Premier Punt is a real money DFS operator based in Scotland that’s making big moves ahead of next season. Founded by John Gordon, Jonathan Warman, Stewart Gove and Andy Daykin it recently went live with its second investment round in order to grow its product ahead of the forthcoming campaign. Following on from similar topics discussed by the DFS panel at …
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The YouPorn sponsored esports team, Team YP, has been banned by the Electronic Sports League (ESL) as it is in breach of the organisation’s advertising rules. In a statement issued to VentureBeat by the ESL this was what was said on the matter: “Advertising pornography is not legal in the markets we operate in, and the vast majority of partners …
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Private equity firm CVC Capital Partners furthers its presence in online gambling having acquired a majority stake in German focused sports betting operator Tipico Co Ltd. CVC adds the Malta licensed betting operator to its gambling portfolio, having secured the acquisition of Sky Betting & Gaming in December 2014 for £800 million. As yet no financial terms have been disclosed …
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Presenting its first London FTSE market update, GVC Holdings Plc described 2015 as a “momentous year for the company”, having completed its acquisition of bwin.party Entertainment assets in December 2015 (deal officially closed 1 February). Reporting on full-year 2015 results (period ending 31 December), GVC recorded a 10% increase in Net Gaming Revenues (NGR) to €248 million. GVC governance was …
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bet365 owners the Coates family have been ranked 24th in The Sunday Times Richlist for 2016, with an estimated wealth of £3.8 billion. The UK newspaper reports that Denise (CEO), brother John (Co – CEO) and father Peter (Chairman) combined wealth gained £1.4 billion in the past twelve months, moving the Coates into the top 25 richest people living in …
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Updating investors and media on Ladbrokes Q1 2016 performance, CEO Jim Mullen fired shots at rivals for offering costly customer incentives at Cheltenham 2016. This year’s festival was deemed ‘the worst Cheltenham in living memory” as UK and Irish bookmakers lost millions to punters who made easy cash-ins on multiple winning favourites. Industry analysts have calculated the cost of Cheltenham …
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The question of the value of club partnerships for both parties was the opener of the daily fantasy sports panel at Betting on Football (#bofcon) on Thursday afternoon. Oulala Founder Valery Bollier, Sportego Founder Trev Keane, Mondogoal International Director Richard Graham and Fantasybet CEO Viktor Enoksen discussed DFS in Europe in a session chaired by Editec’s Simon Burrell. Mondogoal’s Richard …
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The founder of esports agency Stark Esports, Khaled Naim, spoke at #bofcon today on the subject of FIFA as a gateway between football and esports. Stark has a partnership with VFL Wolfsburg and further deals with a host of Bundesliga clubs including Bayern Munich are also on the cards. The terms of the Wolfsburg deal sees Stark aiding the side’s entrance into …
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Issuing a Q1 2016 trading update (period ending 31 March), Ladbrokes Plc governance praised its ongoing strategic plan which it stated was garnering positive results and encouraging customer metrics. Ladbrokes detailed positive KPI metrics for both its retail and digital betting assets, despite suffering the “worst Cheltenham Festival in living memory”. The FTSE-listed operator under CEO Jim Mullen has implemented …
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Delegates attending the Betting on Football Conference at Stamford Bridge will get the chance to win tickets to the FA Cup Final by proving their betting prowess, courtesy of Metric Gaming. The Real Time In Play Betting Competition will focus on Arsenal’s home match against West Bromwich Albion with competitors using Metric’s SuperLive Platform in order to demonstrate they know …
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