Football

Gearing up to the start of a new Premiership football season, William Hill has announced the launch of its £50 million Prem Predictor jackpot. UK William Hill customers will be able to predict the final positions of all 20 Premier League clubs for their chance to win £50 million. Cost per prediction will be charged at £2, selections will be …

Marathonbet has announced that it has become the official regional betting partner of Liverpool FC. The partnership represents Marathonbet’s biggest investment in UK marketing and promotion of its brand. The three year deal will see the Marathonbet brand promoted throughout Liverpool’s 45,500 capacity Anfield stadium. The bookmaker further confirmed that it would have access to club players and Liverpool legends …

Sports data and insights operator Sportradar, is has announced another multi-year data partnership with the Russian Football Premier League (RFPL). Under the agreement, Sportradar will become the league’s “Official Sports Data Partner” as of the upcoming 2015/16 season and will be granted the right to collect, archive and distribute “Official Data” to both the media and betting industry. The data …

Tennis has triggered the most betting integrity alerts over the past quarter, accordinding to ESSA‘s second quarterly integrity report which details the level of suspicious betting activity detected on the markets of some of the world’s major regulated betting operators. Overall, during the second quarter of 2015, ESSA members raised 73 alerts of which, after detailed examination, 23 were found …

The ongoing Catania match fixing scandal has seen the start of the Serie B football season pushed back two weeks from 21 August to 5 September. The push back follows last month’s admission by Calcio Catania Owner/President Antonino Pulvirenti to fixing 5 Serie B matches in an attempt to prevent the Sicilian club from being relegated. Pulvirenti further admitted to …

Online betting exchange Matchbook.com has furthered its exciting partnership with West London football club Brentford FC, by becoming ‘The Bees’ official shirt sponsor for the 2015/2016 Championship season. Brentford FC CEO Mark Devlin unveiled the club’s new shirt and sponsor for the upcoming season. Devlin revealed that the partnership with Matchbook.com, represented the biggest sponsorship deal in the club’s history, …

Igaming operator Mansion Group, operator of Casino.com brands has announced that it has become official shirt sponsor of South London football club Crystal Palace FC. Mansion Group replaces igaming payments specialist Neteller as official sponsor of the Eagles. The online casino operator announced its shirt sponsorship on the day Crystal Palace announced its record signing of French international midfielder Yohan …

Czech Licensed gambling/lottery operator Synot Group sports betting subsidiary Synot Tip has announced that it has agreed terms with AC Sparta Prague to become its official shirt sponsor for 2 seasons (2015/16 & 2016/17 campaigns). Sparta Prague, the Czech Republic’s best followed football club will promote Synot Tip services throughout its 22,000 Generali Arena during domestic and European football match …

The Betting on Football conference is back, having been transferred to Arsenal FC. Betting on Football 2015 will be held at the Emirates on 10 September 2015 and once again plans to bridge the gap between sports betting and football. Organised by SBC Events, Betting on Football is a focused, one day conference, exploring the key facets of the betting industry’s …

French licensed online poker and sports betting operator Winamax has confirmed the agreement of a betting partnership with France Ligue 1 football club l’Olympique de Marseille. Winamax is set to replace Betclic as official online gambling partner for the Cote d’Azur club. Winamax governance have not disclosed the sum of their sponsorship with l’Olympique, however French business sources report that …