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Guy Cohen, VP B2C Casino at 888casino.com talks about current live casino trends, and what the future holds for the vertical. The live casino sector is enjoying a major rise in popularity and play right now, with no signs of slowing down. According to H2 Gambling Capital, by the end of the decade the market will be worth more than …

A crowd of 100,000 people are expected to descend on Flemington Racecourse on Tuesday for the 2017 Melbourne Cup. ‘The race that stops a nation’ is the most prosperous handicap race in the world, with prize money of $6.2m available this year, and a rich history dating back over 150 years. Ahead of the race, at 4am tomorrow (Tuesday 7th November) …

The good news for Paddy Power Betfair is that the company now has certainty over the succession to outgoing chief executive Breon Corcoran, writes Scott Longley, with ex-WorldPay executive Peter Jackson to be officially anointed in early January. However, the slightly less good news is that he has a lengthy order of business to address if he is to achieve the grand hopes …

Stephen Harris, Racing Editor for leading betting player portal bettingexpert.com, tells SBC why all industry stakeholders should follow next week’s Melbourne Cup (Tuesday 7th of November), Australia’s most prestigious annual Thoroughbred horse race ___________________ The ‘Emirates Melbourne Cup’  is known worldwide as “the race that stops a nation”, and with a crowd of 100,000 certain at Flemington racetrack (plus tens of …

Daily fantasy sports operator Premier Punt credits the integration of its fantasy and sportsbook betting platforms for standing out in in a saturated market. Since being awarded a license by the Gambling Commission in April, Premier Punt has aimed to offer a sportsbook product that is specifically tailored to attract DFS players, focusing on individual player bets.   The operator’s …

Betting on Football is ready to get even bigger in 2018, after 97.4% of delegates that completed a survey from this year’s event said they would recommend it to a colleague. The fifth edition of the largest international football betting conference, headline sponsored by OPTIMA and VSoftCo, will return to Stamford Bridge from 20-23 March to address key industry issues …

Using innovative global navigation satellite systems Total Performance Data (TPD) aims to expand in-play horse racing betting into the mainstream, whilst opening up betting operators to a vast number of new horse racing betting opportunities. TPD attaches trackers to the saddlecloths of horses and allows operators access to data which was previously not available. The data ranges from sectional times …

FTSE100 betting group Paddy Power Betfair Plc (PPB) has delivered a positive Q3 2017 trading update (period ending 30 September), prompting the group to lift its full-year earnings expectations as the company undertakes a leadership transition. A strong period sports betting performance for PPB’s online and retail divisions saw the firm record a 9% increase in group revenues of £440 …

The UK Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) finally released its triennial review of gaming machines stakes and prizes this morning, ushering a 12 week period of proposals and consultation on industry changes. As part of the review, the Gambling minister Tracey Crouch underlined the importance of ‘striking the right balance between socially responsible growth and protecting the …

Updating the market this morning, the UK Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has opened a ’12-week consultation period for proposals on ‘changes to gaming machines and social responsibility requirements across the UK gambling sector’. The three Parliamentary Secretaries leading the government’s triennial industry review; Karen Bradley (Head of DCMS), Tracey Crouch (UK Sports Minister) and Lord Ashton …