Clifton Davies co-founder David Clifton has a look at the increasing regulatory scrutiny on the gambling industry and warns there may be more to come. My “Licensing Expert” article last month posed the question whether a regulatory crackdown on gambling advertising was around the corner. We now know at least part of the answer. The Department for Culture Media & …
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Nick Bunyard, the manager of non-league football club Frome Town, has claimed he has been made a scapegoat after being banned from all football until 2019. The Football Association (FA) has banned Bunyard after a commission found him to be guilty of placing 45 bets on his own teams between September 2014 and April 2016. The FA has imposed the …
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A loyal player based in the Czech Republic enjoyed one of the best winning streaks ever seen on EnergyCasino, and became the first player to redeem EnergyPoints on a Maltese holiday. After collecting €45,884 on slot game ‘Roaring Forties’ at the start of July and end of August, Jaroslav landed an impressive €22,974 on ‘Stunning Hot and Elements: The Awakening’. …
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Link2Win has signed a multi-year partnership which will see its ‘Linka’ games made available directly via the Gameflex casino platform on Iforium. The deal covers Link2Win’s growing portfolio of more than 15 games, which includes all bingo, slot and keno ‘Linka’ themed desktop and mobile games, with titles such as Diamond Links, Jungle Linka and Pool Linka. Gameflex is a …
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Cherry Gaming said it is looking at a further bond financing to buy up the remaining shares of ComeOn that it doesn’t already own, after Cherry said its own revenues ex-ComeOn rose 39% over the third-quarter. At the end of July, Cherry bought up a 49% stake in ComeOn and Cherry said that though ComeOn’s revenues were yet to be …
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Horse racing channel At The Races has worked with Simplestream to release a tablet extension and offline viewing capability for its mobile betting app. Built with Simplestream’s Media Manager, the app is designed to facilitate an extended reach for the company, and meet consumer expectation for services to be accessed from any device. Its API-driven multiple-betting system enables users to …
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Casino game supplier Yggdrasil Gaming announced “surging” third-quarter revenues helped by the signing of landmark deals this year with the likes of bet365, BwinParty and Casumo. The Malta-based company saw revenues almost quadruple to SEK21m compared with SEK5.3m in the same period last year. EBITDA similarly soared, up to SEK9.2m from SEK1.9m in 2015. The number of player transactions on …
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Sportech PLC has revealed that its football pools business is performing to expectations, despite the uncertainty caused by the recent failed takeover bid by Burlywood Capital. In a trading update, Sportech said that The Football Pools continues to trade in line with management expectations, and is demonstrating the move to stability that we have been striving for in 2016. It …
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Sam Guigui is the COO at Draft Fantasy, a Premier League daily fantasy operator which was set up with partner Elie Steinbock, Founder and CEO, who spied a gap in the fantasy market. We caught up with the pair of them to discuss regulation, why they think there’s space to compete and that the scene will keep evolving, Honolulu and marketing …
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Phillip Anderson, an editor for Before The Off, has moved into second place in the Tipster Challenge table after collecting 6.17 points at Bangor Races. Beforetheoff.com is a specialist horse racing site, launched in conjunction with Independent Content Services Ltd (ICS) in 2014 to provide up-to-the minute, data-driven analysis of upcoming races. Anderson only trails Alan Alger of Betway, who …
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