Specialist horseracing broadcaster Racing UK has signed a sponsorship deal with one of the brightest emerging stars among the ranks of Britain’s jockeys, Harry Bentley. The agreement will see Bentley in Racing UK branding, as well as making regular appearances on the TV channel, and partaking in marketing and digital campaigns. Bentley will join Ruby Walsh and Aidan Coleman (Jumps) …
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Totepool celebrates another big Scoop6 winner
A 71-year-old Ladbrokes betting shop customer from Barnstaple is one of two punters to scoop a massive £139,665 on last Saturday’s Scoop6 bet. It was only the man’s fifth time placing a Scoop6 bet after having his interest piques by May’s run of record jackpots. The pensioner said: ““I watched the races at home with my friends and I couldn’t …
Read More »Jacek Wojdyla: helping FIFA spot suspicious matches
Jacek Wojdyla, Head of International Affairs at FIFA’s integrity subsidiary Early Warning System (EWS), explains how the organisation is approaching things during Brazil 2014. How will EWS be operating over the World Cup? How do you analyse a suspicious game? After the risk assessment pre-work, we will monitor the WC based on our 3-pillar strategy: 1. Technical monitoring of the …
Read More »Coral starts pub marketing offer with Admiral
Admiral Taverns has announced an exclusive partnership with bookmaker Coral to give pub customers free bets during the Brazil World Cup – the first campaign of its kind for both companies. The World Cup Football Jackpot promotion will run in almost 200 selected Admiral Taverns pubs, all of which are within a half-mile radius of a Coral betting shop. The …
Read More »Sportradar supplies Bayern Munich with World Cup centre
Sportradar, supplier of sports and betting related data, has agreed a partnership with FC Bayern Munich during the World Cup 2014. The 24-time German league winner incorporates Sportradar’s WC2014 Live Match Centre on its homepage to display the performance of all its international players taking part in Brazil. This solution allows fans to follow the performance of its stars during …
Read More »Pele gives Paddy Power the red card
Brazilian footballing legend Pele is the latest to be upset by one of the Irish bookmaker, Paddy Power’s, stunts. At twenty of their betting shops, ten in Ireland and ten in the UK, they’d given their signs a temporary makeover with them rebranded as Pelepower. It took just hours for New York agency, Legends 10, who are responsible for Pele’s …
Read More »Portugal to examine final draft bill for legalised igaming
The Portuguese Ministry of Finance and the Inspecção-Geral de Jogos (IGJ) have draft the proposed final legislation for online gambling and sports betting, which will be reviewed by government officials before the Portuguese governmental break on July 10th. Regional news sources have reported that the review of the bill, has been moved ahead of schedule in order for Portugal to …
Read More »Clarion signs media deal with G3
Clarion, organiser of industry events such as ICE Totally Gaming, ICE Conferences, GiGse & EiG, has signed a global partner agreement with G3, publisher of G3 magazine, G3-247.com, G3Newswire and G3i App. The agreement, which is the first of its kind between Clarion and a media channel, will see G3 supporting all of Clarion’s events with advertising and editorial support. …
Read More »Amaya to snap up $4.9bn PokerStars
Amaya Gaming Group has agreed a sensational US$4.9bn (£2.9bn) deal to acquire The Rational Group, operator of the world’s biggest online poker brands PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker. The deal is backed by Blackstone Group LP’s credit division, GSO Capital Partners, which will buy more than $600 million in convertible preferred shares and other securities. Deutsche Bank, Barclays and Macquarie …
Read More »Racing UK to go big on first Royal Ascot
Broadcaster Racing UK is to dedicate a record 50 hours of coverage to Royal Ascot next week – the first time the world-famous fixture will be broadcast on the leading horseracing channel. Ascot’s media rights have transferred from At The Races to Racecourse Media Group (RMG, the parent company of Racing UK) in a near-five-year deal. RMG will be responsible …
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