Europe

ESL, Formula E and Microsoft’s Turn 10 Studios partner up for esports championship

SBC News ESL, Formula E and Microsoft's Turn 10 Studios partner up for esports championship

Microsoft’s Turn 10 Studios, the brains behind Forza Motorsport 6, has teamed up with Formula E and ESL to launch a global first esports motorsport championship. The Race Off Pro Series will take part in parallel to four races in this current Formula E season. Those in London, Berlin, Paris and Long Beach will also feature online rounds with the esports …

Read More »

Efficiency & Cost focus helps NetPlay TV post profits in 2015

SBC News Efficiency & Cost focus helps NetPlay TV post profits in 2015

Declaring its full-year 2015 results (period ending 31 December), interactive gambling operator NetPlay TV posted net revenues of £26.4 million down 4% on FY 2014’s £27.4 million. The London AIM-listed operator who in 2015 had undertaken a corporate restructure focusing on cost savings and operational efficiencies, reversed its FY earnings results posting corporate profits of £600,000 (FY 2014: – £100,000). NetPlay …

Read More »

Betting on Football transfers to Stamford Bridge

SBC News Betting on Football transfers to Stamford Bridge

This year’s Betting on Football Conference, being held on 21st April, has relocated to Stamford Bridge, the home of Premier League Champions Chelsea FC. Two years after #bofcon was launched at Stamford Bridge, the dedicated betting conference will now return to the football ground, setting up home in the Harris, Drake and Vialli suites. The one day conference was originally planned …

Read More »

Bookmakers lick wounds after ‘Worst Ever Cheltenham’

SBC News Bookmakers lick wounds after ‘Worst Ever Cheltenham’

As Cheltenham Festival organisers clean the stands and pull-down the hospitality tents, UK and Irish bookmakers have left this year’s racing spectacle bruised and battered. Returning to their offices, bookmakers will have to fork out an expensive festival tab of + £60 million as punters cashed in on multiple favourites. Suffering a severe post-festival come-down, nearly all bookmaker PR teams have …

Read More »

Industry technology fund Optimizer Invest appoints Carla Maree Vella as CEO

SBC News Industry technology fund Optimizer Invest appoints Carla Maree Vella as CEO

Malta-based venture capital firm Optimizer Invest has confirmed the appointment of Carla Maree Vella as its new Chief Executive Officer. Vella joins the investment fund from Nasdaq Stockholm-listed European betting operator Betsson AB, where she served as Managing Director of the Betsson.com brand (2015-2016). As Optimizer Invest’s new CEO, Vella will play a key role in identifying new venture investments …

Read More »

PKR completes 3D migration to Microgaming MPN network

SBC News PKR completes 3D migration to Microgaming MPN network

Online poker room PKR has confirmed its successful migration onto the Microgaming powered MPN poker network. The migration which was first announced in February of this year, sees PKR integrate its 3D poker software with MPN network services. PKR players will gain a boost in poker room liquidity by joining the larger poker network. Utilising Microgaming’s MPN Babelfish technology which …

Read More »

Premier League Betting Tips (19-20 March)

SBC News Premier League Betting Tips (19-20 March)

Home-field Advantage: Swansea City v Aston Villa KubanaBob is an experienced Premiere League tipster, having been featured here on SBC three times. This time he’s pitching Swansea to win at 67/100 (1.67) odds with Bet365. He’s very confident with this one, pointing back to Swansea’s persistent performance against Bournemouth. They lost that match, but were consistently fighting to get back …

Read More »

SynotTip nets title sponsorship of Latvia Higher League

SBC News SynotTip nets title sponsorship of Latvia Higher League

Czech Republic gambling and lottery operator Synot Group has confirmed that subsidiary SynotTip will become the title sponsor of Latvian football’s top division ‘The Latvia Higher League’ (Virsliga). Synot Group secures the naming right to the league for three consecutive seasons, in which it will promote subsidiary sports betting brand SynotTip. The operator informed that media that it was pleased …

Read More »

LeoVegas gains 30,000 shareholders on Stockholm Nasdaq debut

SBC News LeoVegas gains 30,000 shareholders on Stockholm Nasdaq debut

European mobile gaming specialist LeoVegas has announced that its Stockholm Nasdaq First North Premier initial public offering was significantly oversubscribed as the operator hit peak trading of SEK 38.6 (£3.30) per share. Debuting trading under the ticker name ‘LEO’, LeoVegas AB had opened its Nasdaq trading at SEK 32 corresponding to its market value of SEK 3.19 billion (£275 million). …

Read More »