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Cheltenham announces Timico as Gold Cup title sponsor

SBC News Cheltenham announces Timico as Gold Cup title sponsor

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. …

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Federbet sues Malta FA regarding “commercial interests” statement

SBC News Federbet sues Malta FA regarding "commercial interests" statement

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 …

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Sportech Racing agrees pari-mutiel services agreement Royal Sabah Turf Club of Malaysia

SBC News Sportech Racing agrees pari-mutiel services agreement Royal Sabah Turf Club of Malaysia

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 …

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PMU separates online & retail horse racing liquidity

SBC News PMU separates online & retail horse racing liquidity

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 …

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Bookmakers hope PAS masters real-time problem gambling analysis

SBC News Bookmakers hope PAS masters real-time problem gambling analysis

UK bookmakers are to implement Player Awareness Systems (PAS) – a new initiative which helps people avoid gambling-related harm while using gaming machines in betting shops. PAS, which is being launched today by the Association of British Bookmakers (ABB) at the Responsible Gambling Trust (RGT) annual conference, has been developed using the RGT’s ground-breaking December 2014 research that showed it …

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Coral announces first ever Irish sponsorship with Leopardstown

SBC News Coral announces first ever Irish sponsorship with Leopardstown

UK bookmaker Coral looks to expand its presence within the Irish sports betting market by announcing that it has agreed a three year sponsorship of Leopardstown Racecourse (Leinster County) January meets. The sponsorship comes following the approval of Coral’s Irish betting licence and marks the bookmakers first official Irish marketing partnership. Leopardstown’s is set to host the Coral.ie Hurdle Meeting …

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Kiron Interactive extends virtual portfolio with BGT agreement

SBC News Kiron Interactive extends virtual portfolio with BGT agreement

Virtual games supplier Kiron Interactive has agreed to supply its product portfolio to Best Gaming Technology. The agreement will see the provider’s games made available on over 8,000 self-service betting terminals in regulated markets including Scandinavia, Eastern Europe, Italy, Holland, and Spain. Among the products to make their debut in the roll-out are Kiron’s virtual racing games and the Fantastic League …

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William Hill – Pressure moves from Jeremy Corbyn to Nigel Farage

SBC News William Hill - Pressure moves from Jeremy Corbyn to Nigel Farage

Following Labour’s success at the Oldham W/Royton by-election, bookmaker William Hill have increased their odds for party leader Jeremy Corbyn to stand down this year from 5/1 to 8/1. Labour’s victory though was UKIP’s failure in an area in which it expected to garner some support. This has led to William Hill shortening the odds from 3/1 to 9/4 for …

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ITF extends official data partnership with Sportradar AG

SBC News ITF extends official data partnership with Sportradar AG

The International Tennis Federation (ITF) has confirmed that it has agreed to extend its official data provisions partnership with Sportradar AG through to 2021. Sports data and analytics supplier Sportradar will continue to the ITF’s official data rights for its Pro Circuit related media channels and events. At present Sportradar monitors over 50,000 official ITF matches through its umpire technology …

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BHA confirms 32Red & bet365 as official UK racing Authorised Betting Partners

SBC News BHA confirms 32Red & bet365 as official UK racing Authorised Betting Partners

As widely anticipated online bookmakers’ bet365 and 32Red have been confirmed as UK racing Authorised Betting Partners (ABP) by the British Horseracing Authority (BHA). 32Red and bet365 join competitor Betfair as the first set of online bookmakers to be granted official ABP status. BHA CEO Nick Rust confirmed that the bookmakers had committed to contributing a share of online winnings …

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