Europe

UKIP leader Paul Nuttall has been backed to ‘around even money’ on the Betfair Exchange to win the Stoke Central by-election, doubling UKIP’s parliamentary representation to 2 MPs. Updating its ‘Stoke By-Election’ market, Betfair politics informed that UKIP had traded as low as 1.98 in a constituency renowned as ‘Labour Heartland’. The by-election, which was called after incumbent Labour MP …

 iGB Affiliate (Clarion Gaming), publisher of industry information on player acquisition and affiliate marketing, has announced they will be hosting a series of free seminars to take place during ICE Totally Gaming on Thursday 9th February between 10.30 and 13:00. The seminars titled “Affiliate Marketing in the USA: A Hidden Opportunity” will focus on how affiliates can drive additional revenues from the …

Paddy Power is the next pretender to the Tipster Challenge throne. The Director of Communications for his namesake company has provided expert picks for the six-race card at Ludlow Racecourse. A graduate from Dublin University, Power has worked in all facets of the Ireland-based business, including risk control, operations and marketing. He will be going up against Stephen Harris of …

Sports content and data specialist Perform Group (Perform) has confirmed that it will launch its Opta-powered ‘Football Visualisation’ product at ICE 2017 (London 7-9 February). Debuting its Football Visualisation product, which graphically replicates live match action. Perform states that it has developed the fastest and most accurate ‘live-ball tracking visualisation’. Perform further states that its product will be unrivalled within …

News, events and media services company SBC has strengthened its sales team with the appointment of popular betting industry salesman Neil Judson, who will be taking on the role of Senior Sales Manager. Judson has 10 years experience in b2b gambling publishing after sales roles at Betting Business magazine, International Casino Review and Intergamingi, as well as experience at Scientific …

Justin Helden is the CEO & Commercial Director of Fingaming, who are launching their small form factor betting product, Bildabet, at ICE 2017. With less than two weeks to go, we took the time to find out about the Fingaming plans for the London-based conference, and Helden’s memories of ICE conferences gone by. How I prepare for ICE JH: Pre-ICE I’m usually arranging …

IGaming Cloud, a platform for operators and whitelabels, has revealed that Aaron Xuereb has been appointed as the company’s new Chief Data Officer. Xuereb will be based in Malta and tasked with the long term development and optimisation of iGC’s data infrastructure with a focus on providing the best user experience for all the firm’s partners. He arrives at iGC, …

Following yesterday’s decision by the UK Supreme Court that the UK government cannot trigger Article 50 without the consent of Parliament, bookmaker William Hill has lengthened its odds on the UK beginning its EU exit negotiations’ before the end of March, the target date specified by Prime Minister Theresa May. Updating its ‘Article 50 deadline’ market William Hill has moved …

Betway has further strengthened its presence within UK racing by agreeing a set of deals with Jockey Club Racecourses, Arena Racing Company (ARC) and York Racecourse to retain its sponsorship of headline contests while extending its support to Newmarket and Haydock.  New ventures on the Flat for the bookmaker include the listed Betway King Charles II Stakes on May 20and the Group 3 Betway Criterion …