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WantMyBet was founded by Olly Joshi, Will Chapman and Tom Gooday, with the trio dissatisfied with the current offerings available for fans seeking well-informed betting advice. SBC spoke to Olly Joshi to discuss the new social betting platform, Jimmy Bullard as a butler and how they’re setting about improving football betting for the everyday punter. SBC: Olly, congratulations on the …

Australian bookmaker Tabcorp Holdings has teamed up with News UK, publisher of The Sun newspaper, to launch a new online wagering and gaming business in the UK and Irish markets. The business will be known as Sun Bets and will launch in 2016. The new business will bring together Tabcorp’s capability in global wagering with News UK’s vast customer base …

Cheltenham Festival officials have announced independent communications service provider Timico Technology Group as its new sponsor of the Gold Cup. The Newark based company has agreed to sponsor the event for four years, which will be now named the ‘Timico Gold Cup’. Furthermore as Gold Cup sponsors the firm has boosted the prize pot by £25,000 to a record £575,000. …

Sports betting integrity watchdog Federbet is suing the Malta Football Association (MFA) on liable charges regarding claims the Maltese governing body made regarding its operations. The charges relate to MFA public claims made last week by integrity officer Franz Tabone who stated that Federbet concerns regarding widespread match-fixing in Maltese football were completely “baseless and motivated by the organisation’s commercial …

The Committee Chair of the Assembly for racing and wagering has listened to legal arguments for and against the US daily fantasy sports industry, as legislators consider developing laws to clarify legality and consumer protections. Prior to the hearing the Assembly had stated it did not intend to “litigate the legality of fantasy sports”, concerned parties would therefore be interested …

Sportech Racing expands its profile in the Asian racing sector by announcing a pari-mutiel services agreement with  the Royal Sabah Turf Club of Malaysia. The partnership will see Sportech Racing provider the Sabah Turf Club with a centralised racing betting system and provisions for 300 Sportech WAVE teller terminals. The new system and terminals will be integrated within Tambalang Racecourse Royal …

The 2015 review of sports betting integrity education for elite athletes by member player associations has been published by the Professional Players Federation (PPF). The Minister for Sport, Tracey Crouch MP, attended the reception at which it was launched which was itself hosted by Nigel Adams MP. A key part of the review was the discussion of the ongoing need …

UK marketing news source Campaign Live (Camapaignlive.co.uk) has reported that European sports betting operator Unibet is seeking a new creative agency for its European media account. Although not officially confirmed by Unibet marketing, Campaign Live states that current agency Albion will not be pitching for the operator’s European business. Jason Goodman Albion Founder & CEO commented to Campaign Live on …

Clarion Gaming’s ICE Conference plays an important role in setting up key agenda, discussion and debate concerning all industry stakeholders at the start of year. ICE 2016 will return to the London Excel Arena (2-4 February), SBC speaks to Clarion Gaming Head of Content Ewa Bakun to discuss the conference’s format and context following a year mass industry consolidation. _____________________ …

At the request of the French Competition Authority (FCA), state owned horse racing operator Paris Mutuel Urbain (PMU) will separate its wagering liquidity between its retail and digital operations. PMU will move to split its wagering liquidity from 10 December, with the operator creating two separate pools for customer bets. CEO Alain Bernard announced the changes undertaken by PMU wagering services …