Sportsbook

Updating the market on its half-year 2016 performance (period ending 30 June), Frankfurt-listed sports betting operator mybet Holdings SE (mybet) stated that the period was characterised by two factors; its continued decline in revenues and the sale of German horseracing wagering operator pferdewetten.de. Closing a tough H1 period, mybet would record a -16% decline in group revenues to €24 million (H1 …

UK licensed gaming start up Argyll Entertainment has launched its UK-facing sportsbook www.betonbrazil.com, featuring the name, face and voice of ex-Scottish International footballer turned award-winning broadcaster Alan Brazil as its brand ambassador. Bet on Brazil intends to leverage the lively, knowledgeable and charismatic personality of Brazil by offering its customers an experience that surrounds the traditional online gambling product with a lively …

Amaya Inc subsidiary Rational Group has confirmed the appointment of Zeno Osskó as Managing Director of BetStars, its online sports betting division. Osskó takes on the leadership of BetStars, having resigned as CEO of Frankfurt Xetra-listed European sports betting operator mybet SE last month. Rational Group management confirmed that Osskó would join its division on 12 September taking on overall …

Remember those happy times just over a year ago when talk of Donald Trump as the next US President were laughed off as absurd? You only need to go back 14 months to find odds for the Donald as high as 100/1. In June 2015 he was 33/1 to win the Republican candidacy. They said it couldn’t be done. Unfortunately, they …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …