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Ivan Klaric Founder & CEO of all-in-one industry betting app Score Alarm details to SBC readers how research, data and development should aid industry stakeholders into creating to more enticing end products. Following a year of growth for Score Alarm services, Klaric details the competencies and capabilities learnt from his firm’s development journey. _____________________ As giants overtake every market, they …

The Times has reported that former Paddy Power co-founder and CEO Stewart Kenny has secretly lobbied against fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs), stating that the machines were exploitative of problem gamblers and the vulnerable. The newspaper has revealed that in a 2009 consultation, Kenny urged the Irish government not to follow the UK’s lead by banning FOBTs from Irish betting shops. …

Problem gambling has been ‘overlooked and underfunded for too long’. That was the message delivered by Kate Lampard CBE, Chair of GambleAware, to the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Fixed Odds Betting Terminals (FOBTs). As gambling-related harm is linked to all forms of gambling, not just FOBTs, Lampard set out GambleAware’s strategy to fund further research, education and treatment …

Russian bookmaker Fonbet has launched its new online sports betting property bkfon.ru, becoming Russia’s sixth licensed operator. Fonbet a member of Russia’s Bookmakers Self-Regulatory Organization (SRO) launches its bkfon.ru website, having gained its license approval by Russian media regulator Roskomnadzor. In order to comply with Russian online betting laws, the new Fonbet property will adhere to strict payment processing regulations …

The Coral Welsh Grand National from Chepstow on 27 December will mark Channel 4’s final racing broadcast, as the UK broadcaster bows out from the sport following 32 years of coverage. Channel 4 management confirmed that its ‘4 Racing’ program would finish the day after Boxing Day and that 4 Racing would not broadcast scheduled racing from Newbury on New …

For this week’s Spiffx update, we look at three of the Premier League title favourites from the start of the season, and see how their pre-play odds have changed since the opening week of action. Starting with Arsenal, who opened their league campaign at home to Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool. Spiffx punters were understandably cautious (41.77%) about backing the home team given …

The Department of Culture, Media & Sports (DCMS) has informed that the provisions of the current Horserace Racing Betting Levy will be rolled over into 2017/18 as no progress has been made on the terms of a new levy scheme. Updating industry and racing stakeholders, Karen Bradley Secretary of State for Culture, Media & Sport announced the government’s decision to continue …

Sportradar Integrity Services will deliver a series of integrity education workshops at each of Italian volleyball’s 14 SuperLega clubs during the 2016/17 season. In a first for the sport of volleyball, Italy’s Lega Pallavolo Serie A have asked Sportradar, a global leader in match-fixing prevention, detection and intelligence, to travel to each of the 14 SuperLega clubs and provide a …

Industry platform  and software supplier Tain has agreed a content partnership with Yggdrasil Gaming (Yggdrasil), which will see the company bolster its slots and games portfolio with the supplier’s top titles. The partnership will see Tain integrate Yggdrasil’s portfolio of HTML5 games within its platform, making Yggdrasil content available to its client base. Yggdrasil’s portfolio contains a wide range of …