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Who’ll be the next UN Secretary General?

SBC News Who'll be the next UN Secretary General?

History is being made at the United Nations at present with contenders aiming to become the next UN Secretary General by making their pitch in front of the General Assembly. The selection process is also being live streamed via the UN site. The question of who’ll succeed Ban Ki-moon is something of a momentous occasion as the South Korean has …

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CG Technology sues DraftKings & FanDuel over multiple patent infringements

SBC News CG Technology sues DraftKings & FanDuel over multiple patent infringements

Filing a Nevada District Court appeal, Las Vegas-based betting/gambling technology provider CG Technology (former Cantor Gaming Group) has sued daily fantasy sports (DFS) operators DraftKings and FanDuel on multiple infringements of its patents. CG Technology a specialist in US land based sports betting, claims that the DraftKings and FanDuel products have breached eight of its secured patents. The patent infringements …

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Will MPs be forced to reveal tax returns?

SBC News Will MPs be forced to reveal tax returns?

With the current Panama Papers scandal showing no sign of letting up anytime soon, the public is directing considerable focus to MPs and their taxes. After current PM David Cameron, followed by Chancellor George Osborne and Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn revealed their own earnings and tax payments, some have speculated that this will lead to regulation coming into play that’ll force each …

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The Gift of Giving keeps giving as Microgaming donates £30,000

SBC News The Gift of Giving keeps giving as Microgaming donates £30,000

Microgaming has donated £30,000 between four charities, voted for by the company’s customers and key stakeholders, in lieu of festive gifts. Launched in 2013, Microgaming’s Gift of Giving campaign, a part of Microgaming PlayItForward, asks individuals to make their gift count. Presented with a choice of 12 charities across four regions, recipients can vote for one charity that they would …

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Has Betsafe created the world’s greatest apartment for sports fans?

SBC News Has Betsafe created the world's greatest apartment for sports fans?

Betsafe has gone all out for its latest promotional campaign by creating what it believes to be the world’s greatest apartment for sports fans. Known simply as the Betsafe apartment and located in downtown Stockholm it includes a 65” Samsung 4k HDTV, two 40” Samsung Smart TVs and an extra tv-screen in the bathroom, rare sports memorabilia, a vintage USA World Cup 94 …

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Couchmans LLP – “Social Giants eye live sport assets”

SBC News Couchmans LLP – “Social Giants eye live sport assets”

The NFL last week announced Twitter as its ‘Global Streaming’ partner, a $10 million deal which will see the social media network stream ten NFL Thursday night matches (in conjunction with CBS and NBC broadcasts). The decision to partner with Twitter, shocked sports’ insiders as it was revealed that tech giants Yahoo, Verizon and Amazon had all outbid Twitter’s winning …

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