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William Hill has apologised to customers after criminal third-party activity in the form of a ‘sophisticated’ DDoS cyber-attack led to its websites crashing on Tuesday. As reported in The Register, many of the bookmaker’s sites went down, and remained unable to provide better than intermittent service throughout Wednesday due to the ongoing attack. This is despite the company’s work with …

Big Bucks Bingo, operated by Cozy Games Management Ltd, has been warned by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) to ensure that its advertising for future promotions includes sufficient information about significant conditions, such as wagering requirements, that are likely to influence a consumer’s decision over whether to participate. This comes after the ASA assessed a complaint, which challenged whether an …

French sports betting operator Betclic Everest Group (Betclic) has informed the market, that it has selected Betgenius (Genius Sports subsidiary) as its lead in-play trading partner across its Betclic and Expekt brands. The operator informs that it has agreed a three-year deal with Betgenius, which will see it gain more than 130,000 in-play events per annum published across its sports …

Industry business intelligence, insights and intelligence advisory ComplianceOnline has confirmed that appointment of Richard Leather as its Legal & Research Director. Leather joins ComplianceOnline from European sports betting operator Betclic Everest Group where he held the position of Head of Regulatory & Licensing (2014-2016). Furthermore, Leather has served as a member of the legal committee of the European Gaming and …

John Cruces, Head of Marketing Operations at Dafabet, has agreed to take the Tipster Challenge at Chepstow Races. He is the latest industry guest to compete alongside Timeform and Stephen Harris, the Horse Racing Guru at bettingexpert. Our regular tipsters currently sit 4th and 5th on the Tipster Challenge leaderboard, with point averages of 2.62 and 1.00 respectively. Cruces will …

Following a year of growth and recognition of its business and services, SBC interviews Jesper Søgaard Co-Founder & CEO of Better Collective operator of leading industry player portal bettingexpert.com. Søgaard details to SBC readers the progression of bettingexpert’s multi-language services and operations, which have become a mainstay for player referral and industry trust between consumers and operators. ___________________________ SBC: Hi …

Stockholm-listed European sports betting operator Unibet Plc is on target to deliver its strongest ever full-year performance, following a consecutive ‘all-time high’ quarter performance for Q3 2016 (period ending 30 September). Updating the market, Unibet detailed that period group revenues had hit £142 million (Q3 2015: £83 million). Its strong revenue performance would see Unibet declare a period EBITA of …

New UK online betting operator Sun Bets, has revealed to SBC that it is on the hunt for top industry talent to join its ranks as the company targets exceptional growth in 2017. The Tabcorp and News UK betting joint venture, which launched last August aims to take on industry legacy betting operators by creating a unique and distinctive brand …

Paddy Power the only bookmaker to have paid out early on Hillary Clinton winning the 2016 US Election, has admitted to having severe doubts regarding its generous decision. On 19 October the bookmaker closed its US 2016 market, paying out approximately £800,000 on a Clinton victory. However, following Clinton’s ‘email scandal’ reappearing on the US Election agenda, Donald Trump has …

New online casino games developer Red Tiger Gaming has confirmed the appointment of Carl Ejlertsson as Account Director, as the company begins to expand its commercial capabilities. Ejlertsson joins the new industry slots developer from European operator Betsson Group AB, where he served he held a number of igaming management positons including that of Casino Insights Lead. Confirming the appointment, Red …