Leading European sports betting bettingexpert has announced that it has launched an Italian language version of its Smartbets odds comparison site. bettingexpert (operated by Better Collective) continues its ambitions of expanding Smartbets into the leading Pan-European odds comparison portal, informing customers of the best bookmaker information and deals available. Italy represents Smartbets third market entry, following the launch of its …
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Fenway Games has announced its biggest deal to date which will see the company’s SnapPlay product launched into the Chinese sports market via a deal with Chinese social sports platform HQ Sports. The deal will see Fenway provide a social version of its instant-betting app which will be distributed via HQ Sports’ MiaoHi social sports app and its Jihai app, …
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Spanish gambling operator Grupo Codere (Codere) has launched its dedicated Mexican sports betting website Codere.mx, as the restructured operator continues to expand its services within Latin America. Through its strategic partnership with leisure operator Grupo Caliente, Codere is Mexico’s biggest gambling operator servicing 84 gaming establishments. Furthermore, the gambling group has a reported 70 betting points within the provinces of …
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Malta-based industry full-service white label solutions supplier Platin Gaming has announced that sports and betting data specialist Betradar have certified seven core mechanisms of its sports betting system. Updating the market, Platin Gaming governance detailed that it had asked Betrader the industry’s leader in sports data provisions to review its white-label betting software, adding further reliability and authority for its B2B …
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The Labour Party maintaining its ‘heartland seat’ of Stoke-on-Trent, may have seen Jeremy Corbyn avoid complete political disaster last week. However, Labour’s leader still has a daunting task ahead of him if he is to stand as official Party representative for the next General Election. Growing unrest in ‘camp Labour’ regarding leadership has led to senior party officials denying numerous …
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Curacao and Malta-licensed sports betting operator Pinnacle has declared ‘another industry first’, by taking wagers on the ‘CrossFit Open 2017’. Pinnacle states that it is the first bookmaker to offer odds on the sport of Crossfit, which incorporates ‘high-intensity fitness programs with aerobic sports training and muscle conditioning exercises’. Sponsored by Reebok Fitness, the Crossfit competition aims to find ‘the …
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As Hollywood’s A-list prepares for the 89th Academy Awards this Sunday night, movie insiders are pondering whether Damien Chazelle’s romantic musical comedy ‘La La Land’ will break the ‘most Oscars won by a movie’ record. La La Land a film described as a ‘love letter’ to classic Hollywood productions, has equalled the most Oscar nominations record set by ‘Titanic’ (1997) …
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Industry events’ organiser Clarion Gaming, has today confirmed that Lee Richardson will head up the launch and content of its ‘Sportsbook Management Academy’ for its Totally Gaming Academy program. Forming part of the Totally Gaming Academy’s twenty yearly education courses, the new Sportsbook Management Academy seeks to train and develop industry stakeholders on sports betting operations, business models and sector …
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London independent full-service marketing agency The7stars has been awarded the consolidated media planning and buying account of FTSE-listed bookmaker Ladbrokes Coral, valued at an estimated £40 million. Completing its £2.3 billion merger last November, Ladbrokes Coral governance has begun to implement the new enterprise’s post-merger operational strategy seeking short-term corporate savings of between £60-70 million. Following a closed pitch, …
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German language bookmaker Tipbet, has confirmed that it has secured an official betting partnership with Austrian Bundesliga football club SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz. Agreeing sponsorship terms, the bookmaker will become a Sturm Graz prime sponsorship partner, securing high visibility placements throughout the UPC Arena (capacity 16,000). Furthermore, the Tipbet brand will receive further coverage on Sturm Graz related digital and …
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