SIS (Sports Information Services) distributor of racing data, content and media rights has followed the growing ranks of industry incumbents and stakeholders joining the membership stable of the All-in Diversity Project (AiDP). As part of its membership commitment, SIS will help drive the diversity and equality agenda within the gambling industry, with the partnership scheme designed to help facilitate the …
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The UK Tote Group has begun its search for a new Chairman after Eamonn Wilmott confirmed he would be stepping down from the company. Wilmott, who took control of The Tote in October 2019, was instrumental in the Together for the Tote initiative. The initiative saw The Tote team up with racecourse operator Britbet, later buying the pool betting operator …
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Rank Group has praised further growth across its digital division, with the group reporting growth in NGR and operating profit of 14% and 117% respectively. Publishing its interim results for the six months ended 31 December 2019, Rank attributed the 10% year-on-year lift in net gaming revenue (NGR) to the progress made on the group’s transformation programme. John O’Reilly, Chief …
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Calling for an imminent review of the 2005 Gambling Act, the UK government seeks to scrutinise the ‘under the bonnet’ components servicing online gambling incumbents. Amid heightened political scrutiny, Alastair Graham Chief Executive of age attribution software provider AgeChecked, details to SBC why in 2020 industry leadership needs to deepen its skillset and sophistication of tools related to age verification …
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BetUK has been named as the official betting partner of Championship-side Queens Park Rangers’ (QPR), with the deal expected to last for the remainder of the season. QPR’s former partner Royal Panda withdrew from the UK betting market earlier this month citing ‘tougher regulations’ as a primary reason. It won’t operate in the country from Friday 31 January, 2020. However, the latest deal …
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In a bid to offer information on how to limit gambling-related content across its platform, social media giant Twitter has partnered with the UK Gambling Commission to ‘support their responsible advertising priorities.’ The guidance is expected to explain the different methods in which Twitter’s safety tools and settings can be adjusted within an individual account, which is hoped to ‘to …
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MansionBet has announced a sponsorship deal with EFL Championship club, Millwall FC, making the online sportsbook an official partner. As part of he partnership, MansionBet’s logo will appear on the back of the every Millwall players’ shorts for the remainder of the season. Some of the sportsbooks staff will also be at the club’s home games, offering spectators the chance …
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SBTech will “set the tone” for the year ahead at ICE London, with a full complement of company leaders ready to welcome sports betting and gaming partners to ‘Go Big’ and join #thebigleague. We caught up with one of these leaders Andrew Cochrane, the Chief Development Officer who is heading up the ‘Go To Market’ team. He told us more …
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Industry figurehead Susan Ball has joined the board of governance of fast growth betting platform and systems provider FSB, advising the company on its corporate expansion strategy amid changing market and regulatory demands. Issuing a market filing, FSB expands its governance appointing Ball as a Non-Executive Director, working closely with CEO Dave McDowell as FSB prepares for ‘rapid expansion across …
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Members of the racing industry have expressed concerns over the UK Gambling Commission’s ‘absolutely horrendous’ decision to make seven on-course bookmakers pay what amounts to 2.5% of their gross profit for an entire year, as a penalty for allegedly allowing a 16-year-old was able to place a £5 bet at Royal Ascot 2019. The seven bookmakers affected have been granted …
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