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Unibet has introduced a new speech-enabled intelligent interactive feature for its Sports Betting App. The revolutionary feature, which makes it easy for people to place a bet using their own words and terminology, was developed on the Teneo platform by Artificial Solutions to enable users to have a meaningful, humanlike interaction with technology. Unibet, is one of Europe’s largest and …

Daily fantasy sports operator Premier Punt was first established in late 2013 and went live in March 2015. Having secured the investment of several local and overseas shareholders, and having acquired a UK licence from the Gambling Commission it’s now looking to press on with a second investment round.  The previous investment round took place in April 2015 and the …

New online gambling brand LVbet.com has gone live after being issued operating licences by the Malta Gaming Authority (MGA). LVbet has signed deals with slot suppliers NetEnt, Microgaming, Wazdan and Thunderkick, meaning it can offer hits such as Starburst, Mega Moolah and Gonzo’s Quest. LVbet.com has also launched a customer loyalty programme that rewards players every time they play a slot. …

Contagious Gaming have announced that they have signed a casino partner agreement with Openbet, via its wholly-owned subsidiary Telos Entertainment. The Distribution Agreement with Openbet will allow Contagious Gaming to integrate its digital scratch ticket portfolio, eInstant Games, into Openbet’s software platform for distribution to Openbet’s global customer base. Peter Glancy, CEO and Director of Contagious Gaming, commented: “Signing this …

The operator behind SBOBET, Celton Manx, has signed an agreement to become the official betting partner of League of Ireland Premier Division side St Patrick’s Athletic Football Club. The terms of the deal will see the SBOBET betting brand promoted via the club site and at matches at Richmond Park, the home of St.Pats. St Patrick’s Commercial Manager Frank Kinsella said of …

Week 13 in the Tipster Challenge showed off our experts in a much better light than the previous week, with race wins aplenty at Newmarket. The 3.50 points collected by Stephen Harris of bettingexpert was the lowest of the week, as Timeform came out on top for the first time, racking up 5 race wins out of 7 and 9.27 …

Sky Betting & Gaming (SB&G) has recruited two Data Science Masters students to intern with the operator this summer with the aim of having them work on two projects; machine learning techniques to better safeguard customers and the development of a casino game recommendation engine to improve customer experience. The interns will join the company from Lancaster University’s Data Science …

The Welsh Football Association (FAW) has launched an investigation into allegations of match fixing in the Welsh Premier League.  The inquiry began after the FAW was alerted to suspicious betting patterns as Port Talbot lost 5-0 to Rhyl at the weekend. Rhyl had not won for 17 matches prior to this comprehensive victory. An FAW spokesperson said of the news: “We have …

Spreadex has been named as Best Spread Betting Provider at the 2016 City of London Wealth Management Awards. This was determined by an online public vote over a two-week period in March 2016, after which time the poll was reviewed by an independent panel of judges. Spreadex Ltd is a financial and sports spread betting and sports fixed odds betting …

With the rise of Chinese football and clubs in the Chinese Super League becoming financial powerhouses meaning that a flurry of talent has made its way there and will continue to do so, the question of betting on matches in the league becomes more prominent.  With past corruption charges still looming over the CSL however, Scott Longley  asks if bookmakers are …