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Online casino operator 32Red has secured a shirt sponsorship deal with Leeds United Football Club for the next three seasons. The agreement provides 32Red with shirt sponsorship, access to Leeds United’s global fan base and extensive brand visibility throughout the club’s iconic Elland Road stadium as well as across its digital and media platforms. 32Red will be the second gambling …

Frankfurt Xetra-listed European betting operator mybet Holdings SE continues its performance slump reporting an 11% revenue decline to €14.9 million for its Q1 2016 opening (period ending 31 March). The operator who reported €8 million group losses in 2015, recorded performance declines in core divisions as online betting revenues dropped 10% to €8.2 million (Q1 2015: €9.2 million).mybet would post …

Spread betting firm Sporting Index has asked England fans to pick their preferred Euro 2016 starting XI, and the major revelation is that there’s no room for captain Wayne Rooney. In partnership with research agency Opinium, the survey revealed that Three Lions fans would leave midfielders Ross Barkley and Raheem Sterling on the bench, alongside forwards Daniel Sturridge and Theo Walcott. …

Eurovision, a live pan-continental pop contest with a viewership of + 250 million which sees national audiences vote on their favourite performers, may well be betting’s most exciting novelty market! Ahead of this Saturday’s live final, SBC’s ‘Bookies Corner’ delves into the market intricacies of Eurovision 2016. Getting the full low-down from: Mirio Mella – Customer Engagement Manager- Pinnacle Sports Ed Nicholson  – Head …

The Financial Times (FT.com) has reported that 888 co-founders the Ben-Yitzhak brothers have sold a £57 million stake in the FTSE-listed operator The sale sees the Ben-Yitzhak family trust reduces its equity in 888 Holdings Plc from 10.4% to just below the 3% disclosure threshold. The FT reports that the Ben-Yitzhak shares were placed on the market via Wealth Management …

Toronto TSX-listed online gambling operator Intertain Group Limited (Intertain) has reported a positive start to its 2016, recording group revenues of CAD $128 million (£68 million) for Q1 2016 performance (period ending 31 March). Updating the market, Intertain would report growth on all its core top-line fianancial metrics (performance statement below), with the company posting a period net income of …

William Hill’s 2016 woes continue as the operator reported a 3% decline in group net revenues for its unaudited 17 week trading update (period ending 26 April). A rough start to 2016, had seen the FTSE-listed operator revise its year financial guidance following a miserable week at Cheltenham 2016. Today William Hill governance stated that 2016 expectations remained at a …

Having secured its Stockholm Nasdaq IPO in March, mobile gaming specialist Leo Vegas has announced that it is ready to launch its sports betting offering ‘LeoVegas Sports’ on Friday 13 May. The Malta and UK licensed firm will bring its sports betting product powered by Kambi, in time for the start of the UEFA Euro 2016 Championships (10 June – …

Genius Sports CEO Mark Locke has been invited to discuss how advancements in technology can help to protect the integrity of sports at a Congressional Hearing in Washington, DC on May 11, 2016. The U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade (CMT) fact-finding hearing, entitled “Daily Fantasy Sports: Issues and Perspectives,” will receive testimony from industry experts on …