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Sports betting technology provider OpenBet has announced a new three-year partnership extension with William Hill, which will see OpenBet continue to supply the operator with digital and mobile sports betting ttechnologies and provisions. Building on the longstanding relationship between OpenBet and William Hill, this new agreement focuses on collaboration and driving closer working practices to deliver William Hill greater technological …

The Government of Malta and the Malta Lotteries and Gaming Authority (LGA) have agreed to expand the country’s igaming infrastructures in order to create “the best iGaming business structure in the EU”. Malta’s Secretary of Competitiveness and Economic Growth Dr Jose Herrera presented a four year initiative to government officials. Dr Herrera sets out the business and economic strategies for …

Former Premier League striker Delroy Facey has pleaded not guilty to the charge of conspiracy to commit bribery at Birmingham Crown Court. Facey who played in the Premier League for Bolton Wanderers FC (2002 – 2004) is alleged to have committed the offence of bribery by offering financial advantage to a group of registered professional football players. The 34 year …

Continuing its ongoing transfer to Playtech igaming technologies and provisions, Ladbrokes announced the re-launch of its bingo operations with £3 million in prizes and jackpots for its players. Ladbrokes has been assisted by Playtech’s development team in the redesign of its bingo rooms website design and layout with a view to improving messaging, customer retention and player journey. The transfer …

Coral and independent social media research and analytics provider Peer Index (Peerindex.com) have compiled a list of the 100 most influential UK football tweeters. The research carried out by Peer Index on behalf of Coral Interactive marketing, saw the analytics provider asses the tweets of renowned UK football tweeters measuring the influence, reach and engagement of their football related tweets. …

LBO technology supplier A Bet A has unveiled a new betting shop display product that finally removes the discrepancy between the odds shown on the tills and the customer’s screen. The company’s Smart Screens prevent the sort of latency issues that have plagued the retail industry for years, becoming a major cause of customer dissatisfaction. Other system benefits include cutting …

White Hat Gaming, the bingo and casino content provider, has been granted a UK gambling license for its online bingo network. White Hat says the licence from the UK Gambling Commission emphasises its commitment to providing a safe and secure online gaming environment. Only the most trusted igaming companies have been approved for a UK licence, which is the gold …

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver has broken ranks from the rest of the US sports fraternity again and called for sports betting to be legalised and regulated. In an Op-Ed piece for the New York Times, Silver said that the country needed a different approach to the current prohibition. Silver, who has spoken of his support for sports betting before, commented: …

This week we have interviewed one of Bet Advisor’s most profitable racing tipsters ever, Formbet. Since he joined Bet Advisor in January 2010 his value-based ratings strategy has generated an impressive 10.66% yield with more than 12.000 points of profit in 2134 tips. SBC: How did you first get into horse racing betting? FormBet: I started being interested in horse …

Betway are set to be the latest sports betting operator to introduce a cash-out feature to its sports betting vertical. Betway had revealed to industry news source – EGR Magazine that the product function will allow its customers to take out winnings or cut their losses during live events is currently under final testing Betway cash-out will be allowed on …