Football

A 25 year old man from Manchester has claimed victory against Razor Ruddock after scoring 14 penalties against the football legend in the city centre last night. The winner, Callam Gardner, will now walk away with £100 for every penalty scored at this year’s Euros.  LeoVegas.com organised the tournament to celebrate the launch of its new Sportsbook offering, LeoVegas Sport. To enter, …

With Euro 2016 now just one day away, William Hill has given football fans in London a betting shop treat by opening the very first Guillaume Hill.  Guillaume Hill is a French themed betting outlet in the heart of Kensington. With the French Embassy and Institut Francais located just a stone’s throw away from the Old Brompton Road store William Hill …

It has been revealed that The Mirror has renewed its deal with fantasy football mobile app Fantasy iTeam for Euro 2016, the 2016/17 Premier League and the Champions League following a hugely successful first season. The partnership saw unprecedented traffic on the opening weekend of last year’s Premier League season with 20 million page impressions and over one million app start-ups. …

Sportsbook provider Kambi says the upcoming European Championships in France will be the first major football tournament where second screen betting becomes the primary way to place a wager. An analysis of data from the sportsbook provider also shows that the higher the profile of an event, the more likely it is that users will place a bet on a …

With everyone’s eyes on Euro 2016 this week the latest Bookies’ Corner focuses on just that and the build up to it from the world of bookmaking. SBC spoke to Ryan Murton Head of Digital Marketing at Oddschecker, BetVictor’s Head of Sportsbook Product Eoin Ryan, Head of Football (Interactive) at Gala Coral Richard Scott and Unibet’s Head of UK Marketing …

Better Collective has added two new products – Euro Predictor and BetNStream – to its impressive Euro 2016 line-up designed to ensure punters don’t miss a match, tip or bet throughout this summer’s tournament. The free-to-play Euro Predictor, optimized for mobile and desktop, is already capturing fans’ imaginations as they compete for the €100,000 (£77,000) prize that will be awarded to the best predictors. …

Daily fantasy sports operator Mondogoal has unleashed its app onto the market as it continues to expand the DFS scene in Europe, and to celebrate it’s opened a Summer Showdown competition. The app is available in the iOS store for Apple customers now whilst the Android version will be out next week. It was built by Mondogoal with the assistance of …

Liverpool legend and former England international Robbie Fowler has signed a deal with Oddschecker to become a brand ambassador for the duration of Euro 2016.  The Premier League’s sixth highest goal scorer who finished his career in Thailand will be providing his views on England specifically and Euro 2016 in general via the Oddschecker platform. Both Fowler and Oddschecker will be hosting a …

Coin Gaming, the operator of bitcoin casino Bitcasino.io, has launched Sportsbet.io, a new bitcoin-only sportsbook ahead of Euro 2016.  The new operator has gone live giving bitcoin users a new option for betting on the sports betting’s biggest gambling event of the year. Euro 2016 is expected to attract the equivalent of at least 1.5m BTC (£465.3m) in bets across the …

Former England international and star of Euro 96 Stuart Pearce is the face, or rather the voice, of Betfred’s latest advert to promote its new app ahead of the Euros.  The innovative app, which is available on both iOS and android, was developed in-house and allows customers to place their bets using voice recognition technology. The Betfred Voice Bet app will be launched …