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West African bookmaker Safaribet has stepped up to become the title sponsor of the Ghana Premier League 2016/17 football season. Reported by Ghanaian football news source GhanaSoccerNet.com, Ghana FA and Premier League officials were seeking a secure a title sponsor for its sixteen team league failing to secure sponsorship in 2016. The bookmaker has operated in Ghana since 2012, becoming …

Updating the market on its H1 2016 interim results, German sports betting operator Interwetten detailed that a strong Euro 2016 performance had seen the company record corporate revenues of €32.8 million up 29% on corresponding H1 2015 €25.5 million. Driven by increased user activity during the period combined with high engagement on its mobile product, which generated 63% of all …

London AIM-listed GAN Plc (formerly GameAccount Network) has welcomed Chicago financial advisory David Capital Partners as new investors raising £450,000 for its business. GAN governance declared that the firm had conducted a new share placement of 1.5 million ‘ordinary shares’ issued at a price of 30p. The completed purchase will see David Capital hold 2.2% of total share capital of …

As New UK Prime Minister Theresa May officially announced her first cabinet, UK news sources and political commentators have been surprised at the PM’s top four picks. Labelling May’s senior appointments as the ‘Gang of Four’, the PM would announce Philip Hammond as Chancellor of the Exchequer, supported by Boris Johnson as Foreign Secretary with Amber Rudd securing Home Secretary. …

Online betting exchange Matchbook has confirmed that it has become the official betting partner of the Qatar Goodwood Festival. Matchbook confirms its Goodwood partnership, as the betting operator unveils its new horse racing betting product to complement its existing sports betting markets. As part of their on-course presence at Goodwood, Matchbook is sponsoring five races across the first three days, …

In a move to curb betting related content, live video platform Twitch.tv (an Amazon.com subsidiary) has warned its users to stop promoting betting/gambling related activity. As news of eSports gambling has hit national headlines this week, due to games developer Valve Corporation banning all third-party skin betting sites from its platform. Twitch.tv management made a public post warning its users …

Inspired Gaming Group, the manufacturer of FOBTs and developer of virtual and slots games, is to be acquired by New York-based private equity firm Hydra Industries for a total valuation of £200 million. The sale of Inspired assets has been negotiated with main investor Vitruvian Partners LLP and its co-investors in the enterprise. Deal stakeholders informed that the acquisition deal, which includes …

Vivaro Betting Ltd, the operating company of Vbet has confirmed that it has been approved a UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) ‘UK Remote Operating Licence’.   Adhering to UKGC standards and practices, the Vivaro license Vbet brand will be able to legally offer its services to UK betting consumers. Vbet becomes the first BetConstruct powered bookmaker to receive a UK operator …

Governance of Stockholm-listed NetEnt AB (NetEnt) are positive of meeting all 2016 corporate expectations, following the closure of a successful Q2 2016, in-which the company published operating profits of SEK 122 million (£11 million), up 32% on Q2 2015’s SEK 92 million. Boosted by securing twelve new customer agreements during the period, NetEnt saw its Q2 corporate revenues reach SEK …

Sky Bet & Betfair win Euro 2016 Oddschecker coverage  Having reviewed a busy period on its website and mobile devices, team Oddschecker detailed key data takeaways from bookmaker activity on its channels during Euro 2016 (10 June – 10 July).   As expected, the Euros would see a significant increase in user activity, with Oddschecker detailing the key metric of …