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Trainer Jim Best has been found guilty by a disciplinary panel of ordering a jockey not to win two races. However, the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) has only suspended him for six months, after deeming that his original four-year ban until 2020 was ‘too substantial to stand’. The panel, chaired by Sir William Gage, concluded that Best was guilty of conduct …

Although they may not fully appreciate it, under British gambling laws, affiliates presently occupy a privileged position. Despite them providing marketing services designed to drive customer traffic to licensed betting websites, the Gambling Commission does not regard them as falling within the statutory definition of a betting intermediary, ie “a person who provides a service designed to facilitate the making …

Seeking to boosts its personalisation capabilities, independent bookmaker BetBright has formed a partnership with leading data and customisation specialist Qubit. Confirming the partnership this week, BetBright development stated that Qubit tools and functions were needed in order for the operator to ‘understand and influence customers in one-platform’. “Controlling our own technology is fundamental to delivering our differentiated product. This means …

After his X Factor win on Sunday night, Matt Terry is the bookmakers’ favourite to bag this year’s Christmas number one.  The single, ‘When Christmas Comes Around’, written by Ed Sheeran, is at 6/4 with William Hill to win the festive race, ahead of closest competitor Friends of Jo Cox at 5/1 and Louis Tomlinson and Steve Aoki at 7/1. Sheeran …

Seeking to expand its digital and tech development capabilities, the management of Sky Betting & Gaming (SB&G) has confirmed that the operator has ‘significantly expanded’ its presence within the Wellington Place Leeds tech hub. The move sees independent SB&G double its operational workspace within Wellington Place, taking up a total presence of 80,000 square feet. Having undertaken a significant growth …

Stockholm listed betting exchange Spiffx has signed a joint venture agreement with leading Australian operator Cardinal House to roll out Take5Live and Spiffindex to the Australian and Asian market. Take5Live is an engaging game based on Spiffx market activity that allows customers to place bets on there being a goal within the next five minutes at pre-determined odds. Spiffindex is …

The Greyhound Media Group (GMG) has today announced the appointment of Brent Dolan as its new Director of Operations. A retail gaming and communications industry veteran, Dolan joins GMG having previously served as Director of Racecourse Operations of Totepool for UK independent bookmaker Betfred (2012-2015). GMG governance informed that Dolan would now lead the company’s design and maintenance for racecourse …

Clarion Events has confirmed that a total of 91 gaming organisations from across 34 nations will be exhibiting at ICE for the first time in February 2017. Kate Chambers, Managing Director of Clarion’s gaming division, has described the large number of first time exhibitors as the ‘X Factor’ in the success story of the industry’s biggest B2B gaming event. For first …

Having launched US sports focused betting brand RedZoneSports.com last month, SBC caught up with Argyll Entertainment CEO Stuart Tilly to discuss the challenge of developing a real US sports betting proposition for UK betting consumers. In an industry lacking product and market diversification, RedZoneSports may be this year’s most interesting new bookmaker proposition… ______________________ SBC: Hi Stuart, you have launched …