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Joelson Wilson teams up with GamCrowd

SBC News Joelson Wilson teams up with GamCrowd

GamCrowd.com has partnered igaming-specialist law firm Joelson Wilson with the aim of helping to provide investors and entrepreneurs with the ultimate guide to crowdfunding at this year’s EiG. Having served the remote gambling sector since the 1990s, Joelson Wilson has acted for a host of start-ups seeking seed capital funding. It has also assisted major corporates, operators and suppliers on …

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Criminals spend more time avoiding detection by bookmakers than fixing matches

SBC News Criminals spend more time avoiding detection by bookmakers than fixing matches

Declan Hill, a journalist and academic who specialises on the topic of match fixing, has warned the gambling industry that it is playing a cat and mouse game while trying to detect match-fixing activity, and the mouse has the edge. Speaking to this month’s Betting Business magazine ahead of his appearance at the Malta iGaming Seminar in November, Hill said …

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ICE goes cinematic

SBC News ICE goes cinematic

ICE organisers have rolled out the red carpet with the production of a captivating movie trailer that invites delegates to register for the 2015 event taking place at ExCeL London (3rd –5th February). Created by specialist agency Cinebop, their signature dynamic invitation harnesses the power of digital animation using high definition video and immersive audio which serve to reinforce the …

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Richard Thorp chairs sports betting innovation panel at EIG Berlin

SBC News Richard Thorp chairs sports betting innovation panel at EIG Berlin

FSB Technology  Business Development Director Richard Thorp will steer an  insight panel that will explore the sports betting industry’s potential future innovations at EIG Berlin. Thorp, the Racing Post’s former Head of B2B Operations who has become the new Business Development Director of sportsbook platform provider FSB Technology, will moderate the session on how new technologies affect sports betting on Wednesday, October 22. According to Thorp, “desktop is …

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Match fixing & betting key agendas at Soccerex Africa Forum

SBC News Match fixing & betting key agendas at Soccerex Africa Forum

The Soccerex African Forum, 4-5 November, Durban, South Africa, will feature leading African sports governance figures discussing impacts and strategies on match fixing and sports corruption within African football. Soccerex have confirmed Sam Nyamweya, President of the Kenya Football Federation (KFF) and Kwesi Nyantakyi, President of the Ghana Football Association as key football governance speakers attending the forum. The leaders …

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Bet Advisor becomes Official Tipster Partner of SBC

SBC News Bet Advisor becomes Official Tipster Partner of SBC

SBC News has joined forces with Bet Advisor in a deal which sees the expert tipster resource become the site’s Official Tipster Partner. The partnership will see SBC News cover the latest developments and progress of Bet Advisor’s large stable of professional tipsters and also provide some insight into what makes them tick through a series of profiles. Andrew McCarron …

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Matonis to speak at Bitcoin4iGaming

SBC News Matonis to speak at Bitcoin4iGaming

iGaming Business, organisers of the Bitcoin4iGaming Conference, announced today that Jon Matonis, Executive Director of the Bitcoin Foundation, will headline the opening session on November 24, 2014 at 9:30am. The Bitcoin4iGaming Conference will take place on the 24th November 2014 at Dexter House in London, which aptly was the Royal Mint from 1809 to 1968 where all coins in the …

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