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As the football season gears up for the final furlong, the tipsters on bettingexpert.com are in full flow. Here is what some of the key ones are tipping in the Premier League this weekend:  Home-field Advantage: Southampton v Newcastle United Tipster h3ctor is confident that Southampton will take the win at home against Newcastle. With over 225 tips in the …

Amaya Inc sports betting subsidiary BetStars has confirmed that it has joined UK racing’s Authorised Betting Partner (ABP) scheme. The BetStars brand which launched in the UK this January, will join 32Red, Betfair, BetVictor, bet365, SeanieMac and Sky Bet as an ABP partner. BetStars who recently added UK racing markets to its betting platform, will commit to contributing a percentage …

The relationship between Horse Racing and Betting in 2016 continues to prove difficult. From protests over Racing’s ABP Scheme, to disputes over the current level of Levy being paid by the betting shops, build up for this Saturday’s Grand National has been somewhat subdued. However, the race is still hugely anticipated, especially now the 40 runners have been confirmed. Last year’s …

The Tipster Challenge returned to SBC News on Wednesday with a thoroughly unsuccessful day for our experts. A strange day of action at Nottingham saw race winners at both 40 and 50/1. In the seven races, not a single favourite emerged victorious, with only Stratum (7/4) and Clever Cookie (4/6) making the top two. Charlie McCann, Head of Communications for …

A PHD study undertaken by Graeme Law at the University of Chester claims that professional football players are under-performing due to worries relating to gambling losses. Law detailed his data and analysis  at the British Sociological Association’s annual conference in Birmingham, stating that players gamble as a way of relieving boredom and use online betting sites to conceal gambling partners from their …

Nathan Rothschild is a co-founder and partner at iSport Genius, a revolutionary sports data platform that provides sporting insights through highly innovative statistical analysis of data.  iSport Genius is a sponsor of this year’s Betting on Football Conference (#bofcon), taking place on April 21st at Chelsea’s Stamford Bridge. Nathan spoke to SBC about iSport’s initiatives for in-play, how 2016 will be a …

Irish betting operator SeanieMac International has confirmed that its subsidiaries SeanieMac and ApollobetUK have joined UK racing’s Authorised Betting Partner (ABP) scheme. In addition to joining the ABP, SeanieMac will further support UK racing by agreeing a partnership with the Jockey Club, which will see the operator sponsor almost 40 race meetings. SeanieMac marketing expects to boost its brand coverage to …

William Hill, the proud sponsors of Martin vs Joshua, have reported a swell of support behind ‘Prince’ Charles Martin to retain his IBF World Heavyweight title at the 02 on Saturday night. The bookmakers initially made the St Louis native a 5/1 shot to win the bout, but hundreds of bets ranging from £10 to £5000 have resulted in his big fight …

The UK government has given its backing to the eGames, an international esports event which’ll take place during the Olympics in Rio this summer. Announced by the International eGames Committee (IEGC) earlier this week four countries have already confirmed their involvement; the UK, hosts Brazil, the USA and Canada. In true Olympic style there’ll be no cash rewards for the contestants, …

Bookmakers must now set out how they will reduce social risks in their local area, such as if they are located near a school or homeless shelter, in order to reduce incidence of problem gambling. The new guidelines will see operators consider their individual betting shop environments and introduce sufficient safeguards for any particular areas of concern specific to each premises. …