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Leading bookmaker Coral achieved the highest share of voice on social media versus competitors during the notoriously competitive Cheltenham Festival, the biggest and most important week of the year for UK betting operators. Using the leading social media data analytics platform Crimson Hexagon, Coral have identified that they achieved a 28% share of voice, compared with 16% for Betfair, the …

Ladbrokes has announced that its Managing Director of Digital Jim Mullen is to be the next Chief Executive, taking over on April 1st from Richard Glynn. Mullen joined the business in November 2013 after three years at William Hill where he was COO of their on line operations. Since arriving at Ladbrokes he has led the operational transformation of Ladbrokes’ …

British Horseracing Authority Chief Executive Nick Rust insists racing is seeking a “fair and reasonable return” from bookmakers under the proposed new Racing Right. Chancellor George Osborne announced the introduction of the new scheme in Wednesday’s budget, with the idea seen as the replacement funding mechanism to the 1963 Horserace Betting Levy. It would apply to all bookmakers, wherever located, who …

Online gambling independent watchdog eCOGRA has launched a free service to help settle disputes between UK consumers and licensed UKGC online gambling providers. eCOGRA has gained authorisation from the UKGC to become an Alternative Dispute Resolution provider for the UK online gambling market. The service will aim to become an additional consumer protection feature for the UK market. eCOGRA guidelines have been used …

With the approach of Easter next month signalling the start of the traditional summer season for fairground operators, the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has issued a reminder on the rules for buying, maintaining and operating gaming machines at fairgrounds. The Commission has also reminded local licensing authorities, who run compliance checks on fairgrounds, of the law. Low-stake (category D) fruit …

Online payments and risk management operator SafeCharge has won the 2015 Risk Management Systems prize at the London Fintech Innovation Awards. SafeCharge who are one of the leading online payment providers for the igaming and sports betting sectors, were awarded the prize for their technology’s flexibility and customisation which met client demands in Fintech, the world’s fastest growing technology market. …

Our love affair with mobile devices shows no signs of diminishing. There are already more mobile devices on the planet than human beings, and analysts say the global scale of mobile device adoption is only going one way – upward – but on a j-curve so steep it looks almost vertical. This rise in mobile device adoption and mobile network …

Malcolm Gray, CEO of World Betting Exchange (WBX), has claimed that the firm’s business model is ‘no longer viable’ after the firm shut down its operations earlier this week.  The betting exchange announced its closure on Monday, citing increased market competition and compliance costs, although it is refunding its player base and closing all of its markets. In a corporate …

SG Gaming Group Managing Director Phil Horne explains why he and a number of his colleagues are joining the Responsible Gambling Trust‘s latest fund raising effort – a trek along the Great Wall of China. How many of you are going in the trek from SG Gaming and what are your goals? There are four people in total participating in …