Leading affiliate bettingexpert has continued its quest to produce the ultimate betting resource around the Cheltenham Festival, the biggest meet on the horse racing calendar. The company’s dedicated Cheltenham 2017 page is complete with tips for every race, although these may change when the final start lists are confirmed. Meanwhile, bettingexpert horse racing analyst Stephen Harris has confirmed that they …
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BetStars launches $1 million fantasy sports promotion
The BetStars Sports Jackpot is the latest by way of promotion from BetStars and it’s putting $1 million (£815,000) into it. Following the ‘Spin & Bet’ feature last year, it’s the latest attempt at trying something different from Amaya, the company behind BetStars, and this time it focuses on fantasy sports. The new game is described as: “A reimagined sports …
Read More »Watch & Bet…LeoVegas Sports adds BAGS live stream greyhound racing
New online bookmaker LeoVegas Sports, has announced that it will be adding ‘live stream’ greyhound racing provisions supplied by the Bookmaker Afternoon Greyhound Service (BAGS). LeoVegas Sports, which operates through a Kambi powered sports betting platform, will add live races from 18 BAGS syndicated greyhound tracks across the UK, opening its ‘bet & watch’ in-play service. The BAGS content will …
Read More »Blueprint Gaming rolls out Free Spins for Sky Vegas content
Sky Vegas will integrate the Free Spins promotional tool into all its upcoming gaming content with UK-based game studio Blueprint Gaming after a successful trial run. The initial Free Spins UK launch was on two of Blueprint’s most popular games, King Kong Cash and Slots O’Gold, which links into the multi-game Jackpot King system. Matt Cole, Managing Director of Blueprint …
Read More »Pariplay appoints Gil Soffer as global sales lead
Industry gaming systems and content provider Pariplay Ltd has confirmed the appointment of Gil Soffer as its new Vice President of Sales & Business Development. Soffer will be tasked with leading Pariplay global sales and commercial initiatives. Further to the senior executive appointment, Soffer has joined Pariplay’s management board advising the company on its growth strategy. An industry commercial services …
Read More »EveryMatrix enters industry payment provisions with launch of MoneyMatrix system
Industry platform and software supplier EveryMatrix has announced the launch of its latest product MoneyMatrix, a payment service and risk management system designed and developed for industry stakeholder needs. Launching the MFSA & PCI certified MoneyMatrix payment system, EveryMatrix development teams stated that the firm was bringing an alternative payment solution for the industry with much-improved risk management capabilities and …
Read More »GVC Holdings secures €320 million loan towards ‘long term’ refinancing
Updating the market, FTSE-listed sports betting group GVC Holdings Plc (GVC) has confirmed that it has secured a further investment of €320 million (£275 million) through a secured ‘term loan’ and ‘revolving credit facility’ (RCF). GVC governance detailed that its funding compromised of access to a €250 million ‘term loan’ and a €70 million revolving credit facility (RCF). The loan …
Read More »Jacob Johns – Easyodds – Preparing for The Cheltenham Festival
With less than two weeks to go until the biggest horse racing meet of the year, we caught up with Jacob Johns, one of the leading horse racing tipsters at odds comparison site Easyodds, to find out more about his company’s preparation for The Festival and how he expects the bookmakers to respond after the ‘Worst Ever Cheltenham’ in 2016. …
Read More »AppBet’s Sarah Shannon ousts long-term Tipster Challenge leader
For the first time in over four months, we have a new leader in the Tipster Challenge, after the most successful day of the series so far at Wincanton. Sarah Shannon, the horse racing tipster for AppBet since the app’s conception in 2015, landed three winners to take top spot from Betway’s Alan Alger on 13.69 points. Her points tally …
Read More »Sportech agrees to sell Football Pools for ‘£83 million cash’ to OpCapita PE
Updating the market, Sportech Plc has confirmed that it has entered a ‘conditional agreement’ to sell its Football Pools division for £83 million to ‘FP Acquisitions Limited’ a newly created company controlled by the funds of London private equity firm OpCapita. Seeking deal clearance, Sportech governance will now present the cash offer to its investors for approval. The Sportech board …
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