Ladbrokes Plc, announced the halt of its planned retail bookmaker expansion on UK high streets. The gaming and sports betting operator, who had a troubled 2013, halted plans to open betting shops in the UK due to growing concerns regarding UK policy regarding Fixed Odds Betting Terminal (FOTBs). The move will see annual corporate expenditure fall from £100m to £60m, …
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Maltese lottery operators Maltco Lotteries have helped organise a seminar to discuss the issues of match fixing. “Building National Networks in the EU to fight Match-Fixing” was held last week in collaboration with the Institute for International and Strategic Relations (IRIS) and the European Lotteries and was supported by the European Commission. Maltco Lotteries said it took up the initiative …
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Sports betting and gaming solutions providers BetConstruct have signed an exclusive contract with Goldenpalace.be to provide them with a cutting-edge sportsbook platform and services. BetConstruct’s comprehensive, advanced online and mobile sportsbook platform covers more than 14,000 live matches and more than 50 sports per month. It comes complete with a state-of-the-art backend, affiliate and agent systems, content, marketing and risk …
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French state gaming operators Française des Jeux (FDJ) have announced a digital/social partnership with Facebook France according to Igamingbusiness.com. The social campaigns will target placement for FDJ products in the coming months of 2014, with special focus on major calendar dates and sporting events such as the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. The aim of the partnership will be to extend …
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The management of Callcredit Information Group, innovative providers of consumer data solutions, software and analytics, have teamed up with Chicago-based private equity firm GTCR to acquire the company from Vitruvian Partners. GTCR and Callcredit’s management team, led by CEO John McAndrew, are investing behind the company’s strong growth trajectory, innovative product offering, and service-oriented culture. Vitruvian, a middle market private …
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Mobile gaming operators LeoVegas have selected independent global mobile solutions company Somo as their agency of choice to manage their aggressive, multi-million pound media campaign to help drive it to the forefront of the mobile casino market in the UK. With its ‘mobile-first’ approach, LeoVegas has seen fantastic success within its home Nordic market where it now generates over €2m …
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Bookmakers Coral have signed a deal with talkSPORT, the world’s biggest sports radio station, to become the new betting partner of the station’s flagship show – the Alan Brazil Sports Breakfast. The partnership will see Coral sponsoring a daily on air betting slot on talkSPORT’s breakfast show, called the Coral Daily Download, where Coral’s resident experts, Simon Clare and David …
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Paddy Power had an incredible 109 money-back offers during the course of January according to the latest monthly report from the leading online affiliate and betting service, FREEBETS.com. The bookmaker was one of only two of the 19 leading layers analysed by the FREEBETS.com team to promote more than 100 total offers during January. Betway had 104 and William Hill …
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Igaming and sports betting operator 32Red has appointed London based media planning agency M.i. Media to handle its media planning, strategy and buying as part of a new marketing drive for its key brands. According to marketing newsource MediaWeek.co.uk, Gibraltar operated 32Red is expected to increase its media spend to around £6 million (€7.3 million/$10 million) this year in order …
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The BiG Foundation is looking for nominations for two awards that will be announced during its BiG Sports Dinner on 1 April. The awards will be nominated and awarded by a panel of judges consisting of well-known individuals across a selection of sports. The BiG Award for the Best Sports Betting Campaign: The award will go to the campaign deemed …
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