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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 …

Market research firm Ipsos Mori has been commissioned by the Responsible Gambling Trust (RGT) to undertake a study of the nature and extent of problem gambling behaviour in licensed bingo retail operations in Great Britain. RGT and the Bingo Association will facilitate participation of licensed bingo retail operators to provide data and practical support to the research programme. Work on the project …

SBC News is pleased to announce a brand new Horse Racing Tipster feature for its online readers! We will be taking on BettingExpert, Timeform and a rotation of guest tipsters every week, with the focus on a specific race meet EVERY WEDNESDAY! Throughout the year we will keep record of points won each week, points won on average and points won …

CMC Markets, a spread betting broker and provider of online financial trading, has announced its intention to float on the London Stock Exchange. It is expected that the planned initial public offering, confirmed by the company today, will value the company at around £1 billion.  Founded in 1989 by former Tory party treasurer and “Brexit” campaigner Peter Cruddas, CMC Markets became a pioneer of online …

Iforium won IT Supplier of the Year at the EGR B2B Awards 2015, and will be present at ICE Totally Gaming 2016 at stand N4-310.  Iforium is also a sponsor of London Baby 2016, which is taking place at Cafe de Paris in Leicester Square on Tuesday 2nd February. The evening, an opportunity to network and have drinks with many …

Lotto operator Camelot has confirmed that the holder of one of the winning tickets has still not come forward to claim their £33 million prize. The rollover Lotto prize was split between the two tickets who matches all six winning numbers – 26, 27, 46, 47, 52 and 58. A spokesman has confirmed: “Someone out there still doesn’t realise they have …

A Bet A has teamed up with Dafabet to provide a full betting shop experience at this week’s Masters Snooker tournament in London. The specialist supplier is providing both the EPOS and screen display technology to enable Dafabet to activate its sponsorship at a sold-out Alexandra Palace. Snooker fans can bet on all the action at the prestigious, invitation-only event, …

Callcredit Information Group has announced the appointment of Chris Green as Chief Commercial Officer. He’ll be responsible for driving revenue for the UK and international businesses, and managing the group’s go to market functions including sales and market strategy.  He will ultimately be responsible for customer retention, growth and client satisfaction. Green was previously Chief Operating Officer of commercial solutions at BAE …