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Leading European betting player portal bettingexpert.com has analysed the four days of Cheltenham Festival 2016 wagering, in what has been dubbed ‘the worst ever Cheltenham’ by UK bookmakers. Publishing detailed analysis of betting trends at Cheltenham 2016, bettingexpert has estimated that bookmakers were approximately down £3.21 per punter. With tens of millions of wagers taken over the course of the …

This year’s Betting on Football Conference, being held on 21st April, has relocated to Stamford Bridge, the home of Premier League Champions Chelsea FC. Two years after #bofcon was launched at Stamford Bridge, the dedicated betting conference will now return to the football ground, setting up home in the Harris, Drake and Vialli suites. The one day conference was originally planned …

Tipstrr is a fresh and new betting tipping service which prides itself on its verification system and transparency. Its aim is to set itself apart from the ten a penny tipster sites out there which are just looking to take subscription money without any real hope for turning a profit. Here’s what Tipstrr Managing Director Damien Fearn had to say. SBC: …

European mobile gaming specialist LeoVegas has announced that its Stockholm Nasdaq First North Premier initial public offering was significantly oversubscribed as the operator hit peak trading of SEK 38.6 (£3.30) per share. Debuting trading under the ticker name ‘LEO’, LeoVegas AB had opened its Nasdaq trading at SEK 32 corresponding to its market value of SEK 3.19 billion (£275 million). …

New York-listed gambling and lottery technology supplier, IGT Group closed its full-year 2015 results (period ending 31 December) reporting adjusted revenues of $5.5 billion down 4% on 2014’s (pro-forma) revenues of $5.7 billion.   Declaring its first full-year performance as IGT Group (the combined enterprise of GTECH and IGT), the company would declare adjusted EBITDA earnings of $1.8 billion, down …

Nicholas Wright is the Co-Founder at Dribble, a recently launched daily fantasy football app on iOS. With stats powered by Opta, and a smooth operating system which focuses on contests between friends, it’s looking to carve out a chunk of the burgeoning European fantasy market for itself. The legality of real money fantasy contests is a hot topic in courthouses …

As the primaries march on, more and more are placing a rather terrifying bet on Donald Trump becoming the next US President as his Republican candidacy looks ever more likely. There’s another market which has opened in regard to the wall building fanatic however, and it’s somehow more terrifying than the idea of his presidency. Paddy Power is now taking bets …

On September 3rd the third annual Microgaming Soapbox Race will take place on the streets of Douglas, Isle of Man and you can join in on the fun. Entries are open now with the chance to build and design your own kart, the whackier the better, take part in the race and contribute to a great cause in the meantime. Prizes …

It has been revealed that esports league ESL and Microsoft are working together to ensure that ESL tournaments can soon be integrated on the Xbox Live tournaments platform.  This move will allow companies to organise events within their games through Xbox Live. This is one small step for esports, and one giant leap for console esports titles and tournament providers. This …

Australian based, European focussed online betting operator Favourit has announced that it plans to list a public offering on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX listing). The listings move comes as the operator completes its takeover of ASX-placed mining firm Celsius Coal Ltd. Favourit governance detailed that the company aims to raise circa AUS $6 million (£3.2 million) on its ASX …