Norwich City striker Kyle Lafferty has been fined £23,000 and warned over his future conduct after accepting a Football Association (FA) charge for betting. The fine relates to Lafferty betting on a match on February 20, 2016, and breaching the FA rule E8 in the process. It is important to note that Norwich City and Northern Ireland didn’t play on …
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South Africa wicketkeeper gets 12-year ban for match fixing
Thami Tsolekile, a South African wicketkeeper that toured England with the Proteas in 2012 and was centrally contracted as recently as 2013/14, has been banned from cricket for 12 years. Tsolekile is one of four players caught up in the match fixing scandal linked to Gulam Bodi, who was banned for 20 years by Cricket South Africa (CSA) on January …
Read More »Betfair launches ‘Ready?’ campaign with Lucky Generals
Following its H1 marketing alignment with Paddy Power, Betfair has launched its first multi-channel campaign ‘Ready?’ with London creative agency Lucky Generals. Lucky Generals had been appointed Betfair creative lead agency in May of this year, as new FTSE enterprise Paddy Power Betfair began its post-merger synergy strategy, outlining initial corporate savings within its marketing operations. ‘Ready?’ sees Betfair marketing …
Read More »The Football Pools goes live with Commologic’s BetUP
Sportech Plc subsidiary The Football Pools has confirmed that it will integrate a second screen live betting experience by BetUP produced by igaming UX specialists Commologic. Adding BetUP mechanisms, The Football Pools games will bring a in-play betting to customers for the first time and further add new game functions to its increasing product portfolio at footballpools.com. BetUp will be rolled …
Read More »Sky Betting & Gaming takes on 27 for new Software Academy
Sky Betting and Gaming has employed 27 technology graduates this week to mark the start of its new Software Academy at Wellington Place in Leeds. The launch of the academy is a key part of the company’s strategy to keep home grown talent in the north of England. Just under 70% of the new recruits studied in Yorkshire, which includes …
Read More »Rugby League star faces investigation over NRL betting activity
New Zealand standoff Kieran Foran is being investigated by the police and NRL Integrity Unit after $2,000 in winnings from a bet on his Parramatta Eels team ended up in his TAB account. The match in question was Parramatta’s visit to Foran’s former club, Manly Sea Eagles, on April 14. Just half an hour before kick-off, $18,000 in cash was wagered …
Read More »William Hill signs three-year partnership with Chelsea FC
William Hill has signed a deal to become Chelsea FC’s new official betting partner, in a three-year collaboration with the 2014/15 Premier League champions. The bookmaker will also host Chelsea’s match day betting service at Stamford Bridge, allowing fans to place bets at the stadium on the day of the game and collect winnings from any one of more than …
Read More »Starman’s Blackstar is the Mercury Prize favourite say bookies
David Bowie is the bookmaker’s favourite to posthumously be awarded the 2016 Mercury Prize for his album ‘Blackstar’. Ladbrokes has made ‘Blackstar’ the early favourite with odds of 2/1 though both Radiohead and Anohni are close contenders for the coveted prize. Both Radiohead’s ‘Moon Shaped Pool’ and Anohni’s ‘Hopelessness’ are priced at 5/1. Bowie’s Blackstar was released a mere two days …
Read More »Coral becomes official betting partner for Derby County FC
Championship football club Derby County has announced that Coral will be its official betting and gaming partner until the end of the 2018/19 season. Coral will offer a full cash betting service at the iPro Stadium on match days, with betting stations located around the ground. This stadium betting service will be operated by BD Stadia, market leaders in betting …
Read More »Foxe Catcher! BetStars scores Leicester City European betting partnership
English Premier League Champions Leicester City FC have announced Amaya Inc online betting subsidiary BetStars as its official European Betting Partner as the Foxes make their Champions League debut in season 2016/17. Announcing the partnership this morning, Leicester City management detailed that the BetStars brand would receive high coverage placement throughout The King Power Stadium (capacity: 32,000) during season 2016/17 …
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