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On Monday Ladbrokes announced a deal which gives them exclusive naming rights to two of the biggest events in Snooker next month. We caught up with PR Manager Jessica Bridge to discuss the deal and its importance to Ladbrokes as part of a growing portfolio of sporting sponsorships. SBC: Hi Jessica. Ladbrokes recently signed a deal with World Snooker to …

Presenting its full year 2015 corporate results this morning (52-week period ending 29 December), William Hill governance detailed that the company had paid circa £87 million in additional UK gambling duties. The hefty tax charge would impact the FTSE listed betting operator’s top-line metric performance, with William Hill announcing FY 2015 operating profit slump of 22% to £291 million (FY …

UK-licensed EnergyCasino has increased the high octane excitement available on site with the addition of Live Gaming. The casino operator has signed a deal with Extreme Live Gaming, part of the Novomatic Group, to add its live dealer games to Energy’s extensive gaming portfolio. The addition of Extreme Live Gaming content will see the online casino brand gain 12 new …

SafeCharge, a leader in advanced payment technologies, has today announced that betting operator Paddy Power Betfair has chosen SafeCharge’s Personalised Cashier to facilitate the checkout journey of its players on a global scale. SafeCharge’s Personalised Cashier is a technology-based solution for deposits, withdrawals and diverse alternative payment methods that optimises all aspects of the payment funnel. It includes multiple approaches to assist players at …

The head of the ATP has agreed that more money needs to be spent on tackling corruption. Chris Kermode, the ATP’s president and chief executive, and Nigel Willerton, director of the Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU), addressed a panel of UK lawmakers amid allegations of match-fixing and corruption. The TIU is funded by tennis’ governing bodies and operates on a budget of …

For the first time in 6 weeks, we have new leaders in the Tipster Challenge. The 3.38 points collected by Best Gaming Technology’s Scott Ferguson have taken the team of Guests to the top of the tree. However, it was Stephen Harris of bettingexpert who made the biggest move, thanks largely to his 10/1 win on ‘Saint Are’ in the 3:30. …

New client acquisitions, combined with the continued growth of Tier 1 UK digital accounts (Sky B&G, Gala Coral, Ladbrokes and Betfair) have helped Playtech Plc post full-year 2015 revenues of €630 million up 38% on 2014’s corresponding €457 million. Declaring 2015 corporate results (period ending 31 December), Playtech governance was pleased to announce top-line metric growth on all its core division. …

FTSE listed gambling technology provider Playtech has confirmed the appointment of John Jackson as new Chairman of the Board’s Remuneration Committee. Jackson who joined the company this January as a Non-Executive Director will take over the governance responsibilities from Paul Hewitt, who retains his position as Playtech’s Committee Chairman of Risk & Compliance. Releasing a short statement, Playtech governance further …

This week we are at Doncaster for the seven race meet sponsored by BetBright. We will be taking on Stephen Harris, the resident horse racing guru at bettingexpert, Timeform and Scott Ferguson. Scott is a lifelong racing and betting fan with many years in the wagering industry around the world, including the early days of Betfair. He founded the Matchbook …

The Gambling Commission has published its latest report which sheds some light on gambling behaviour in Britain in the past year. Vitally, and for the very first time, this research includes extensive information about how people gamble in terms of which devices they use, where they gamble and how many accounts they use for it. Paul Hope, Gambling Commission Programme Director, …