As of last night, Paddy Power’s popular Twitter account (@PaddyPower) has been suspended for reasons yet unknown. The social media platform has blocked the Paddy Power account showing no active feed, posting a generic message that reads ‘Twitter suspends accounts that violate the Twitter Rules’. Twitter’s suspension of @PaddyPower, has sent the bookmaker’s followers into rumour overdrive, however, it remains …
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Industry spread betting and market provisions firm the Sporting Group has confirmed the departure of Paul Turner as Head of its Sporting Index division. Last June, Turner had been promoted as to the newly created role of Head of Sporting Index the firm’s legacy spread betting B2C brand. Prior to the appointment, Turner had served as Marketing Director for Sporting …
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Spanish gambling operator Grupo Codere has launched its new Spain-wide marketing campaign ‘BBQ’ featuring Real Madrid stars Marco Asensio, Karim Benzema, Mateo Kovacic and Carlos Casemiro. The campaign promoting Codere Apuestas (Codere.com) products was launched on Spanish TV networks last week ahead of the UEFA European Super Cup Final between Real Madrid Vs Manchester United. The campaign features the tagline …
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Kenyan sports betting group SportPesa has announced its entry into the South African gambling market by agreeing a four-year ‘Official Title Sponsorship’ deal with Cape Town City FC. The bookmaker secures its four season shirt sponsorship deal, ahead of the start of a new South Africa Premier Soccer League (PSL) season beginning this 18 August. Updating the media, SportPesa management …
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GVC Holdings’ European sports betting subsidiary bwin has launched its multi-million euro, pan-European marketing campaign ‘The Race’, which it has described as ‘a Hollywood-style 90-second car chase to bring to life the excitement and exhilaration of the bwin experience’. Its new marketing campaign has been developed by international creative agency BBH Sport and will form part of its wider ‘Live the …
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Updating the market, industry spread betting firm Sporting Index (Sporting Group subsidiary), has rolled out its sports spread betting app on Google Play Store, to become the first of its kind on Android (UK customers only). The recently rebranded Sporting Group has extended its digital reach following Google’s decision to drop a long-standing ban on gambling and betting apps on the …
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LV BET has announced that it has become the official sponsor of the men’s European volleyball championships, EUROVOLLEY POLAND 2017. The tournament will begin on 24 August and culminate on 3 September, with the opening match alone expected to be watched by more than 50,000 spectators. LV BET has also announced that its ambassador for the tournament will be Polish …
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Betsson AB European sports betting subsidiary Betsafe has announced that it has signed UFC Lightweight Champion ‘The Notorious’ Conor McGregor as its new ‘EU Ambassador’. One of the most followed and popular athletes in world sports, UFC star McGregor is currently preparing to fight boxing legend Floyd ‘Money’ Mayweather in Las Vegas on 26 August, in a bout seeking to …
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The Australian Senate has moved to revamp and amend the nation’s ‘Interactive Gambling Bill’, adding a number of new provisions and restrictions for internet gambling service providers. This Wednesday, the Senate approved the passing of its ‘2016 Amendment Bill’ seeking to overhaul a number of provisions within Australia’s existing ‘2001 Interactive Gambling Bill’. The new provisions have been designed to …
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The Law Commission of India has approached the The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in order to aide the scrutinisation of legalising betting in India. Penning a letter to the board’s member associations, Sanjay Singh, member secretary of the Law Commission, said: “While the Law Commission has been reaching out to the various stakeholders to seek their …
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