UK

Spreadex’s Andy MacKenzie tells SBC readers where to find the best value for this summer’s Ashes series…. The sun may be shining but it’s still time for some serious sledging. I refer of course to the summer, cricketing kind rather than the winter downhill variety as the Aussies come to town; brash, rash and hoping to thrash England once again. The Mitchell …

Ladbrokes has surprised political commentators by announcing that the UK is more likely to leave the European Union than Greece. The bookmaker has placed Greece at 2/5 to remain a Eurozone member in 2015, while cutting the odds on a ‘Brexit’ from 7/2 to 3/1. Following last Sunday’s Greek Euro Referendum which saw the beleaguered nation vote NO to further …

Following a reviewing on race track surface conditions undertaken by Arena Racing Company (“ARC”), racing will return to Great Yarmouth Racecourse on Sunday 30 August The Executive at ARC and Great Yarmouth Racecourse, in conjunction with Professional Sportsturf Design and the British Horseracing Authority (“BHA”), have decided to give the track one further month for the turf to develop and …

Camelot the UK National Lottery operator has launched its #pleasenotthem nationwide advertising campaign fronted by reviled TV personalities Piers Morgan and Katie Price. The marketing campaign developed by London creative agency Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO (AMV-BBDO) was launched on 4 July. Camelot will first launch Piers Morgan’s campaign named ‘Piers’ Pier’, which sees the TV host and journalist create his …

It’s not often that you attend the world’s most international and largest gaming exhibition only to find out that you’ve won a free round the world trip, but that’s exactly what happened to Simon Beacham, Head of Electronic Gaming for Grosvenor Casinos / Rank Group at February’s ICE Totally Gaming event held at London’s ExCeL Centre. Simon, who won the golden …

2015 has not been kind to UK bookmaker’s ambitions to be the best political indicator, as for the second time this year betting markets have failed to call a political outcome correctly. Last week UK bookmakers favoured a YES verdict on Sunday’s Greek referendum. A confident Paddy Power who had offered 2/7 for a Greek Yes, announced that it paid …

Football fans from across the country have helped Sky Bet to raise £47,748 for  neurological disorder charity Reverse Rett, following a month-long auction featuring over 700 items of signed memorabilia from every club in the Sky Bet Football League. The Sky Bet Auction invited fans from across the country to bid on a piece of their club’s history from the 2013/14 …

Daily fantasy sports operator FanDuel is set to expand its product development and delivery capabilities by employing a further 200 software specialists for its new Glasgow city offices. In December 2014, the Edinburgh founded operator announced that it would open a new development office in Glasgow City Centre. The fast growing company has doubled its Scottish workforce in the past …

Having set up its technology and innovation hub in London’s Shoreditch district, William Hill has outlined product independence combined with in-house development and innovation competencies as its key corporate values which will lead future growth for its business. Team SBC spoke to Director of Corporate Development & Innovation Crispin Nieboer one of the operators key leaders on innovation on how …

Gambling strategic consultancy Regulus Partners has announced that it has strengthened its advisory team by appointing industry executives Patrick Jay and William Scott. The appointments will bolster Regulus industry specific capabilities which include corporate development, supply side strategy and due diligence. Patrick Jay was most recently Head of Trading at the Hong Kong Jockey Club, managing operations in Hong Kong, …