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Perform Gaming is ready for the FIFA World Cup kick-off after launching a free-to-play and in-play Fantasy Football game, dabblebet Five-a-Side Live, in partnership with The Mirror. The Mirror has been specially selected by Perform Gaming as the ideal media partner to drive football-focused traffic to the game, which aims to bring an innovative and truly immersive experience to the …

Aiming to set its sportsbook offering apart at the upcoming World Cup, William Hill has revealed that for the tournament’s duration it  guarantees to accept single bets with a minimum of a £10,000 liability on all 90 minute markets. The guarantee, which applies to all William Hill customers including those who might previously have had restrictions, comes off the back …

Mr Green CEO Jesper Kärrbrink has predicted a “year of redemption” for English football, but expects Germany and a Kylian Mbappé inspired France to contest the World Cup final. Kärrbrink, who will play a starring role during Betting on Sports Week (18-21 September), has made a series of predictions for this summer’s tournament in Russia, which concludes in Moscow on …

Genting Casino has unveiled details of its tournament marketing campaign, ‘The World Awaits’ which looks to enrich the World Cup experience for its punters. When members swipe their card at any of Genting’s 35 premium retail casinos in cities across the UK automatically enter themselves into a prize draw to win a share of a £25,000 prize pool with one …

Increased income from sponsorship has been cited as a key reason for Royal Ascot racecourse reporting another year of financial growth in 2017. The racecourse saw pre-tax profits rise from £5.1m to £6.2m, with it reporting strong performance from admission and fine dining at the course, as well as it reaping the benefits of various Official Supplier agreements such as …

William Hill has reaffirmed its commitment as title sponsor of the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) World Championship, as the Alexandra Palace held showpiece undergoes record breaking expansion. Extending its contract with darts flagship tournament through to 2022, an increased field of 96 competitors are to battle it out for its largest ever prize pot of £2.5m, which will see the …

As the dust settles on another enthralling Premier League campaign, Oddschecker has broken down the season’s key themes with specific reference to how they do and could impact operators. As part of its extensive research, Oddschecker detailed that the consumption of live sport in its entirety is “waning”. Echoing the sentiment of the NBA commissioner, who had previously outlined: “The …

Ulrik Bengtsson, new Chief Digital Officer of William Hill, has confirmed that the FTSE betting group will open a new satellite office in the EU-jurisdiction of Malta. Speaking to Maltese news sources, Bengtsson who last February was confirmed as William Hill’s new group digital leader, stated that the betting firm would open a ‘small initial organisation’. The Malta office will be …

UK bingo hall operator, Gala Leisure has turned to an old hand in John Kelly to serve as non-Executive Chairman Kelly the founder of Gala Coral’s bingo and betting enterprise has most recently served as Chairman of Ladbrokes Coral Plc, prior to its 2018 takeover by GVC Holdings. A UK leisure and gambling figurehead, Kelly will be a key stakeholder …

Mr Green has confirmed the launch of its new betting pools inventory– ‘Jackpot Bets’ in partnership with Colossus Bets, strengthening its World Cup Russia 2018 betting proposition. Stockholm-listed MRG Group’s flagship Mr Green brand will launch an initial ‘5 pool – £5 million Super 8 Jackpots’, for Russia 2018. Mr Green’s betting pool inventory will be further supported by a …