The Irish Independent has reported this weekend that Betfred is set to win its bid to acquire 360 betting shops from the £2.3 billion Ladbrokes-Coral merger. The Manchester-based firm is reported to have pipped Irish independent bookmaker Boylesports for the Ladbrokes-Coral retail inventory which was put up for sale in order to meet UK CMA competition standards. As the …
Read More »
Responding to last week’s decision by the Ottawa House of Commons to vote down the progress of ‘single sports betting’ Bill C-221 ‘The Safe & Regulated Sports Act’, the Canadian Gaming Association (CGA) has stated that it is deeply disappointed by the outcome. Releasing a public statement, CGA representatives detailed that by denying C-221, Commons had again failed to engage …
Read More »
Updating the market, Ladbrokes has announced the launch of its ‘Unbelievable’ TV advertising campaign featuring brand ambassadors Chris Kamara and Ally McCoist. The new TV campaign developed by London creative advertising agency The Moment is set to debut on Saturday 24 September. Ladbrokes marketing plans to deliver five TV adverts throughout the Autumn with the aim of building on Ladbrokes’ …
Read More »
The NBA has announced a multiyear global data and statistics distribution agreement with Sportradar and Second Spectrum. Restructuring its data, insights and analysis infrastructure, the NBA will implement a new Sportradar and Second Spectrum developed state-of- the-art league-wide player tracking system. Beginning season 2017/18 the partnership will further see Sportradar become the official ‘Global Distributor’ of real-time NBA league and match …
Read More »
Hopes of progressing Canadian single sports betting have been dashed again as the Ottawa House of Commons voted against Bill C-221 this Wednesday. Commons voted down against C-221 with 133 MPs voting in favour and 156 against the bill. C-221 named ‘The Safe & Regulated Sports Act’ will not be carried over to the Canadian Committee for Justice. Windsor West MP Brian …
Read More »
Virtual sports is something which an increasing number of operators are adding to their arsenal, and with the vast improvements in the games themselves as well as an expansion of the variety of games available this trend should be set to continue. Editec’s Simon Burrell commented when asked if virtual if all about football: “Not at all. It very much …
Read More »
SBC News has long covered the esports industry with a particular focus on all things gambling. Now it has gone a step further with the launch of Esports Insider. Esports Insider provides readers with daily news stories focused on the business of esports, in addition to expert insight from its editorial team and interviews with the major stakeholders from across the esports …
Read More »
Kicking off the first day’s breakout sessions at BOS, Future Shock – Money Laundering, Data Protection & Responsible Gambling was an interactive workshop presented by David Clifton and Suzanne Davies of Clifton Davies Consultancy and Roy Ramm of Extrayard, together with comment from Jenny Williams, former CEO of the Gambling Commission. It focused on key regulatory issues affecting the betting …
Read More »
Updating industry stakeholders, the Greek Syriza government has announced that it will implement its new gambling licensing regime by October, opening its market to foreign operators. This September, Deputy Finance Minister Trifon Alexiadis informed Greek news sources that regulatory and business provisions would be made available ‘within a month.’ Following amendments, the Syriza government is confident that its new licensing …
Read More »
Of the four esports sessions at Betting on Sports this year one was focused on the commercial opportunities and the pitfalls to avoid when entering esports in some form. It was hosted by Dominic Sacco, Founder of eSports News UK and Content Director at the British Esports Association. On the panel were James Dean of ESL UK and Ollie Ring …
Read More »
SBC News Voice of the Sports Betting Industry