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Leeds-based online betting and gaming operator Sky Betting & Gaming (SB&G) has today confirmed that it has been granted a prestigious ‘Best Companies to Work For’ award in its first year as an independent company. The Top 100 Best Companies lists are widely acknowledged as the most extensive research into employee engagement in the UK. All the scores and ratings …

Inspired, a leading provider of Virtual Sports, Mobile Games and SBG Video Lottery, has announced the recent launch of seven new HTML5 mobile games. The following games, which are already proving popular amongst players, will be available to all Inspired operators, including William Hill, Gala Coral and Bet365: Centurion: Set in ancient Rome, this omni-channel bonus game features the lovable Centurion …

Jordan Spieth, Jason Day and Rory McIlroy are the current superstars of world golf. Having collected 5 of the last 8 major championships between them, the trio are expected to dominate again this year. Indeed, Sky Bet came straight in with a special market, offering inflated odds for the new ‘Big 3’ to land all four major titles between them …

Further to this morning’s 2015 (unaudited) performance update, FTSE listed betting operator William Hill has confirmed that Crispin Nieboer will replace Andrew Lee as Manging Director of its digital business division on an interim basis. Lee who has served as MD of William Hill Digital since 2012, has been placed on gardening leave, with the operator yet to announce his …

BetStars, a new sports betting brand from PokerStars, has launched a unique new sports betting product, Spin & Bet. Taking its name and inspiration from the extremely popular Spin & Go poker format that launched just over a year ago on PokerStars, Spin & Bet gives sports bettors the chance to multiply the odds of their bets and potential winnings …

Digital content and systems supplier Betdigital has announced that it has bolstered its team and added five new team members. The company, founded in 2011, has produced gaming content for the likes of William Hill, Ladbrokes, Sky Bet and many more. With an increase in demand for 2016 Betdigital has recruited four HTML5 developers and one mathematician. Heath Samples, Betdigital CEO …

Having issued an unaudited 2015 trading statement this morning, William Hill governance is positive that the company is well placed for a strong 2016, following a year of re-adjustments to new market conditions and tax headwinds imposed on UK betting operators. Despite recording a 22% drop in its group operating profits to £290 million (FY 2014: £371 million), William Hill governance …

It was a good start for Team SBC yesterday in our new weekly Horse Racing Tipster, thanks to a last minute long shot. It was a sparse meeting for our tipsters, with BettingExpert leading the way from the first race until SBC came in with the winner in the last race. The first selected race day was at Taunton, and …

David Haye is making his comeback on Saturday 16th January against Australian Mark de Mori. The fight will take place at the 02 Arena in Haye’s hometown of London, and there’ll be live coverage courtesy of Dave. This is the same channel known for airing mostly old comedies, and the fight will be the first sporting event broadcast on it. …

Gala Coral CEO Carl Leaver has issued UK racing stakeholders a revised offer regarding the betting industry’s continued row over the disputed ‘authorised betting partner’ (ABP) policy. Leaver’s Coral betting enterprise has yet to commit to the ABP program, on Tuesday the CEO stated that his firm would “happily pay a levy of 7.5% on their winnings” relating to horse …