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Social betting start-up EveryFan has added a further 40 pre-match markets to its game offering in its new app update. Its latest iOS update will be posted by additional 40 betting markets, with EveryFan adding further product features including a redesigned lobby making its app navigation easier for players. EveryFan boosts its player engagement adding split down menus, which will …

Updating investors, Unibet Plc’s board has detailed that it is considering changing its holding company name from ‘Unibet Group Plc’ to ‘Kindred Group Plc’. The name change has been proposed in order to ‘improve synergy, clarity and flexibility’ for Unibet’s enlarged group, which following a number of European acquisitions is made up of online gambling assets; Unibet, MariaCasino, Bingo.com, Stan …

Industry news sources have reported that John Haddock has left as Chief Executive Officer of independent bookmaker Betfred. Haddock departs following thirty years’ service with the Manchester-based bookmaker, having served as CEO since August 2014  when he replaced Fred Done at the head of the company after years serving as managing director. As yet, Betfred governance has not disclosed any details …

Henry Chappell is the CEO at Pitch Marketing Group, and appeared on the ‘Different ball game’ panel at the recent Betting on Sports (BOS) conference in London to discuss how betting can create partnerships with sports to reach a new audience. We caught up with him to find out about his BOS conference experience, learn more about the Pitch-created ‘Switching …

After 36 weeks of hard-fought Tipster Challenge action, it was the Guest team that took the title for the 2016 flat season. 888sport contributor Steve Mullington managed just 4.00 points from Pettochside, but that was enough for an overall 16.30-point victory. On the day at Salisbury, Timeform picked the longest odds winner with Glorious Legend (7/1). Meanwhile, Stephen Harris, Horse …

Northern & Shell UK news publisher Express Newspapers, have agreed to a real money and social games partnership with industry content and platform provider Gaming Realms. Confirming the partnership, Gaming Realms governance disclosed that Express Newspapers’ the ‘Daily Express’ and ‘Daily Star’ would launch of two new online gaming websites, Star Wins and Express Wins.  The UK gaming websites will …

Ahead of the start of the Ryder Cup (30 September) at Hazeltine National Golf Club (Minnesota), Paddy Power has unveiled Piers Morgan as Team USA’s chief cheerleader. Launching Paddy Power’s latest viral marketing campaign. the controversial TV presenter and Daily Mail columnist has declared his love for Uncle Sam following the UK’s decision to leave the European Union. Morgan an …

William Hill’s retail betting division has begun the launch of 800 SG Gaming self-service betting terminals (SSBTs) across its UK estates. The ‘roll-out’ forms part of a wider agreement struck between William Hill and Scientific Games’ UK-facing subsidiary SG Gaming, which has become the bookmaker’s main hardware and terminal partner. Following the initial roll-out, a further 1200 terminals will be …

Bolstering its European online casino inventory, FTSE 250 operator GVC Holdings (GVC) has announced that it has signed a major games content agreement with Microgaming’s Quickfire division. Supplied by Microgaming Prima Networks the GVC brands of bwin, partycasino and partypoker will be over 50 games titles supplied by Quickfire for their casino product offerings’ in the regulated markets of Bulgaria, …

Sky Betting & Gaming (SB&G) governance has today confirmed the appointment of Jochen Weiner as Managing Director of Sky Bet Deutschland. The leadership appointment of Weiner, comes as SB&G looks to expand its betting services in its new markets of Italy and Germany. Weiner takes the Sky Bet Deutschland executive role, having served as Managing Director of now defunct Deutsche …