Football

Non-League clubs are being invited to take part in the second season of Marathonbet’s Non-League Challenge, the competition that saw Wealdstone FC scoop a considerable £10,000 last season.  The challenge, which is now open to a whopping 140 clubs from tiers five to seven, tasks teams with performing the best goal celebration in lower-league football. The inaugural campaign has been …

Innovative betting industry supplier Golden Race has become the first virtual sports developer to receive a Class 4 licence in Malta. The company received the recognition from the Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) earlier this month after an extensive application process. The award of this licence is the latest development in Golden Race’s push to be the biggest virtual sports provider to …

Wayne Rooney is set to make just eight more international appearances for England before finishing his international career on 126 caps, according to Sporting Index.  The spread betting firm believes that the 30-year-old Manchester United star will surpass Peter Shilton to become the Three Lions most capped player, but will miss out on the 2018 World Cup in Russia – …

European bookmaker Tipbet has furthered its presence within German football, by agreeing to become Official Betting Partner of Bundesliga football club SV Werder Bremen. The betting partnership will run for the 2016/17 Bundesliga season, with the Tipbet brand receiving heightened coverage throughout Breman’s Weserstadion (capacity: 42000) on match days. Announcing its partnership with Werder Bremen, Tipbet marketing stated that it …

Bookmaker 888Sport has showed its innovative side by releasing a Pokemon Go inspired betting game for mobile.  The game allows users to hunt down free bets to catch. These will be situated around football stadiums throughout the UK and whilst the game is tied in with its relationship with four Championship clubs; Birmingham City, Nottingham Forest, Brentford and Preston North …

Konami, the developer behind Pro Evolution Soccer, has announced that next month’s PES 2017, will include a feature allowing players to take part in a PES League Esports competition. Jonas Lygaard, Senior Director of Brand and Business Development at Konami said: “As the PES series continues to go from strength to strength, we are exploring a number of ways to build its …

West Ham United has announced the renewal of the Club’s partnership with principal sponsor Betway. The new deal is the largest sponsorship agreement in West Ham’s history. The club’s original deal with Betway was agreed in February 2015, and evidently both parties have been happy with the deal so far. West Ham’s Vice-Chairman Karren Brady hailed the agreement as further evidence of the …

Midlands Premier League football club West Bromwich Albion have confirmed Coral as its Official European Betting Partner Detailing terms the three-year agreement will see the bookmaker’s brand feature on various advertising sites at The Hawthorns, including interview backdrop and pitchside. Coral will use the partnership to introduce its online and mobile betting service to Albion fans and plan to offer …

BetVictor has today announced an exclusive partnership with football statistics site WhoScored.com in a move which will see it as the only gaming firm providing a unique data-driven market for its customers.  The WhoScored.com Man of the Match market is based on statistical data rather than pundit opinion, meaning the result is consistent, objective and available within 10 minutes of the full …

Online sportsbook Tempobet has penned a deal to become an Official Betting Partner of newly-promoted Middlesbrough Football Club.  This is the latest in a line of club partnerships Tempobet has agreed this summer and it follows on from deals with Burton Albion, Man City, Barcelona and Real Madrid. Brazilian superstar Roberto Carlos also became an ambassador for the bookmaker. This particular …