When FIFA President Gianni Infantino announced in January that the 2026 World Cup would be expanded from 32 teams to host 48, it evoked widespread negativity from the football World. However, none that reacted to that meeting in Zurich with discontent, could have anticipated what would follow 11 months later. As a dramatic World Cup qualification campaign culminated in …
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Business Briefs – featuring Unicef, the Ponca Tribe and NetEnt
This round up features controversy over the prolonged construction of a new casino in the United States, a Northern Irish publican appealing the court’s decision that he isn’t fit to hold a licence and a Maltese DFS summit, amongst others. Charity lottery launched in Scandinavia Zeal Group and Unicef have teamed up to launch Norway’s first digital only charity lottery, …
Read More »Sky Bet and Fast Withdrawals allows customers access to immediate payments
Customers of Sky Betting & Gaming and Barclays are the first ever to have money paid out to their cards immediately, thanks to the world-first innovation for winnings, Fast Withdrawals. The company has worked to fundamentally transform the existing 2-5 day wait that customers experience when withdrawing their winnings, with Fast Withdrawals taking just a matter of seconds. Head of …
Read More »Punters buzzing as one of the biggest TV betting markets returns
This Sunday marks the opening of ‘one of the biggest TV betting markets of the year’ as ITV’s I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here kicks off from the Australian jungle. As reality TV punters wait with baited breath for the show to get underway, unsurprisingly given some of the big names in this year’s show, Betfair’s Katie Baylis …
Read More »Ashley Highfield departs William Hill as Corporate Responsibility Chair
FTSE-listed William Hill Plc has confirmed that Ashley Highfield has formally stepped down as a Non-executive director, departing the firm’s corporate advisory team. As a governance advisor, Highfield headed up William Hill’s Corporate Responsibility Committee. Last October, the FTSE bookmaker confirmed that former Betfair Group Plc Chief Executive Mark Brooker would replace Highfield as Committee Chair. In 2016, restructuring William …
Read More »SportPesa “thrilled” with new Football Manager partnership
Kenyan sports betting operator, SportPesa has agreed a five-year deal to become an official partner of Football Manager. As part of this innovative partnership, SportPesa will receive in-game advertising during match simulations and dual-branded content will appear on the operator’s growing social media channels. Speaking about the partnership, Shaun Simmonds Head of Marketing for SportPesa said: “We’re thrilled to finalise …
Read More »Kindred Group commits to Stockholm ‘Urban Escape’ office migration
European online gambling firm Kindred Group Plc has confirmed that it will move its ‘home’ Stockholm office to new premises within the ‘Urban Escape Project’ in central Stockholm, a business property currently being developed by AMF Fastigheter. Updating stakeholders, Kindred details that it has agreed to terms with AMF Fastigheter with a view to move its Stockholm operations to the ‘Urban …
Read More »Sky Bet raises £6,000 for Give A Duck charity
As part of an 8-hour company Charity Hack Day “Hack 4 Quacks,” Sky Betting & Gaming techies raised over £6,000 for Leeds-based charity Give a Duck this week. The event utilised employees’ tech, coding and bug hunting skills to help unearth security flaws across several key company systems, with cash awards for the severity of the bug. Furthermore, uncovering security flaws …
Read More »Svenska joy as Ventura holds no Russia aces for the Azzurri!
Russia 2018 kicks off in 211 days, but the tournament has already caused a major upset after it was confirmed that four time World Champions Italy, would miss out on a World Cup for the first time since 1958. In a heartbreaking international swansong for the legendary Gianluigi Buffon, despite deploying the attacking prowess of Andrea Belotti, Ciro Immobile and …
Read More »Paddy Power shortens odds on 2018 UK General Election as PM May faces party revolt
The pressure is mounting on embattled UK Prime Minister Theresa May, as Brexit negotiations head towards collapse, and rumours surface of a potential Conservative Party revolt against her leadership. Last week, the European Union’s Chief Negotiator Michel Barnier gave the UK government a two-week deadline in which to ‘clarify its stance on financial obligations and EU citizens’ rights’. Barnier warned the …
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