Paddy Power have announced it’s controversial ‘sash’ style Huddersfield Town kit was just a hoax, releasing the real kits alongside a campaign aimed at shirt sponsors. The campaign, titled ‘Save Our Shirt’, is calling on brands, including fellow bookmakers, to stop sponsoring football shirts. The intention of the hoax jersey was to shine a light on the issues around shirt …
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The Gambling Commission is partnering up with The Samaritans in the battle against problem gambling after a fresh analysis of 2007 data shed light on its links with suicide. The small scale research programme, published today by GambleAware and the Gambling Commission, was based on findings from the 2007 Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey (APMS) and indicated that one in five …
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Daniel Sturridge, former Liverpool FC and England striker, has been issued with a six week suspension and a £75,000 fine after being found guilty of breaching betting rules. The charges relate to allegations brought towards the footballer during the January 2018 transfer window. In that transfer window, Sturridge completed a late loan move to West Bromwich Albion, however, throughout the month he had been …
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Publishing its ‘Anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing supervision report 2017/18’, the HM Treasury has praised the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) for its contribution to research and insights on UK AML concerns. The Treasury publishes its seventh ‘AML/CTF report’, seeking to improve compliance transparency and accountability for UK supervisory stakeholders, across multiple business disciplines. In its report, the HM Treasury consults …
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In an interview with InsiderSport, Viktor Hoffmann – recently appointed Global Marketing Director at VBET -detailed why the partnership with Arsenal sends the perfect message for the VBET brand and its UK ambitions, as well as how the operator can maximise the partnership to expand its global footprint. ________________ InsiderSport: Firstly, can you tell us how much it means to be associated with a …
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Betgenius has announced a ‘major coup’ for its sportsbook content and management services, after securing a ‘long-term trading partnership’ with UK legacy bookmaker Betfred. The deal sees Betgenius trade in-play markets for major sports including the English Premier League, Football League and Scottish Premiership. Servicing a ‘five-year arrangement’, Betgenius will act as ‘primary in-play trading partner’ for Betfred, leading the bookmaker’s …
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FTSE100 GVC Holdings has this morning disclosed that it will sell its 50% stake in Spanish bookmaker Sportium to joint-venture partner Grupo CIRSA for €70 million. GVC secures its interest in Sportium, through its ownership of Ladbrokes, who in 2007 launched Sportium entering a 50/50 partnership with CIRSA. Last May, Spanish business news sources reported that CIRSA had filed a …
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Mims Davies Secretary for Sports and Civil Society has confirmed that the UK government will launch a consultation reviewing proposals to increase the minimum age-of-play on National Lottery scratchcards and instant win games. The government opens its consultation, seeking advice on whether to raise the age-of-play from16-to-18 on some or all National Lottery syndicated games and products. The Consultation is …
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Betting on Sports 2019 will reflect the sports betting and igaming sector’s rapid global expansion, with senior representatives of 160 operators from around the world among the 3,500 delegates travelling from 60 countries to attend. The establishment of an increasing number of regulated online gambling markets has created enticing international opportunities for both operators and suppliers, and as the biggest …
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After announcing their partnership with Paddy Power earlier this week, Huddersfield Town has now released it’s apparent ‘home kit’ for the 2019/20 Championship season which has seemingly united the footballing world. Unfortunately for the Terriers, the reaction to the kit has resulted with more laughs than admiration, with the club now finding themselves as a trending topic on Twitter. The …
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