Sports betting platform and software provider SBTech has informed the market that it has successfully passed its compliance review by the Italian Agency for Customs and Monopolies (ADM), allowing for the firm to provide online betting provisions for the regulated Italian market. Confirming its ADM certification, SBTech has moved to launch its first Italian sportsbook in partnership with European operator …
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Ladbrokes extends sponsorship of snooker World Grand Prix & Players Championship
Agreeing terms with World Snooker, Ladbrokes marketing has announced that it has renewed its title sponsorship of the World Grand Prix and Players Championship for a further two-years. The bookmaker has agreed to extend its title sponsorship of both major snooker championships for their respective 2017 and 2018 editions. The Ladbrokes World Grand Prix runs from February 6 to 12 at the …
Read More »Tipbet scores SV Werder Bremen betting partnership
European bookmaker Tipbet has furthered its presence within German football, by agreeing to become Official Betting Partner of Bundesliga football club SV Werder Bremen. The betting partnership will run for the 2016/17 Bundesliga season, with the Tipbet brand receiving heightened coverage throughout Breman’s Weserstadion (capacity: 42000) on match days. Announcing its partnership with Werder Bremen, Tipbet marketing stated that it …
Read More »SBC Podcast – the battle against match fixing and corruption
Check out the new SBC Podcast featuring the discussion at this year’s Betting on Football #bofcon conference about betting corruption and what more the industry has to do in order to combat match fixing. Suzanne Davies of Clifton Davies quizzes Gambling Commission Director Nick Tofiluck, Unibet’s integrity officer Eric Konings, and Perform’s Director of Integrity Matt Drew about how the …
Read More »BOS Sponsor Profile – Richard Thorp – FSB Technology
FSB Technology, the sportsbook solution backed by senior industry individuals including the founders of both Sportingbet and Betfair, has been confirmed as a sponsor for Betting on Sports! Winners of the inaugural Launch Pad competition in 2008, the company has attracted investment from a number of the industry’s most respected entrepreneurs, and earned contracts with some of the world’s largest …
Read More »Intertain to list on London Stock Exchange as ‘Jackpotjoy Plc’
Updating the market, Toronto TSX-listed Intertain Group (Intertain) has announced that it will hold a ‘special meeting of shareholders’ on the 23 September, outlining the firm’s plans to seek a full listing on the London Stock Exchange. The LSE listing planned for this October will see the firm renamed under its core brand ‘Jackpot Plc’, with Intertain governance moving its …
Read More »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, …
Read More »Spiffx: Premier League punters not ready to end the banker bashing!
The CBI is suggesting that in the wake of Brexit, the bankers should be taken back off the naughty step and told to get on with producing the goods once again. In the English Premier League, a similar rehabilitation process is taking place. The wins last weekend for Manchester United, Manchester City and Chelsea had the ring of familiarity about …
Read More »Newzoo’s esports revenue estimate up 7% for 2016
Newzoo has released its latest quarterly update of its assessment of the esports industry, the ‘Global Esports Market Report’. The report shows that esports revenues for 2016 will grow towards a projected $493m (£371.5 m) in 2016. This is up a significant 7% from the $463m (£348.8 m) projected at the beginning of the year. This puts the year-on-year growth at a …
Read More »Scott Burton – eSportsPools – Building a fantasy community
Both fantasy and esports are very much buzzwords in the igaming world right now. Scott Burton is the CEO of a company which is a major player in both; eSportsPools. The community centred site is also partnered with Na’Vi, or Natus Vincere, a popular team with over 355,000 Twitter followers. For those whose Latin is getting a bit rusty it …
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