UK

Following SBC’s recent look at the growth of eSports, and its 2015 official introduction to the UK, we caught up with Pinnacle Customer Engagement Manager  Mirio Mella to discuss the origins of a new burgeoning betting market. Established in 1998, with its headquarters in Curacao, the online gaming site Pinnacle Sports is an early market leader in terms of providing eSports …

FTSE 250 listed igaming technology supplier Playtech posted its 2015 opening quarter performance, reporting top line metric growth on all key verticals as the operator extended its technology provisions and signed new customers in the period. In what has so far been a tough first quarter for online gambling operators who have faced increasing tax costs and unfavourable sports result …

UK licensed online sports betting provider Titanbet.co.uk has pushed on with its UK racing sponsorship drive by agreeing a deal with all-weather racetrack, Lingfield Park Racecourse. The agreement sees Titanbet.co.uk sponsor three of the course’s meetings on Wednesday 29th April, Thursday 30th April and Friday 1st May 2015. Each event has seven races on the card and race-goers will be able to enjoy special sign-up offers and …

The general release of the Apple Watch on Friday 24 April, saw some 3000 dedicated Apple Watch apps published to the public. Bookmakers, William Hill, Coral, Unibet, and Ladbrokes Australia were the first industry operators to release customised apps into the Apple Watch eco-system. The industry bragging rights for first publicised release were shared by Ladbrokes Australia and William Hill, …

Following more than a month without being able to process its player withdrawals following its temporary license suspension by the UK Gambling Commission. Embattled sports betting operator 666Bet has issued a statement on its website instructing customers to open third party payment provider accounts with online wallet Skrill in order for the company to begin processing its payments The statement …

Paddy Power has confirmed the appointment of Gavin (Gav) Thompson  as its New Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). Thompson replaces long term CMO Christian Woolfenden who is set to lead the operator’s revamp of its UK and Irish retail betting divisions. Thompson a 20 year marketing veteran with expert knowledge in strategic marketing and brand communications, Gav Thompson has worked with top …

Mobile user experience is the glue binding us to our digital selves – at SXSW Interactive, SBC News mobile correspondent Oisin Lunny and his guests investigated its current and future potential. (original content posted on Guardian Media Network) As a longtime iPhone user I can still remember my delight when my first Apple handset just worked out of the box. There …

This week Bet Advisor and SBC catches up with senior football tipster Anton Ebdon. Anton is a very well respected and consistent tipster that has been with Bet Advisor for a long time. His reputation is so strong that many of the tipsters in the Junior Section look up to him and ask for his advice (which of course he …

Unibet will be one of the first bookmakers to release a dedicated Apple Watch app in time for today’s international release. The bookmaker confirmed that its new Unibet Apple Watch app had been approved by Apple for release on its latest device. The operators Apple Watch app has been designed to offer customers information on football matches and horse racing …

German telecommunications operator Deutsche Telekom has entered the German online gambling market with the launch of online betting operators Tipp3.de. In February the telecoms giant confirmed a 64% stake purchase of German operator Tipp.de Sportwetten GmbH, the launch of Tipp3.de sees Deutsche Telekom enter the market under an operational joint venture with Deutsche Sportwetten who will lead its online gambling …