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One lucky BetVictor customer became a millionaire overnight thanks to Eder’s winning Euro 2016 strike in the final.  Daman Chick, 32, from Birmingham, correctly predicted the Portuguese substitute would open the scoring, and duly won BetVictor’s Million Pound Goal competition. Unsurprisingly the Lille striker was far from the most popular player to score the Million Pound Goal, with Golden Boot winner …

Sports Betting Community (SBC), the media and events group which focuses on the betting industry, has broadened its expertise with the recruitment of two new advisors ahead of the Betting on Sports Conference – the company’s latest two-day event in September. Bookmaker Graham Martin and lawyer Quirino Mancini have joined the advisory board for the group’s events division, SBC Events, …

Seeking to attract the best talent in Malta, Gaming Innovation Group (GIG) has announced that it has agreed an 8-year lease to relocate its corporate headquarters to an innovation-led campus building at St. George’s Bay. GIG governance stated that the company would aim to relocate its operations by Q2 2017, detailing that its new HQ would represent a further corporate milestone …

Speaking to Fortune Magazine Jason Robins CEO & Co-Founder of leading US daily fantasy sports operator DraftKings has stated that his company will need to “take a second look at its advertising”. As DraftKings looks to re-secure customer confidence following a string of legal battles in the US concerning its product legality and close association with sports betting. The DFS …

New UK Prime Minister Theresa May has appointed Karen Bradley as the new Secretary of Culture, Media & Sport replacing John Whittingdale who will no longer hold a Conservative Party cabinet position. Bradley, the former Home Office minister has been described as a ‘May Loyalist’, and will now lead the Department for Culture Media & Sports (DCMS) ensuring UK media …

Betfair has announced its biggest ever football partnership by confirming that it has agreed to become a ‘global partner’ of FC Barcelona. Betfair management confirmed that it had agreed to enter a ‘global agreement’ with the ‘Blaugrana’ for the next three European football seasons which will see its brand receive optimal exposure throughout FC Barcelona channels and assets. Furthermore, FC …

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. …