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In another of our end of year roundups we spoke to Ari Lewski, Executive Director at Digital Sports Tech.  Clearly not one to believe in patience being a virtue, Digital Sports Tech only launched in 2016 but has already entered Australia and the UK, whilst it has ambitious, and advanced, plans for global expansion in the new year. The company …

Worldpay has predicted that Boxing Day will provide a boost for Britain’s online bookmakers, as punters hope to cash in on the day’s biggest sporting events. Gambling data from 2015 reveals that Britain’s bookmakers saw a 10% increase in online betting activity and a 9% spike in total betting value on Boxing Day compared with an average Saturday in December. …

LinkResearchTools CEO Christoph Cemper and 10 Yetis CEO Andy Barr are two of the confirmed speakers for LAC 2017, which has been given a new format by iGB Affiliate. The conference rooms at LAC 2017 won’t be split by industry, but will instead be organised into themed tracks which run across the two days on February 10 and 11. The …

Jools Holland and Christmas movie replays can wait. It has been announced that the New Year’s Eve fixture at Newbury, alongside action from Warwick, will be made free to view on Racing UK, following Channel 4’s decision to withdraw the fixture from its schedule. The Newbury card, which is headlined by the Grade 1 Betfred Challow Hurdle, plus seven competitive …

Stephen Harris from bettingexpert recorded an impressive 10.38 points in the Tipster Challenge at Ludlow, after correctly predicting race wins for Kilcrea Vale, Colins Brother and Fox Appeal. Harris drastically improved his weekly average to 2.47, but still dropped a place behind this week’s guest from Betfred. TV Broadcaster Matthew Hulmes managed a pair of victories and 3.25 points. Hulmes …

Guy Templer has been appointed as Chief Operating Officer of Rational Group, the operator of the world’s largest poker business, PokerStars. Templer, who is currently Chief Strategy Officer, will assume the role on January 1 and continue to report to Rafi Ashkenazi, CEO of Amaya and Rational Group. He will be responsible for the day-to-day management of significant parts of …

Virtual games specialist Kiron Interactive has agreed a deal to integrate Link2Win’s Supervivo product on its Betman Online Remote Gaming System (RGS). Supervivo is an innovative, patented product which offers a unique draw mechanism that gives players the opportunity to win large fixed or progressive jackpots alongside their regular bets. The system uniquely ranks each player from first to last and …

The Racing Partnership (TRP) and the Federation of Racecourse Bookmakers (FRB) have agreed a deal, which means that on course bookmakers represented by the FRB will make their prices available for the exclusive use of TRP. The agreement will run from January 1 until the end of 2019. This deal follows on from one signed earlier in the year with …

Matthew Hulmes, a Betfred TV Broadcaster, has become the latest industry expert to take the Tipster Challenge at Ludlow. Hulmes said: “There is a cracking card at Ludlow this afternoon; the independent track have once again been rewarded for their efforts as huge entries have been received for a meeting with decent prize money. “It is the destination for this afternoon’s …

SBC News caught up with Golden Race CEO Martin Wachter to reflect on an eventful 2016 in the sports betting industry, and an award-winning year for the virtual sports supplier. Favourite Memory of 2016 This 10th anniversary year saw so many successes for us and our partners, but to pick one – I’d say our recent opening party for our …