An award winning virtual sports developer is hoping to breathe fresh life into the UK betting market after obtaining a supplier licence from the Gambling Commission. Golden Race, which won last year’s SBC Award for Best Virtual Football Product, believes its product suite can revolutionise the UK market thanks to its development and low-cost distribution model. The virtual sports provider …
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£1m ‘third party’ punter dispute heading to court
A case which could have major repercussions for the industry and how its terms and conditions are viewed in a legal sense has been given a date in court. The dispute between UK bookmaker, bet365 and Megan McCann, a racing bettor who is claiming £1,009,960 in unpaid winnings from the Stoke based bookmaker, will go to court on 13 November …
Read More »UKGC Health Survey details UK participation & risk-rates
The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has today published its ‘combined Health Survey’, detailing data and insights provided by independent non-profit organisation – NatCen Social Research. The Health Survey focuses on three key research areas; gambling participation, at-risk and problem-gambling rates across the UK, with data gathered from public health records drawn during 2016. “The main aims and objectives of this …
Read More »The journey so far: Happy 1st birthday BetRegal.com
In some respects, the time has flown by, while other elements of the journey have moved at a snail’s pace. That’s the view of Aly Lalani, Head of Marketing at BetRegal.com, as he reflects on an eventful, yet ultimately rewarding, first year for the new sports betting brand. As I sit here at the beginning of September typing this, I realize …
Read More »OPTIMA strikes compliance partnership with GLI
OPTIMA has signed an agreement with Gaming Laboratories International (GLI) for ongoing compliance testing, security services and technical consultancy of its OPTIMAMGS platform. As part of the agreement, GLI will independently evaluate OPTIMAMGS’ individual setups for every customer, and partner ahead of the systems going live. Jacob López, OPTIMA CEO, said: “With this agreement, we will ensure that OPTIMA customers and …
Read More »VSODDS.BET aims to elevate engagement with sportsbook launch
With the launch of its new sportsbook, VSODDS.BET is aiming to place a greater focus on betting traders, offering only pre-match, fixed odds to players in core markets around the world. The Curaçao-licensed operator offers odds and markets across a wide range of sports, including Football, Tennis, Golf, Basketball, Formula One, American Football, Ice Hockey and Handball, with more to …
Read More »Windsor and Eton introduce #dothefrankie challenge
Windsor and Eton Brewery has announced a new link-up with QIPCO British Champions Day, which will give customers and landlords of pubs around London and the Thames Valley a chance to win tickets to “Britain’s richest ever race-day”. The promotion, which is to run over the course of the next six weeks, requires customers to upload a picture of themselves …
Read More »50 CEOs & 120 Directors confirmed to speak at #bosweek
A strong line-up of 50 CEOs will be sharing their expertise at this month’s Betting on Sports Week on a final agenda that boasts over 120-director level speakers, and over 250 speakers across the week. The full agenda for Betting on Sports Week has been released with six Betting on Sports conference tracks, the CasinoBeats Summit, and the Esports focused …
Read More »UKGC opens Manchester safety workshop programme for smaller operators
Updating the market, the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) is set to launch series of ‘Manchester workshops’ seeking to help ‘nationwide smaller licensed gambling operators’ improve responsibility, consumer safety and integrity standards. The workshops will be held at the Performance Spaces Central Library and will be further supported by Manchester City Council. The specialist programme will focus on ‘common compliance findings, tackling …
Read More »Leigh Herdman – Algosport – Riding the wave of innovation in sports betting
Algosport only launched in 2017 but has already entered the UK and Europe, with ambitious and advanced plans for global expansion in the new year. Leigh Herdman, founder and CEO, spoke to SBC News about the rise of his company, which offers bookmakers new bet types based around same game multiples and remains focused on next generation betting products. SBC: …
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