World Snooker is delighted to announce that BetVictor will be title sponsor of the Welsh Open world ranking event for the fourth consecutive year in 2016. The BetVictor Welsh Open will run from February 15 to 21 at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff. John Higgins won the title last year against a strong field, which included the likes of Ronnie O’Sullivan, Mark …
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Gambling operator 888casino has donated $50,000 (£34,069) to International Medical Corps UK to aid its Further and Faster campaign. This allows the International Medical Corps to reach disaster zones and deliver health and medical care immediately as opposed to having to raise the necessary funds first. The money was raised by 888casino customers during its 2015 Christmas appeal and will also …
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FTSE 250 listed betting operator bwin.party Entertainment ends a tough 2015 on a positive note, recording a 5% Q4 2015 revenue uplift. Issuing a trading update, bwin.party detailed that its improved performance had been driven by its sports betting and casino divisions, which had been aided by mobile product enhancements introduced during the quarter. bwin.party governance further detailed that the …
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Sports betting software provider OpenBet, has renewed its license, development and support agreements with Sky Betting & Gaming. The deal extends the long-term relationship between the two; OpenBet has supplied the Leeds-based operator since it was formed in 2001. OpenBet will continue to provide Sky Betting & Gaming with its online and mobile sports betting platform for a further five years, and …
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Darren Macdonald of MRG Systems has taken time out from his busy schedule developing the latest LBO screen technology to run his eye over the industry events of 2015 and what they mean for bookmakers and suppliers. What industry development caught your eye last year? Fantasy sports. I believe this has a big future. Fantasy football was very popular years ago …
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ICE Totally Gaming has teamed up with Sports Betting Community (SBC) once again to provide two Official Sports Betting Tours of the exhibition floor during ICE Totally Gaming. The tours are designed to give delegates the opportunity to mix with key industry suppliers and to discover the latest products that will help their business thrive in a competitive market. The …
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The Senet Group, the betting industry body set up by the sector’s major operators, has refreshed its Board at the start of 2016. Catherine Colloms, Director of Corporate Affairs at Paddy Power, and Donal McCabe, Group Corporate Communications Director of Ladbrokes, have been appointed to the Board of the gambling watchdog. Colloms and McCabe take the roles of Industry Directors …
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British horseracing has announced an exclusive domestic TV rights deal with ITV which will commence from January 1st 2017. Following the completion of the tender process, the four year deal will see the broadcaster show almost 100 days of racing per year with a minimum of 34 on ITV’s main channel. The races will include Cheltenham Festival, the Crabbie’s Grand National …
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The Donna Louise Children’s Hospice (Stoke on Trent) has secured a £9000 donation from William Hill thanks to Gary Anderson’s amazing nine dart finish during the PDC World Darts Championship on Saturday night. Anderson’s perfect leg during Saturday’s World Dart Championship semi-final against Jelle Klaasen sees official tournament sponsors William Hill donate the bonus money to the hospice, a selected …
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A new year means a new edition of Celebrity Big Brother. This will be the seventeenth series. With January bringing the inevitable post-Christmas blues, taking a punt on which celebrity will win the Big Brother gong is one potential cure. Ladbrokes has Scarlett Moffatt, of Gogglebox fame, as the favourite to win at 7/2 whilst the likes of Dapper Laughs, Spencer Matthews and …
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