The Guests moved into a commanding position with just one more week to go in the ‘Flat Season Tipster Challenge’ for 2016. Value Racing Tips, part of the Betting Gods network of tipsters, picked out four winners including Celestial Spheres (9/2) in the day’s opener. SBC News kept alive its chances of stealing second spot from bettingexpert, after Stephen Harris …
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Hopes of progressing Canadian single sports betting have been dashed again as the Ottawa House of Commons voted against Bill C-221 this Wednesday. Commons voted down against C-221 with 133 MPs voting in favour and 156 against the bill. C-221 named ‘The Safe & Regulated Sports Act’ will not be carried over to the Canadian Committee for Justice. Windsor West MP Brian …
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Virtual sports is something which an increasing number of operators are adding to their arsenal, and with the vast improvements in the games themselves as well as an expansion of the variety of games available this trend should be set to continue. Editec’s Simon Burrell commented when asked if virtual if all about football: “Not at all. It very much …
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SBC News has long covered the esports industry with a particular focus on all things gambling. Now it has gone a step further with the launch of Esports Insider. Esports Insider provides readers with daily news stories focused on the business of esports, in addition to expert insight from its editorial team and interviews with the major stakeholders from across the esports …
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Australian gambling operator Tabcorp has confirmed that its online betting subsidiary Tab.com.au has signed a multi-year partnership with the UFC, becoming its official Australian wagering partner. Tabcorp marketing secures the partnership ahead of the UFC returning to Australia on 27 November for ‘Fight Night Melbourne’ Luke Rockhold vs Jacare Souza 2. As a UFC sponsor, the Tab.com.au brand will get …
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The inaugural Central & Eastern European Gaming Awards (CEEGA) saw NetBet crowned ‘European Sports Betting Operator of the Year’. The awards ceremony hosted at the Hilton Budapest (20 September) by event organisers eeGaming.org, saw NetBet beat European market rivals Unibet and Sportingbet claiming the accolade for best European sports betting operator. eeGaming.org informed that NetBet’s effective multi-European market expansion had …
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UK broadcasters’ ITV and Sky have made their first moves into the burgeoning eSports market by investing in 24-hour video gaming channel Ginx TV. ITV and Sky have each invested £1.5 million in Ginx TV for a reported 16.5% stake in the company. Furthermore, as investors the broadcasters will be given first rights to increase their shareholdings in the TV …
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John Kelly, Chairman of Ladbrokes plc, has announced the appointment of Mark Clare as Senior Independent Director (SID) and Stevie Spring as Independent Non-Executive Director and Chairman of the Remuneration Committee. Both appointments will take effect at the close of business today. As part of the transition towards the merged Ladbrokes and Coral business, Non-Executive Directors Sly Bailey and David …
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The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) has moved to strengthen its integrity monitoring provisions by utilising Genius Sports’ ‘Price Monitoring System’, which will help it analyse and investigate irregular betting patterns in real-time. Delivered by Genius Sports’ proprietary Sport Integrity Monitor (SportIM) platform, the Price Monitoring System will provide the BHA with provisions for reviewing live betting prices, industry averages and …
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Inspired, a provider of virtual sports, mobile games and SBG Video Lottery, has announced that its virtual sports will go live in Italy with Isibet later this month. Isibet will launch Inspired’s full suite of Virtual Sports, including Rush Football 2, Rush Horses and Rush Cycling, across mobile and retail channels during September 2016. Rush Football 2 offers between 7-15 …
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