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Ladbrokes Plc disclosed its preliminary results for its 2014 performance, as forecasted by numerous business sources the operator revealed that pre-tax profits were down 13.5% to £98 million (FY 2013 : £113.3 million). 2014 group revenues had increased to £1.15 billion, up 3.8% on 2013 (£1.1 billion) as Ladbrokes saw increased wagering on its football betting markets during Q1 2014 …

Northern Ireland’s Department of Social Development (DSD) has been appointed to review the nation’s current gambling legislation and framework, of particular focus will be the number of fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs) operating in the country. Research by the Campaign for Fairer Gambling  has stated that Northern Ireland currently has a total of 900 FOBTs machines in approximately 350 betting shops …

Mobile casino games developer and platform provider Nektan Plc has announced that it has secured a white label contract with UK broadcaster Channel 4, to create games for their most popular TV programs. Nektan have been allowed to create an exclusive freemium bingo game branded for Channel 4’s popular television show ‘Come Dine With Me’. Nektan said the game will …

Investment management firm BlackRock has snapped up a 4.7% stake in Ladbrokes Plc, ahead of tomorrow’s full 2014 financial presentation. The financial firm took advantage of Ladbrokes’ share price dip at the start of the week to acquire its stake in the company. The news of BlackRock’s investment in Ladbrokes has surprised London business analysts as yesterday investment bank Deutsche …

Sports betting technology provider BetConstruct has today announced that 666Bet subsidiary MetroPlay will offer a sports betting product to customers using the BetConstruct betting platform – https://www.metroplay.com/Sportsbook  Following a recent product overhaul by BetConstruct of the MetroPlay online casino offering, 666Bet management have added a sportsbook to its subsidiary’s product portfolio. 666Bet management had outlined that they would offer further product …

The British Horse Racing Authority (BHA) has published new anti-doping rules, which include a zero tolerance to anabolic steroids. Under the new rules that will come into effect next Monday (2 March), no competitive horse should ever be administered an anabolic steroid. The new rules guide has been distributed to domestic and international trainers and stables, as is available to …

EveryMatrix has announced an agreement with online gaming and betting company Nexx Edge, to provide the operator with its casino and sports betting platform provisions. NexxEdge will benefit from a white-label solutions provided by EveryMatrix, including the fully managed, complete sportsbook solution OddsMatrix, the ultra-flexible gaming management and payment processing platform GamMatrix, and the largest casino content aggregator on the market, …

Malta based mobile casino operator LeoVegas has launched its new UK multi-content marketing campaign this week, as the operator looks to expand its presence in the UK mobile casino market. LeoVegas UK Marketing Manager Shenlay Amin announced the launch of its TV advert ‘King of Mobile’, which will be displayed throughout major UK TV channels The operator supported the launch …

Ahead of its annual results publication on Thursday 26 February, Ladbrokes share price suffered its worst fall in almost a year after investment firm Deutsche Bank warned investors of harder times ahead for the London listed sports betting operator. Deutsche Bank expects the operator to publish a further year of sizeable market-share losses, and for Ladbrokes profitability to be stalled …

Celebrating the TV  soap opera’s 30th anniversary, EastEnders ‘Live Week’ drew in UK viewer figures of +10 million and created  mass audience engagement with social media. Having finished, the event has been described by commentators as a game changer UK TV and Entertainment. Team SBC discussed EastEnders ‘live week’ with Paul Reilly Managing Director of marketing and SEO insights company …