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Southampton FC is delighted to announce that Premier Punt has become the club’s Official Fantasy Sports Betting Partner. The Edinburgh based social gaming and betting company has signed a multi-year deal deal with the Saints ahead of the 2016/17 campaign.  Founded in 2013, Premier Punt specialises in ‘No Commitment’ fantasy football betting, meaning users can play weekly, daily or on …

Leicester City FC has announced global sport betting operator 12BET as an Official Betting Partner for the 2016/17 season. Formed in 2007, the sports betting and casino brand specialises in-play football betting and this is far from its first top tier sponsorship in the sport having agreed deals with Sevilla, Swansea and Newcastle United in the past. Leicester City Heads of Partnerships Harj …

Tempobet has signed a deal to become Official Regional Betting Partner for Manchester City FC in the Asia-Pacific region. The online sportsbook will be able to use the Manchester City crest on its website, and be afforded access to a number of key players for a forthcoming television commercial and photo-shoot. Mark Clayton, Tempobet Managing Director, said: “We’re very excited about …

Suren Khachatryan is Chairman of the Board of Directors at Digitain, a key event sponsor for the upcoming Betting on Sports Conference in London. The two-day conference is the largest of its kind within the sports betting industry, and takes place in September (15-16) at the 5-star Grange Tower Bridge Hotel. Digitain is B2B platform and sportsbook provider for iGaming …

BetConstruct has announced a new partnership agreement with the Isle of Man-based Hollywoodbets, to focus its reach on the burgeoning African market. Hollywoodbets International will take advantage of BetConstruct’s Sportsbook which now features over 30,000 live matches every month, with 40,000+ pre-match events and 50 sports types. BetConstruct, a provider of online and land-based betting and gaming solutions, will also …

Betway are on red alert with pre-tournament 500/1 rank outsiders Japan within touching distance of an Olympic medal in the rugby sevens. Still feeling the pain from paying out mammoth odds on Premier League champions Leicester City in May, the bookmaker  is reporting another potentially devastating blow less than three months later. Betway soaked up a sprinkling of bets on the …

Stephen Harris of bettingexpert collected the most points in the Tipster Challenge at Salisbury, on a day where none of our experts managed more than a pair of winners. Harris also recorded the longest odds victory of the afternoon, after correctly backing the 11/2 Chain Of Daisies to win the 3:50. As a result, bettingexpert has swapped places with SBC …

Following the rejection of its £3.3 billion takeover offer by the William Hill board, on the grounds that its proposed bid ‘substantially undervalued’ its business. The Rank Group and 888 Holdings consortium have called for direct talks with William Hill governance, outlining the case for its three-way merger. Seeking to appeal to William Hill investors, Rank and 888 have today …

WantMyBet is a social network for football betting, that enables people to find, share and bet on football predictions. It has recently launched a crowdfund campaign with Seedrs. To promote the fundraise they have launched an exclusive competition on LinkedIn where they are giving away shares in the company to one lucky user. There is 1% of the company, valued at £1.74m, up for …

Coral has been censured by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) over a promoted tweet from its Twitter account. The company has been warned not to show the advert again in its current form, and to ensure that future campaigns are clear as to how any winnings will be paid out. The tweet in question was posted on April 26, 2016, …