Pinnacle has launched its ‘Betting Resources’ program as a key initiative for 2017. Mirio Mella Head of Customer Engagement details the program’s execution and why player education can mark a difference within a saturated online betting market. _________________________ SBC: Hi Mirio great to catch up, can you detail to …