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Betcade confirms that it will cease operations this January

SBC News Betcade confirms that it will cease operations this January

Issuing a corporate statement, David Chang the CEO & Founder of dedicated ‘real-money’ gaming/gambling app store Betcade has informed stakeholders and the media that his firm will cease operating by the end of January 2017. Updating the market, Chang did not detail specifics as to why Betcade has chosen to stop its operations. Chang thanked all stakeholders associated with the …

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Betfair customers write off French Socialist party ahead of debates

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According to the Betfair Exchange Manuel Valls and Arnaud Montebourg boast little chance of success in the upcming French election. Ahead of the first of the Socialist Party TV debates Valls and Montebourg have been given just a 2% chance of victory. The debates are an opportunity for those wishing to become France’s Socialist Party candidate ahead of the presidential primary elections …

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Britons leave an average of £15 in dormant gambling accounts

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New research by www.BettingTips4You.com has revealed that the average Briton with a dormant gambling account has £14.96 left in their account. The research showed that a third of Britons have a gambling account, with 22% of those admitting that they have almost £15 unused in their account, which amounts to £53.58 million of unused money. This was part of an …

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Matchbook secures Jockey Club multi-race title sponsorship

SBC News Matchbook secures Jockey Club multi-race title sponsorship

Online betting exchange Matchbook (Matchbook.com) has expanded its presence within UK racing by agreeing a multi-race title sponsorship with British racecourse operaor The Jockey Club. Announcing the partnership, Matchbook marketing detailed that the exchange had secured title sponsorship of 16 fixtures at Sandown Park and Kempton Park racecourses. Furthermore, Matchbook will sponsor a number of Jockey Club syndicated races at Kempton …

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CONMEBOL ups integrity monitoring capabilities with Sportradar’s ‘Fraud Detection System’

SBC News CONMEBOL ups integrity monitoring capabilities with Sportradar’s 'Fraud Detection System'

CONMEBOL the South American Football Confederation has confirmed that it will join Sportradar’s integrity program with a view of optimising its mechanisms in detecting, monitoring and investigating match-fixing within its syndicated football matches/competitions. Confirming the strategic partnership, Sportradar will install its match data monitoring, Fraud Detection System monitoring the global betting market across a host of South American football leagues …

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Sky Betting & Gaming partners with Qubit to build out personalisation strategy across all brands

SBC News Sky Betting & Gaming partners with Qubit to build out personalisation strategy across all brands

Independent bookmaker Sky Betting & Gaming (SB&G) has become the latest industry operator to partner with digital data and customisation specialist Qubit, as the firm seeks to boost its personalisation and player targeting capabilities. Confirming the partnership, SB&G development teams detailed that Qubit’s ‘Visitor Cloud’ technology was needed in order to optimise growing customer demand across its nine established brands. …

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Sports ‘all-in-one’ disruptor Sportdec seeks €3 million funding round

SBC News Sports 'all-in-one' disruptor Sportdec seeks €3 million funding round

Irish start-up Sportdec is seeking to close a €3 million round in venture funding this Q1 2017 as the company seeks to bridge sports content, social gaming and betting through its mobile app expansion. Led by former Sky Betting & Gaming Head of Social Games Bruce Bale (CEO), Sportdec has pitched itself as the ‘ultimate fan-centric app’ delivering all forms …

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