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Sky Betting & Gaming has held the first in a series of ‘Commercial Talks’, as industry pros took to the floor to share their experience and knowledge to the local product and marketing community in Leeds. On 6 October, over 40 guests spanning product management, design, creative and brand, secured a slot to hear talks from Sky Bet’s Commercial Director …

UK news sources have reported that the Conservative Government are considering a blanket ban on all gambling advertisements before the 9pm watershed. The government is set to add a review of UK gambling advertising practices to its ongoing examination of Fixed Odds Betting Terminals (FOBTs).  Early reports indicate that government will seek to clampdown gambling on TV advertising, expressing concerns …

In August 2016, the app produced by Sportego for the Ulster Grand Prix (UGP) achieved 2,200 downloads in just eight days. The app, which is free to download on Android and iOS devices and can be found by searching for ‘MCEUGP’, provides fans with a predictor game, latest news, ticket details, rider statistics and circuit information for the annual MCE …

The Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU) has confirmed that it is investigating a match from Wimbledon this year in relation to suspicious betting patterns. The anti-corruption unit, established in September 2008 to enforce a zero-tolerance policy towards gambling-related corruption in tennis worldwide, has not revealed which match is under investigation, but it is believed to have involved relatively obscure players. The …

The EU Court of Justice (CJEU), the principal law court of the European Union economic community will issue its ruling on whether Gibraltar a British overseas territory can be treated as a single party member with regards to its online gambling industry. CJEU officials have this week have started their review of Gibraltar’s online gambling industry, following the UK’s 23 …

Following a period of new client wins for recognised industry platform and software provider EveryMatrix. Team SBC caught up with CEO Ebbe Groes, who details how his company are achieving its new wins in a saturated marketplace with tougher technology demands from all stakeholders. ________________________  SBC: Ebbe, congratulations on your significant new client wins. How has your team achieved bringing …

Timeform assumed the early lead in the Tipster Challenge 2016/17, after picking up two victories on Templehills (8/11) and Nordic Nymph (7/2) at Ludlow races. There was just a single win for both Stephen Harris of bettingexpert, and Ed Nicholson, the Head of UK Marketing Operations at Unibet. Nicholson has been with Unibet since December 2012, and professionally involved in …

This week’s shock resignation of UKIP leader Diane James following just 18 days at the helm of the party, has seen Nigel Farage return to steady the ship acting as ‘interim UKIP leader’. Updating its ‘UKIP leadership’ market, bookmaker William Hill has moved to price Farage at 8/1 to permanently replace James, who resigned declaring that she did not ‘have …

Curacao and Malta licensed Pinnacle has become the first online betting operator to open markets on Drone Racing. Updating the market, Pinnacle marketing declared that it would publish odds on the ‘2016 Drone Racing World Championship’ at Kualoa Ranch in Hawaii (October 20-22). The bookmaker disclosed that it would trial Drone Racing as a market, by offering odds on the …

Ed Nicholson, Head of UK Marketing Operations at Unibet, is the first industry expert to take on bettingexpert and Timeform in the revamped jump season Tipster Challenge for 2016/17, starting today at Ludlow. Nicholson has been professionally involved in racing and betting for nearly 25 years. He appeared as the horse racing form expert guest presenter on the first Attheraces …