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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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

William Hill has confirmed that they are fearing for a fairy-tale Welsh success in the Euro 2016 final on Sunday. The bookmaker has made Germany and France joint 7/4 favourites to win the tournament, but they are hoping that big outsiders Wales fail to emulate the Leicester City story. Wales are currently 8/1, but William Hill have racked up seven …

The Financial Times has revealed that GVC Holdings (GVC) has secured a premium listing on the London Stock Exchange, boosting the firm’s ambitions of breaking the FTSE-250 by the end of 2016. The former London-AIM online betting operator had been granted approval to list on the London exchange in February following the completion of its £1.1 billion takeover of bwin.party …

Malta-based European sports betting operator Tipico Sportwetten (Tipico), continues to extend its brand coverage within Danish football by announcing a 2-year betting partnership with Esbjerg fB. The new partnership was officially announced on Esbjerg fB website, with Tipico marketing agreeing terms ahead of the start of the Danish Super Liga 2016/17 season. As key to its future growth strategy, Tipico …

European sports betting operator NetBet has confirmed that it has secured a ‘Class 1 Romanian operator licence’ from by regulator Official Național pentru Jocuri de Noroc (ONJN) for a period of ten years. The conformation will allow Malta-licensed NetBet to operate specific Romanian subsidiary Cosmo Gaming Company a division which will maintain the operations and services of NetBet.ro In October …