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Opening its ‘Glastonbury Headlining Act’ market, UK bookmaker Ladbrokes has placed Radiohead as its 4/6 favourite to ‘headline’ a festival night in 2017. The bookmaker places the indie rock band as market favourite, following their May release of ‘A Moon Shaped Pool’ the band’s first studio album since 2011’s ‘The King of Limbs’. Thom Yorke’s band is placed as favourite …

BetVictor has announced that it has become the first operator to provide Timeform’s South African horse racing data and analysis to its customers. This becomes the latest move in its partnership with the data and content provider.  The announcement means that BetVictor is now displaying Timeform horse racing data and selections for all South African race meetings across all channels. Coupled …

Updating its ‘US 2016 Presidential Market’, Betfair’s online betting exchange has now seen Republican candidate Donald Trump drift to 5.0 (20% chance of winning) following last night’s second Presidential Debate at Washington University St Louis. A weekend that saw the Trump campaign rocked by the Washington Post revealing audio tapes of Trump making lewd comments towards women, saw the Republican …

Publishing its full year 2016 results (12-month period ending 30 June), independent bookmaker Sky Betting & Gaming (SB&G) has delivered strong growth across all its 2016 metrics, as the operator prepares for its future international expansion. Closing its FY 2016, SB&G detailed that Group Revenues had hit £373 million, up 51% on corresponding FY 2015’s £247 million. The operator’s significant …

Betting industry stakeholders have criticised the UK government with regards to its planned review of gambling advertising standards, which may see the introduction of a blanket ban on operator advertisements’ before the 9 pm watershed. Last Friday, the UK betting industry was rocked by the confirmation that the Conservative government would attach a review of UK gambling advertising practices to …

It might have been thought that Spiffx punters would be more willing to persevere with a winning team – unbeaten in the league and undoubtedly on a hot streak when it comes to scoring goals – but perhaps the lessons from last year’s upsets have truly sunk in. Or maybe they were much more attuned to the fact that Tottenham …

Sporting Index has asked UK voters how they would cast a vote in the US presidential election and found that Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton has an extraordinary 40-point lead over her rival Donald Trump. The leading political spread betting firm commissioned pollsters Opinium and found that 52 per cent of UK voters would back Clinton, compared to just 12 per …

Grupo EGASA (EGASA) Spanish online gambling brand Luckia (Luckia.es) has confirmed that it has become the official betting partner of La Liga football club Celta de Vigo (Celta).   Confirming the sponsorship, which will see the Luckia brand promoted on the back of Celta’s 2016/17 football shirt, EGASA governance was pleased to have partnered with its local Galician football club. …

Sky Betting & Gaming has held the first in a series of ‘Commercial Talks’, as industry pros took to the floor to share their experience and knowledge to the local product and marketing community in Leeds. On 6 October, over 40 guests spanning product management, design, creative and brand, secured a slot to hear talks from Sky Bet’s Commercial Director …

UK news sources have reported that the Conservative Government are considering a blanket ban on all gambling advertisements before the 9pm watershed. The government is set to add a review of UK gambling advertising practices to its ongoing examination of Fixed Odds Betting Terminals (FOBTs).  Early reports indicate that government will seek to clampdown gambling on TV advertising, expressing concerns …