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LeoVegas Casino player wins five-star trip to Italy and €20,000

SBC News LeoVegas Casino player wins five-star trip to Italy and €20,000

Jack Woodward, 21, won a five-star break to Italy with professional skier Jon Olsson, after playing on LeoVegas’ new Live Casino product. The digital marketer from High Wycombe was selected for the luxury trip to Italy, which included an airport transfer in Jon’s Lamborghini, a two night stay at the prestigious St Vincent Resort and Casino, and a helicopter tour of …

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Digitain launches new online sportsbook with Tipp1

SBC News Digitain launches new online sportsbook with Tipp1

Digitain has continued its expansion into new markets by launching a new online sportsbook with Austria-based operator Tipp1.com. The site will be powered by Digitain’s fully-managed sportsbook platform, which offers odds on 65 different sports, taking in 7,500 leagues, and more than 3,000 betting markets. It also covers 28,000 live events a month. As part of the deal, which was …

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VsoftCo signs multi-year agreement with Iforium

SBC News VsoftCo signs multi-year agreement with Iforium

VSoftCo Ltd, a software development company in the global virtual sports market, has agreed a multi-year agreement with Iforium, a leading provider of multi-vendor casino software. The partnership will see VsoftCo integrate its complete portfolio of virtual football content to the Iforium Gameflex casino platform, including a first integration of the exciting joint venture between VsoftCo and Striker comic creator …

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Graham Sharpe – The enduring SBOTY sponsorship for William Hill

SBC News Graham Sharpe – The enduring SBOTY sponsorship for William Hill

Just three weeks ago, the shortlist for this year’s William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award (SBOTY) was announced. The annual award is dedicated to rewarding excellence in sports writing. Now in its 28th year, the winning author will receive £28,000, a free £2,000 bet, a specially commissioned hand-bound copy of the winning title and a day at the …

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The return of Marathonbet’s Non-League Challenge

SBC News The return of Marathonbet's Non-League Challenge

Non-League clubs are being invited to take part in the second season of Marathonbet’s Non-League Challenge, the competition that saw Wealdstone FC scoop a considerable £10,000 last season.  The challenge, which is now open to a whopping 140 clubs from tiers five to seven, tasks teams with performing the best goal celebration in lower-league football. The inaugural campaign has been …

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Sky tech graduates complete boot camp stage

SBC News Sky tech graduates complete boot camp stage

Sky Betting & Gaming’s continued attempts to breed the next generation of online gambling tech talent has taken a further step forward with the news that 25 early-career tech recruits have graduated from the 14-week intensive tech boot camp stage of its software academy programme. The programme saw aspiring developers and testers working on projects in either the gaming or …

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£150,000 Clinton bet on William Hill in record-breaking election

SBC News £150,000 Clinton bet on William Hill in record-breaking election

A London-based telephone client for William Hill has staked £150,000 on democrat candidate Hillary Clinton to win the US Election. Clinton is going into US Election polling day as the 1/5 red hot favourite on William Hill (83% chance), while Donald Trump is offered at 7/2 (22%). Graham Sharpe of William Hill, said: “The US Election campaign has smashed all …

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Next President market trading set to surpass Brexit on Betfair

SBC News Next President market trading set to surpass Brexit on Betfair

Betfair has said that its Next President market is set to become the most traded it has ever seen, even surpassing the Brexit vote. By 6 November, approximately $130 million had been traded on the winner of the presidential race between Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump. This figure is in comparison to roughly $50 on the equivalent market in …

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Bet365 to defend title as SBC Awards shortlists announced

SBC News Bet365 to defend title as SBC Awards shortlists announced

The SBC Awards shortlist is finally ready, and the sports betting industry is one step closer to recognising the very best companies in 2016. Bet365 will defend its ‘Bookmaker of the Year’ prize at the SBC Awards 2016, after being shortlisted alongside Sky Betting and Gaming, Unibet, 10Bet and Pinnacle. The Stoke-based bookmaker is also in the running for the …

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