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C&N Sporting Risk launches its ‘gaming arm’ BetitRight for improved customer betting

SBC News C&N Sporting Risk launches its ‘gaming arm’ BetitRight for improved customer betting

C&N Sporting Risk has launched its BetitRight service in a bid to leverage key data outputs from predictive modelling to bet on football. The new platform has evolved out of C&N Sporting Risk’s profitable betting syndicate, now in its seventh year of operation, and has been described as the company’s ‘gaming arm’.  Henry Newman, Co-Founder of Sporting Risk, commented: “BetitRight …

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FUN88 celebrates decade partnership with Tottenham Hotspur

SBC News FUN88 celebrates decade partnership with Tottenham Hotspur

FUN88 has renewed its agreement with North London football club Tottenham Hotspur,  as its official betting partner in Latin America and Asia. On the 10th anniversary of the partnership, FUN88 will continue its work with Tottenham across a series of activations to engage with fans in both mature and emerging Latin American and Asian markets. The collaboration will also leverage an increasing number …

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Svenska Spel tops prize pool for Swedish Skiing’s Elite Tour

SBC News Svenska Spel tops prize pool for Swedish Skiing's Elite Tour

Svenska Spel has announced that it has allocated an additional SEK 1 million (€100,000) in prize money to be distributed amongst Swedish pro-ski and pro-snowboarding competitions this winter. The extra prize funding has been pledged to Skidförbundet – Sweden’s Ski Association, who last winter expanded its sponsorship agreement with Svenska Spel, who became the principal sponsor of all Swedish pro-Ski …

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DCMS allows Premier League to settle UK broadcast rights unchallenged

SBC News DCMS allows Premier League to settle UK broadcast rights unchallenged

DCMS will allow the Premier League to renew its current broadcast agreements, without the mandatory requirement of undertaking a tender process for rights. The decision has been granted by DCMS to guarantee that funding remains consistent across all levels of the football pyramid, as the Premier League serves as the main benefactor of youth development, grassroots football academy and community …

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Tote launches Tote Guarantee across UK racecourses via Britbet deal

SBC News Tote launches Tote Guarantee across UK racecourses via Britbet deal

The Tote has signed an agreement with Britbet, enabling the company to offer the Tote Guarantee across the sports betting operator’s 55 racecourse partners. As a result of the partnership, the Tote Guarantee will be made available on-course at Britbet-affiliated racetracks for a trial period of three months until January 2022. However, the partners are ‘hopeful that a positive response …

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Betway commits to responsible sponsorships irrespective of Gambling Review outcomes

SBC News Betway commits to responsible sponsorships irrespective of Gambling Review outcomes

Super Group has lauded the social responsibility focus of its marketing efforts, applied across all the football sponsorship portfolio of its flagship sportsbook property Betway. Issuing an update on Betway’s football portfolio, the group pointed to the brand’s success in the UK, where it has forged collaborations with 13 clubs in the English Premier League, most prominently West Ham United …

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Racing Post remains ‘committed to Irish racing’ with Leopardstown renewal

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The Racing Post and Leopardstown have announced an extension to their partnership, with the outlet providing title sponsorship and race sponsorship of day one of the racecourse’s Christmas Festival. Under the terms of the four-year agreement, day one of the festival will continue to be called Racing Post Day, whilst the feature race of the day will be billed as …

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OpenBet cites ‘unbeatable performance’ at 2021 Melbourne Cup

SBC News OpenBet cites ‘unbeatable performance’ at 2021 Melbourne Cup

Sports betting technology company OpenBet enjoyed a strong performance at this year’s Melbourne Cup, processing an average of 65,000 vets per minute on its platform. Describing its scalable platform technology as ‘pivotal’ in handling the betting activity ahead of the race, one of the most popular horse racing fixtures in the Australian sport, OpenBet provided its services to notable operators …

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Betway strengthens football presence with Croky Cup extension

SBC News Betway strengthens football presence with Croky Cup extension

Betway has added another sports tournament to its portfolio of partnerships, signing an extension with Belgium’s Croky Cup knockout football competition. The multi-year partnership will see Betway secure branding and marketing across LED perimeter billboards at stadiums hosting Croky Cup matches from Round 32 until the final game, whilst also gaining activation rights across the tournament’s channels. One of the …

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Greyhound Racing Ireland partners with Alone for post-COVID fundraiser

SBC News Greyhound Racing Ireland partners with Alone for post-COVID fundraiser

Greyhound Racing Ireland (GRI) has announced a partnership with elderly persons charity Alone to organise a nationwide open event at Irish racecourses in memory of COVID-19 victims. Members of the public will be given free admission to the event, which has been titled “Ag Rásaíocht Le Chéile” (‘Racing Together’), although racegoers have been encouraged to purchase a €2 programme, the …

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