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Following the departure of former CEO Warren Murphy, Simon Trim has today been named as the new Chief Executive of Sporting Index Group. Trim has been with the firm for 18 years and was appointed Managing Director of Sporting Solutions, the B2B trading services division of the Group, in late 2011. Murphy served as CEO of the Group for the past …

Daily fantasy sports (DFS) has been a growing phenomenon in the football and sports betting industries, which is why SBC are so excited about the Fantasy Stars panel at #bofcon in April. With DFS making such a big noise in the United States, our expert panel will discuss the understandable clamour for it here in Europe and how it can …

The very first Esports Industry Awards will take place at The Brewery in London on November 21st with big name hosts in the form of gaming industry presenter Julia Hardy and The Gadget Show’s Jason Bradbury. MBN Events has teamed up with NewBay Media, owner of both MCV and Develop, to launch the Esports Industry Awards. This is a new event …

Betway has announced the English Federation of Disability Sport (EFDS) as its official charity of the year. The partnership will kick off this weekend, when employees line up for the Silverstone Half Marathon with a fundraising goal of £25,000 for the year. The funds raised from the half marathon will provide vital support to EFDS’s Inclusive Fitness Initiative, which helps …

As reported in the Harrogate Advertiser, midfielder Warren Burrell looks set to be facing repercussions from the Football Association after posting a tweet lamenting a narrow loss on an accumulator.  In a tweet which he has since deleted Burrell wrote: “This is my bet that I let ride from last night….. Sheff Wednesday have had 3 disallowed goals.” It was …

Both Paddy Power and Betfair were achieving double digit growth ahead of their merger last month – Paddy Power had grown its revenues by 24% to €1.1bn in 2015, while Betfair’s final quarter as an independent company saw revenues increase by 21%. However both firms also had their figures blunted by taxation. Over 2015 Paddy Power’s operating profit increased 10% …

Paddy Power has released its latest innovation, One Touch, with a focus on improving the ease with which users are able to place live bets.  A statement on its launch summarised many users’ issues with in-play betting in that it’s overly time consuming with action affecting the bet you may wish to place with every second that passes. The bookmaker claims …

Frankfurt XETRA listed European lottery broker ZEAL Network SE (formerly MyLotto24) has announced that it will write down its venture investment in UK lottery games operator Geonomics Ltd. Updating the market, ZEAL governance detailed that it had reviewed Geonomics growth viability and concluded that it could no longer support its investment in the business. ZEAL’s write down will see the …

Racing Post’s charity campaign was launched on Friday afternoon with the unveiling of a giant saddle cloth at Cheltenham racecourse.   The campaign titled #SupportOurJockeys is promoting the causes of the Injured Jockeys Fund (IJF) and Irish Injured Jockeys (IIJ). Ruby Walsh, Chairman of the Irish Injured Jockeys Fund Ltd and winner of last year’s Racing Post Arkle on Un De …

Introducing the first confirmed BOFCON speaker for this week, Nathan Rothschild. He will be making his Betting on Football conference debut at Stamford Bridge on Thursday 21st April, as part of our trading places panel. Nathan 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. ______________________ …