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Irish bookmaker Paddy Power wants Republican nominee Donald Trump and current US Vice President Joe Biden to sort their political and personal differences the ‘good old fashioned way’. The bookmaker has pledged to donate US $10 million to charities of Trump and Biden’s choice if they square up in a boxing match. Paddy Power’s charity offer follows this week’s tough …

John Hill, PR Manager at Coral, produced a decent performance in the Tipster Challenge at Fakenham, returning 4.25 points to enter in second place on the leaderboard after four weeks. That leaves Hill, who has been in his current role with Coral since March 2014, behind only Alan Alger in the latest standings. The PR Manager for Betway collected 11.41 …

Sky Betting & Gaming’s Caroline Ackroyd has been named as the Best Finance Director of a Private Equity Company (£50m+) in the 14th annual Yorkshire Finance Director Awards. Ackroyd, who wasn’t even aware she had received a nomination, was selected from a shortlist of 32 candidates across the country. The judging process involved a panel interview with the four awards …

Spanish gambling group Grupo Codere has announced the launch of its new platform for its online sportsbook and casino verticals, hosted under its Codere.es brand. The platform launch has been additionally supported by a new fully responsive website launched last week. Optimising its sportsbook offering Codere.es will feature more in-play betting markets, faster website loading times and better user functionality …

Real money Android app store Betcade has confirmed that it has been approved an ‘Authorised Payment Institution’ for the UK by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Updating the market, Betcade governance stated that its FCA approval market a significant milestone for its product which had been officially launched in the UK this May. Moving forward, the Betcade app store will …

The merger of Ladbrokes and Coral has been granted final approval by the UK Competition & Markets Authority (“CMA”), closing the £2.27 billion deal which has taken 18 months to complete (first announced June 2015). Completing its final review of Ladbrokes-Coral merger process, the authority has approved the operators sale of 359 betting shops to Betfred (322 estates) and Stan …

Updating the market, industry games developer Yggdrasil Gaming has announced that it is to establish a new parent company and expanded its Stockholm office in order to meet commercial demands. The new parent company will sit at the top of Yggdrasil’s existing corporate structure, with the developer aiming to expand its presence within the thriving Stockholm tech scene. Yggdrasil governance …

William Hill governance has promoted Group Director of Change Cem Miralay to the leadership position of Chief Customer Officer (CCO) of the FTSE-listed sports betting operator. Miralay joined William Hill this May from European market competitor Betsson AB where he served as Chief Product Officer (2013 – 2016). The promotion to CCO sees Miralay take on certain responsibilities of the …

John Hill, PR Manager at Coral, has accepted the Tipster Challenge at Fakenham this week. He becomes the fourth industry guest to provide tips, following on from Ed Nicholson of Unibet, Michael Shinners of Sky Bet and Alan Alger of Betway, the current leader of the competition. Hill, who will be looking to beat the 11.41 points collected by Alger …

Arena Racing Company (ARC) has announced the brand new Northern Stayers series in association with Sun Bets, which is designed to support grassroots jump racing in the North of England. The Sun Bets Northern Stayers Series will consist of eleven qualifiers across ARC’s Northern jump racecourses, before a final worth £20,000 at Newcastle on Saturday 18 March 2017. The first race …