Portuguese licensed bookmaker Bet Entertainment Technologies Limited owner of bet.pt has launched its online sportsbook and igaming platform powered by sports betting technology provider SBTech. Following a review of industry services providers, Bet Entertainment chose SBTech provisions to service its bet.pt brand an approved Portuguese-language sports betting portal licensed by the Serviço de Regulação e Inspeção de Jogos do Turismo …
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Dutch Lower House approves ‘Netherlands Online Gambling Bill’
Following nearly two years of parliamentary debate, the Dutch Lower House has today pushed through the ‘Netherlands Online Gambling Bill’ seeking to regulate and license industry services. Dutch industry stakeholders now expect the online gambling bill to be rubber-stamped by the Dutch Senate, with online gambling regulation set to be implemented by early 2017. The online gambling bill has navigated …
Read More »Leo Fernandez receives 15-month snooker ban for match-fixing
Irish Snooker player Leo Fernandez has been given a 15-month ban by the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) after admitting to a charge related to corruption and match-fixing. Fernandez, 40, was provisionally suspended on May 27 pending an investigation into suspicious betting patterns during his World Championship qualifying match with Gary Wilson in April. He has now admitted …
Read More »GVC bolsters CRM capabilities with Optimove multi-brand partnership
Seeking to bolster its customer retention management (CRM) operations, GVC Holdings (GVC) has confirmed Israeli user management software provider Optimove as its new network partner. Optimove a specialist in automated and tailored CRM system development, will become the core retention platform for GVC’s portfolio of betting and igaming brands (Sportingbet, bwin, Party Gaming, Foxy Bingo). GVC had a prior working …
Read More »ESSA partners with R&A to protect The Open Championship
ESSA has entered into a formal information sharing arrangement with The R&A, event organisers for The Open Championship. The agreement is a precautionary measure, with the aim of detecting and deterring any betting-related corruption at the oldest golf tournament in the world. ESSA will employ its alert and reporting system, covering regulated markets from each of its members. Considering they …
Read More »Paddy Power ‘Complaints Line’ advert rapped by ASA for use of misleading promotion
The UK Advertising Standard Authority (ASA) has rapped Paddy Power for its Cheltenham 2016 ‘Complaints Line’ advert for using a misleading promotion. The TV advert created by London agency Lucky Generals featured comedian Kayvan Novak’s characters promoting Paddy Power’s ‘Money Back as a Free Bet’ on all second places at Cheltenham 2016 offer. The advert would see the bookmaker further …
Read More »bettingexpert – Wales fairy tale overturns 99% of Euro 2016 predictions
bettingexpert, Europe’s biggest sports betting player portal has revealed that just 1 in 100 football fans had predicted Wales’ incredible Euro 2016 journey. Analysing data from almost 30,000 football fans who entered its ‘bettingexpert Euro 2016 Predictor’ game ahead of the tournament start date (10 June), bettingexpert revealed that just 366 (1.32%) believed Wales could make it to the semi-final …
Read More »UKIP Evans backs Leadsom with £500 Star Sports charity wager
Prominent UKIP leadership candidate Suzanne Evans has put party politics on hold and backed Andrea Leadsom’s bid to become Conservative party leader. Evans accepted a free £500 charity bet from Star Sports and backed Leadsom at odds of 5/2. All the winnings will go to Lipoedema UK, a charity that Evans has run since 2011. Evans said of the news: “I’m …
Read More »William Hill opens wagering on Virtual Racing in Nevada
William Hill has opened wagering on Virtual Racing at two of its Nevada Race and Sports Books. After receiving approval for a field trial from the Nevada Gaming Control Board, the company will offer Virtual Racing inside the Plaza Casino and Silver Sevens Casino, both in Las Vegas. Featuring the voice of legendary race caller Tom Durkin, William Hill Virtual …
Read More »Ladbrokes – Steve Coogan & Guy Martin favourites for Top Gear hot seat
Comedian Steve Coogan and former Isle of Man TT rider Guy Martin are 5/1 joint-favourites to replace Chris Evans as lead presenter of BBC’s Top Gear motoring show. This weekend Evans announced that he would not return for a second series of Top Gear, stating that he had tried ‘his best, but it just did not work out’. Publishing an …
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