Increased marketing costs attached to Euro 2016 have seen Frankfurt-listed European sports betting operator bet-at-home AG post a 42% decline in corporate earnings to €9.6 million (H1 2015: €16.5 million) for its H1 2016 results (period ending 30 June). Detailing period expenditure, bet-at-home governance specified that the company had spent €26.6 million (H1 2015: €15 million) on advertising its brand …
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Be part of the conversation at Betting on Sports – the largest sports betting industry conference for a decade with 50+ speakers, an expected 700 delegates, and a total of six events over the two days. The conference is held on the 15 & 16 September 2016 at the prestigious 5-Star Grange Tower Bridge Hotel in London. Check out the …
Read More »Sean Carr – Esports Logic – The state of play in esports betting
Sean Carr runs the esports consultancy Esports Logic and has been working with Dafabet as the bookmaker’s esports liason. Here he provided SBC News with his take on the recent skins betting drama and the general state of play in esports betting… Over the past 18 months esports has expanded exponentially; with significant risings in prize funds, TV broadcasters securing …
Read More »FanDuel confirms UK August launch with Opta agreement
Fantasy sports operator FanDuel has today announced a partnership deal with sports data provider Opta, ahead of launching its fantasy football product in the UK later this summer. FanDuel has secured an agreement with Opta, part of Perform Group, to provide live performance statistics for FanDuel’s brand new fantasy football platform, to be launched in early August. It will be available on …
Read More »Kambi declares strong H1 driven by client growth
Stockholm Nasdaq-listed online sports betting solutions provider Kambi has closed a successful first half to 2016, stating that its corporate performance has been driven by ‘exceptional operator turnover growth’. Presenting its Q2 2016 interim results (unaudited period ending 30 June), Kambi would declare group revenues of €13.7 million (up 28% on Q2 2015: €10.7 million). Its uplift in revenues would …
Read More »Euro Delight! Unibet hits £38 million profits for H1 2016
Stockholm-listed European sports betting operator Unibet Plc, continues its strong 2016 momentum posting a consecutive ‘all-time’ revenue quarter in its latest interim results for Q2 and H1 2016 (unaudited period ending 30 June). Updating the market this morning, Unibet governance would detail that the company had recorded group revenues of £126 million for Q2 2016 (Q2 2015: £80 million), closing …
Read More »Intertain Group pushes for London Stock Exchange listing
Updating the market, Intertain Group governance has informed investors that it plans to list on the London Stock Exchange with a view to ‘enhance shareholder value’ by placing its operations closer to its core markets of the UK and Europe. At present Intertain Group operator of European igaming brands; Jackpotjoy, Vera&John, Costa Bingo and InterCasino is listed on the …
Read More »Oulala launches in India and Australasia via Cardinal House
DFS operator Oulala is spreading its wings yet further with the announcement that it has now agreed a deal to launch in both India and Australasia. These will be monetized versions of Oulala and will be ready in time for the new football season. This latest expansion is a white label agreement between OulalaGames and Cardinal House Group, the Australian registered B2B …
Read More »BetVictor launches BetFinder to help simplify horse racing
BetVictor has today announced the launch of BetFinder, a product which has been designed with Timeform and is aimed at personalizing and simplifying horse racing betting for punters. This is the latest in a series of product innovations at BetVictor designed to simplify and upgrade its customers sportsbook experience. Timeform is a firm which specialises in horse racing form analysis, and the in-house developed …
Read More »SBC announces six events as part of its two-day Betting on Sports Conference in September
Betting on Sports, the two day conference and exhibition for the betting industry, has revealed more details about the packed agenda and attendees are advised to book tickets now! Click here to secure your ticket Betting on Sports is the largest sports betting industry conference for a decade with 50+ speakers, an expected 700 delegates, and a total of six events …
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