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Stefano Saccani, of SBC News Tipster Partner Bet Advisor, takes a look at some of the highlights from the Bet Advisor Tipsters this week: Paul Morris – Tipster of the Week The NFL is now in full swing with some surprise packages, along with some sides doing pretty much as expected. Paul Morris, our NFL expert has been impressive since …

  NYX Gaming Group announces the launch of online gaming site FootballPools.com on its Open Platform System, NYX OPS.Bringing together Classic Pools, Premier 10 and MatchXtra, plus the latest in Instant win slots and table games from NYX OGS, The Football Pools has totally revamped its online offering as part of its business modernization plan. David Flynn, EVP Business Development …

Glasgow City Council has backed ministerial proposals which will force betting operators to seek consent approval by Scottish councils on whether they can operate a high-street betting shop. Representatives stated that Glasgow City Council would support the Holyrood proposals, which will present new Scottish legislation to UK Parliament next month. Among the proposals set to be presented, is an outline …

Professor Jack Anderson of Queen’s University Belfast stated that match fixing had become the number one threat to sports integrity, surpassing doping. Speaking at the International Sports Law Conference in Adelaide, Anderson urged for a review of current processes and strategies in order to tackle match fixing syndicates in international sports. Anderson further stated that sports governing bodies remained unware …

Betfair are set to trial HR cloud based management program Fairsail, as the betting operator looks for an alternative to its ageing Oracle and Workday SAP systems. The project to integrate a new HR solution was undertaken by Simon MacDonald, Head of Betfair Talent Acquisitions. Betfair will look to integrate a HR management system that is flexible with its current …

Proud the autobiography of ex Wales Rugby Union Captain Gareth Thomas leads the charge to win the 2014 William Hill Sports Book of the Year prize. William Hill and Graham Sharpe the Founder of the award announced on Friday the seven book shortlist for this year’s prize.   The William Hill Sports Book of the Year, aims to recognise the best …

Paul Leyland, Principle Consultant at Regulus Partners, takes a look at the news that there is to be another attempt at a Judicial Review on the UK’s Point of Consumption regime and asks whether it is altogether wise. The Gibraltar Betting and Gaming Association, having failed to overturn the UK remote Gambling (Licensing and Advertising) Act, is now attempting a …

Windsor based independent bookmaker Hart of Racing has announced it is to close its operations this Sunday because of the increasing tax burden on the betting shop. The owners of the independently run bookmaker cited that they would not be able to run their business under the constraints of new Fixed Odds Betting Terminal (FOBT’s) taxes which will begin in …

Dermot Smurfit, CEO of GameAccount Network , has been honoured at the prestigious 2014 EY Entrepreneur Of The Year programme which recognises the achievements of Irish entrepreneurs based in locations throughout the world. Dermot, who joined GameAccount in 2002 and has overseen its development into one of the UK’s fastest growing tech companies, was named runner-up in the International category, …

BskyB betting and igaming subsidiary Sky Bet confirmed to industry news source Egaming Review, that it had integrated Apple’s TouchID technology within its mobile betting application. Sky Bet customers will be able to log into their sports betting app using their fingerprints instead of a password or PIN. After a period of testing Sky Bet will look to release the …