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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 …

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 …

As you may have heard by now, Donald Trump defied the odds to become the 45th President of the United States of America in the early hours of Tuesday morning. SmartBets tracked the Republican’s meteoric rise on election day. The customisable odds comparison site powered by bettingexpert.com has tracked every flicker of movement in the betting markets to illustrate exactly where the …

iGB Affiliate has announced the launch of its new website. The online resource, which can be found at www.igbaffiliate.com, will act as a multi-platform hub to connect and educate the industry. The website will collect iGB Affiliate’s magazines, directory, articles, videos and webinars in one place, providing users with a central destination for all their affiliate industry needs. As part …

Smarkets betting exchange has revealed that one of its customers pocketed £165,000 after successfully trading on the US presidential race. Having been given just a 10% chance of success midway through the election night, Republican candidate Donald Trump secured victory in the race to the White House after a shock victory in Wisconsin put him over the required 270 electoral college …

Paddy Power has suffered its biggest ever political payout, after being hit for over $4.5 million by customers who backed Donald Trump to become the 45th US President. The Irish bookmaker is counting the costs of its decision to pay out £800,000 on a Hillary Clinton victory back in October. Aided by the reopened FBI investigation into Clinton’s use of …

Phillip Anderson from beforetheoff.com, a specialist horse racing site launched in conjunction with Independent Content Services Ltd (ICS), has agreed to take this week’s Tipster Challenge at Bangor. Before The Off teamed up with sports content and digital marketing specialists ICS in March 2014, to provide up-to-the minute, data-driven analysis of the next races. The website features sophisticated ratings, full …

The Gambling Commission has again warned the industry that it needs to ‘accelerate the pace’ at which they are putting consumers at the heart of business decisions. Commission chief executive Sarah Harrison made the point during a speech to operators at the Commission’s first Raising Standards Conference in Birmingham, where the industry was challenged to become the most trusted gambling …

Martin Wachter, CEO of virtual sports supplier Golden Race, comments on how the firm harnesses innovation and its importance for driving the betting industry forward “Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.” – Steve Jobs The global betting market is worth $3 trillion, with up to 90% of that generated by illegal gambling, much of it in Asia. A common …

The odds for Donald Trump, which started out at 150/1, fell to 10/11 as The Donald became the bookmakers’ favourite for the next POTUS for the first time at around 3am (GMT) this morning. By 6.30am (GMT) it was as good as over. Trump had 248 electoral votes (to Clinton’s 218) with only 22 more needed. In his speech delivered …