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Isle of Man based sports betting operator TGP Holdings Limited (TGP), has denied multiple accusations from its customers that it has unjustly closed winning accounts relating to this year’s Cheltenham Festival. This weekend, angry racing punters took to social media accusing brands on the TGP platform such as Fun88, 12Bet, TLCBet and 138.com of withholding payouts on Cheltenham 2016 winnings. However …

This Week’s Expert Football Betting Tips: Premier League Home-field Advantage: Leicester City v Southampton The league’s current frontrunner is Tipster Vermelho’s pick for this match up. Vermelho, who has a 12.33% yield in the league, is sure that the Cinderella Story of Leicester City will continue in front of a home crowd. Sky Bet don’t seem quite as certain as Vermelho, giving Leicester …

Frankfurt Xetra listed bookmaker mybet Holdings SE ends a difficult 2015 posting full-year EBIT losses of – €8.8 million (FY 2014: €500,000). Throughout 2015, the German focused bookmaker had been impacted by a downturn in player activity, with its online sports betting division witnessing a wagering decline from €100 million (2014) to €95 million (2015). Presenting 2015 results, mybet would …

Customers want both convenience and value which is why the industry needs to sit up and have a look at what betting brokers can bring to the table, for both the punter and the bookmaker. SBCnews’ brokerage expert Nico Jansen, of Bet IT Best, explains. Over five years ago operators looked at their customer experience and realised there was a problem. …

Following its October 2015 approval by the Council of Ministers, Dutch national lottery operators Staatsloterij and De Lotto have finalised their merger. Operating under a new combined entity, Staatsloterij and De Loto will initially maintain its existing brand portfolio which includes lottery products; Toto, Lucky Day, Krasloten, EuroJackpot, Miljoenenspel. The new enterprise will be led by Staatsloterij Chief Executive Frans …

TXODDS is fast making a name for itself in sports betting and is looking to continue that by sponsoring this year’s Betting on Football Conference at Stamford Bridge on April 21st. TXODDS is a data company specialised in the aggregation and global distribution of real time betting odds. We spoke to Head of TXTRADER Kelly Eden about his Euro 2016 …

Issuing a short statement, Stockholm-listed operator Unibet Plc has confirmed that it has paid out an initial €7.5 million (£5.9 million) to the former owners of iGame Group Ltd in accordance with its agreed August 2015 corporate acquisition terms. The €7.5 million earn-out relates to ‘first-stage’ performance benchmarks attached to Unibet’s €59 million buyout of iGame assets (acquisition completed in …

Bingo giant Mecca Bingo has announced that it has formally applied for bingo to become an olympic sport with the International Olympic Committee. The aim is that it is included in the 2020 summer Olympic Games taking place in Tokyo, Japan. Despite today’s date this is no April Fool’s and you can check out the campaign, and even give your …

Yggdrasil Gaming is now live in the UK after completing a full roll out of its product suite – just three months after it was awarded a licence. The UK’s Gambling Commission only awarded Yggdrasil a licence in December, but the swift roll out means its proprietary iSENSE 2.0 platform and full suite of games are now available to British …

Following the successful launch in December with Sky Vegas, multi-channel supplier SIS has introduced a new generation of on-demand racing games in partnership with Core Gaming that, for the first time, allow customers to view events from a ‘ride on’ camera angle.  The feature is one of a host of updates the company has added to its second generation suite …