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Stake.com has enhanced its live sports streaming offering, now allowing global customers to watch the FA Cup. In addition to this, the operator has also signed partnerships with Cardiff City, Gillingham and Sheffield Wednesday, ahead of the EFL clubs’ games against Premier League sides Leeds United, Leicester City and Newcastle during the competition.  Dominic Rae, Sponsorship Manager at Stake.com, said: …

While retaining a dominant position in global online betting, bet365 Group has revealed a mixed performance for 2021/22 trading, citing modest gains in betting and gaming profit, but a decline in overall group profit year-on-year.  Submitting its filings to the UK Companies House, the private limited betting operator detailed total sports and gaming revenue of £2.851bn, an increase of 2% …

Tony Kenny will step down from his position of Group PR and Communications lead at William Hill after 16 years with the company.  Kenny held a number of positions at William Hill, including Public Relations and Marketing Manager (Ireland), Head of Online and International PR, Head of PR and Head of External Communications. In a statement on LinkedIn, Kenny said: …

This year’s ICE London event will feature a dedicated floor focused on regulated street gaming, catering to both operators and suppliers active in the space. Dubbed the GBG High Street Hub, the project has been jointly developed by the Gambling Business Group (GBG),ICE organisers Clarion Gaming, and feature brands such as Novomatic UK, Entain, Buzz Bingo, Merkur UK and GameNation. …

Irish bookmaker QuinnBet has extended its partnership with the Oddschecker odds comparison site for a further two years. The deal will see Oddschecker displayer QuinnBet’s betting offers and odds across its sporting events pages, both mobile and on desktop, in 2023 and 2024. QuinnBet has highlighted in particular its presence on Oddschecker’s app, where bettors compare odds on UK and …

Fitzdares CEO William Woodhams has confirmed to SBC News that the members’ club bookmaker will remain in its current venue for a few months before relocating. Earlier this week, it was reported in the Evening Standard that the firm – described by the paper as “the world’s poshest bookies” – was searching for a new home after being asked to …

International Game Technology (IGT) has initiated legal action against the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC), reviving the dispute over the National Lottery’s next 10-year contract. According to The Times, the Italian company, the technology partner of outgoing National Lottery steward Camelot, is appealing under European human rights laws, claiming that it has lost  ‘marketable goodwill’ to the transition as operator of …

The board of Playtech Plc has confirmed the appointment of Samy Reeb as a new Independent Non-Executive Director of the FTSE250 gambling technology group.  An expert in tax management and auditing of mass market corporations, Reeb is a former director of EY and Credit Suisse, leading the management of tax affairs for key clients in the US and Asia. Further …

A Labour Party MP has called on the UK government to use the Gambling Act review to demonstrate its support for British business ‘success stories’.  Writing in The House for the Betting and Gaming Council (BGC), John Spellar MP cited the likes of bet365 as an example, pointing to the international operator’s status as the biggest private sector employer in …