Yorkshire based firm Equotion Ltd has announced two major pieces of news for the company this week. The first is the completion of a significant funding round and the second the appointment of Graham Martin as Non-Executive Chairman. Martin is the Founder of Bonne Terre, the licence holder for Sky Betting & Gaming, and he joins CEO James Waterhouse, Chief Data Scientist …
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GBGA – Gibraltar will remain an industry commercial hub despite BREXIT result
Gibraltar industry trade association the ‘Gibraltar Betting & Gaming Association’ (GBGA) has moved to quell stakeholder concerns regarding the UK’s referendum decision to leave the European Union. The industry body which represents twenty Gibraltar-based European online betting operators, stated that governance of the British Overseas Territory remained ‘strongly committed’ in maintaining its present industry operations and framework. Following the UK’s …
Read More »BetVictor announces partnership with Liverpool FC
BetVictor has today announced a new three-year deal to become a principal partner of Liverpool Football Club. The agreement will see BetVictor become the Global Online Betting Partner and Training Kit Partner of the Club. The partnership also means that the BetVictor will create unique offers and markets for fans of the club. It also means that the firm’s branding will be …
Read More »Interactive betting operator Win Cash Live enters administration
UK interactive betting operator Win Cash Live (www.wincashlive.com) has entered administration through its holding company Lean Forward Limited, posting the below notice for its customers. Officially launched in July 2015 in partnership with Scottish digital broadcaster STV, Win Cash Live aimed to bridge interactive TV services with online betting mechanisms. At the time of its launch, Founder Ashley Faull an …
Read More »Leyton Orient gets energised with EnergyBet
Leyton Orient has announced its new shirt sponsor ahead of the new season in the form of new online sportsbook EnergyBet. A two-year agreement has been agreed between the operator and the League One club. The new sponsorship deal sees one of the online sports betting industry’s newest players support the club with substantial financial resources. It’ll mean that EnergyBet branding will …
Read More »Gaming Innovation Group acquires Betit Holdings for €54 million
Updating the market, Oslo-listed Gaming Innovation Group (GIG) has confirmed that it has entered a binding agreement to acquire Scandinavian online gambling operator Betit Holdings (Betit) in a deal valued at €54 million. Signing a ‘letter of intent’, GIG is set to issue 153 million new shares in order to inherit Betit assets. Furthermore, industry venture financier Optimizer Invest, a leading …
Read More »Froome to finish first in France claims Sporting Index
The 103rd edition of cycling’s most famous race, the Tour de France, will be decided by just 143 seconds and will see Chris Froome come out on top, according to spread betting company Sporting Index. The prediction is that Froome will get the better of Colombian rival Nairo Quintana once more, just as the Team Sky rider did in 2013 and …
Read More »Deutsche Telekom terminates betting subsidiary TIPP3
Just one year after launching its German sports betting enterprise TIPP3 (Tipp3.de) European telecommunications giant Deutsche Telekom has terminated its subsidiary, following reports of significant underperformance. In April 2015, Deutsche Telekom governance announced that it had entered the German sports betting market, acquiring a majority 64% stake in Tipp.de Sportwetten GmbH owned by Deutsche Sportwetten, who would continue to manage …
Read More »Olli Sarekoski takes leadership of merged Veikkaus enterprise
Finland’s Economic Committee has announced the appointment of Olli Sarekoski as new Chief Executive of state-owned gambling enterprise Veikkaus. This month the committee had informed that state-owned gambling assets RAY, Fintoto and Veikkaus would operate under the principal brand of ‘Veikkaus’, following 2015s decision to merge all enterprises under a single entity. Promoted to CEO of Veikkaus, Sarekoski has held numerous executive positions …
Read More »Guns N’ Roses Strong Favourites for Glastonbury 2017
This year saw Muse, Adele and Coldplay grace the Pyramid Stage in the three headline slots but just as soon as it’s over the bookies are looking ahead to next year. As far back as last year Michael Eavis suggested he already has two of the three headliners for 2017 lined up which has led to bookmakers and music fans …
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