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Spreadex’s Andy MacKenzie tells SBC readers where to find the best value for this summer’s Ashes series…. The sun may be shining but it’s still time for some serious sledging. I refer of course to the summer, cricketing kind rather than the winter downhill variety as the Aussies come to town; brash, rash and hoping to thrash England once again. The Mitchell …

Gambling  industry legal expert David Clifton, examines the fast growing US daily fantasy sports market, and considers whether Europe’s diverse regulatory conditions will allow for fantasy sports to gain  traction and new market entry Fantasy sports have exploded in a big way in the US. My inbox seems saturated with emails informing me that this is the fastest growing segment …

Gaming Economics joined 3,000 other industry executives at last week’s iGaming Super Show in Amsterdam, where one of the top topics of conversation was the breaking news that Gala Coral and Ladbrokes were in talks over a potential merger. But remember, we’ve been here before. In 1998, Ladbrokes’ proposed takeover of a then far-smaller Coral were blocked by the Competition …

Only three months after taking over the executive leadership of embattled Ladbrokes, new CEO Jim Mullen has become the talk of UK corporate business following the shock news of a potential merger with Gala Coral. This week Ladbrokes share price jumped 14% in the wake of the announcement, Mullen and Ladbrokes governance have stated that the merger talks are real …

The potential merger UK legacy gambling operators Ladbrokes and Gala Coral has sent the industry into speculative overdrive as commentators and industry analyst try to gauge the effect of the heavyweight merger on the industry’s landscape. Both Ladbrokes and Coral’s governance have admitted that the merger talks are real and in action, Ladbrokes issued a statement to the FTSE market, …

Oisin Lunny of OpenMarket takes us through some of the key points of the latest Mary Meeker mobile data analysis and looks at where a mobile focused business should be concentrating. For many years Mary Meeker has been a part of my professional life, particularly when I need to add context to conference presentations. Every year since the turn of …

Covering the latest sports formats and businesses trying to impact global audiences, SBC’s Sam Cooke details the development of FIA Formula E championships as it enters its last month of competition in its debut season… Formula E is a motorsport for the modern age. It is a pioneering and an exciting addition to competitive racing. It’s the world’s first fully …

Following a busy 10 month period Colossus Bets’ Chief Operations Officer David O’Reilly reviews the 2014/2015 football season from a business perspective, detailing operational learnings and commercial highlights for the Mega Football Jackpots operator, who are bringing much needed game and market innovation to the online sports betting industry. ________________ Looking back on the football season which has just finished, these are …

Editorial consultant Scott Longley takes a look at the burgeoning African betting market and how football is paving a way for the industry. Now might not be the best time to be citing statistics from Fifa to bolster an argument, but when it comes to the popularity of football in the West African nations, we can at least set some …

The principle of self-exclusion is not new. If a person wants to refrain from gambling they can ask a gambling operator – whether land-based or online – to refuse to accept their custom. Before a customer completes a self-exclusion agreement, the significance and implications of their action should be explained to them, including the minimum exclusion duration of six months …