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Paddy Power Betfair (PPB) subsidiary Betfair US has announced that it is set to launch its exchange wagering services for the state of New Jersey, in partnership with licensed racetrack operator Monmouth Park. The partnership sees the first launch of a betting exchange product in the US market, allowing for players to take odds by proposing or matching anonymous trades …

Betting shops in Chinatown are supporting an initiative by GamCare to offer multi-lingual counselling and treatment programmes for anyone encountering difficulty with their gambling. The service, which is provided by GamCare and ‘The Chinese National Healthy Living Centre’ (CNHLC), means confidential counselling services are provided by a team of qualified and experienced counsellors who speak the languages represented in the …

BOFCON afternoon schedule begins with a panel discussion on the betting industry’s ongoing fight against corruption and match-fixing. Presenting a diverse panel, Suzanne Davies (Director of Clifton Davies Consultancy) outlines the level of multi-stakeholder cooperation needed to undertake any effective fight on the matter. Davies introduces a panel representing the diverse actors/organisations needed in the battle against match-fixing and wider …

The question of the value of club partnerships for both parties was the opener of the daily fantasy sports panel at Betting on Football (#bofcon) on Thursday afternoon.  Oulala Founder Valery Bollier, Sportego Founder Trev Keane, Mondogoal International Director Richard Graham and Fantasybet CEO Viktor Enoksen discussed DFS in Europe in a session chaired by Editec’s Simon Burrell. Mondogoal’s Richard …

Ladbrokes have launched a new website feature, Best Odds Guaranteed PLUS, for all UK and Irish horse racing meetings. With Best Odds Guaranteed PLUS, if you take a price and the SP is bigger, Ladbrokes will boost your price beyond the SP. For instance, if you take a bet at 7/2, but the SP returns 4/1, you’ll get paid at 9/2. This …

Stoke City have announced that the Britannia Stadium will be renamed ‘The bet365 stadium’ after agreeing a naming rights deal ahead of the 2015/16 season. As reported in the Telegraph, the deal with bet365 is for six years and also sees them extend their shirt sponsorship for a further three. It has also been announced that the club will fill the gap …

Sky Betting & Gaming have launched the London Marathon #RequestATime feature, which enables the public to back themselves for charity. For the first time ever, club and fun runners in the London Marathon this Sunday can place a bet on themselves to beat a time. If they don’t manage it, their stake will go straight to charity. The first 1000 …

Tom Light, Director of International Business Development at SBTech, confirmed that in-play betting is responsible for the large majority of turnover, and that betting around shorter time intervals will continue to be the most popular with players. He highlighted that players are pushing for quicker payment from won bets, and looking to make longer term bets into short term with …

Playtech expands its retail betting services announcing the deployment of its Neon player management system across all 55 of Grosvenor’s UK casinos. The deal follows the recent completion of a Neon roll out across all 43 Genting Casinos in the UK.  Once complete, Playtech Neon will service more than 90% of UK casinos with its management system. A full casino …

The fourth session of this year’s Betting on Football Conference (#bofcon) at Stamford Bridge was focused on data and trading patterns. It featured Senior Odds Compiler at Super Soccer Jeevan Jeyaratnam, Paolo Personeni of Sportsradar and Nathan Rothschild, Co-Founder of iSport Genius, with the Founder of Sportsbook Training Services Jonathan Smith moderating the ‘Trading Places – How has the availability of …