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The local council and bookmaker Bet365 have teamed up to launch a £1m scheme aimed at attracting more maths teachers to Stoke. The initiative will see the money go towards paying off the tuition fees of those graduates that opt in and become maths teachers in Stoke. They’ll also be given relocation payments. The details of this scheme, which is half funded …

Stockholm listed betting operator Betsson AB has confirmed the promotion of Ulrik Bengtsson as new Group CEO & President. The appointment of Bengtsson as Group CEO, ends Betsson AB governances search for its replacement of former leader Magnus Silfverberg. Bengtsson will take over corporate leadership from interim CEO Pontus Lindwall, who is set to return to his previous role of …

Ladbrokes has signed a deal with Barry Hearn’s World Snooker to sponsor both the World Grand Prix and Players Championship tournaments for this year. The deal gives the bookmaker exclusive naming rights to the tournaments due to take place in Llandudno between the 8th and 13th of March (Ladbrokes World Grand Prix) and Manchester between the 22nd and 27th of …

Betway has been announced as the title sponsor for Betway Fight Night, a one-off exhibition in which Astralis and Fnatic – two of the globe’s premier eSports teams – will compete for a 4,000 EUR prize. The online bookmaker, who in August 2015 became the first firm to launch a dedicated eSports portal, will be offering a comprehensive collection of markets on …

Jim Supple, former William Hill Retail Operations Director and former Trading Director at Betfair, has joined UK operator Win Cash Live as Chief Operating Officer. Supple will be based at the company’s Bournemouth HQ and will lead the day-to-day running of the company. At William Hill, he led an operation of 2350 high street betting offices and a workforce of over …

With David Cameron confirming that the EU Referendum will take place as expected in June, on June 23rd to be precise, and with a reported 40% of voters still undecided, the bookmakers are predicting a flurry of betting on the event. Mayor of London Boris Johnson announced at the weekend that “after a huge amount of heartache” he has opted to …

Presenting its 2015 full-year results, the governance of Mr Green & Co AB (Mr Green) has detailed to investors that the company will aim to launch a sports betting product in 2016, as the Malta based operator looks to broaden its European online gambling services. Presenting its 2015 results, the operator detailed that it had grown its corporate revenues to …

Action from Ascot, Haydock and Wincanton makes up this weekend’s totescoop6 where a single winner of the combined funds could walk away with a life changing £1.25m.   The win fund stands at £117,410 after it eluded punters last week, while the bonus pool – which rolled over for the 32nd time in a row in the Betfair Hurdle – is creeping …

Matchroom Boxing is delighted to announce that the IBF World Heavyweight showdown between Charles ‘Prince’ Martin and Anthony Joshua MBE will be sponsored by William Hill. The eagerly anticipated bout between the two unbeaten fighters will take place on the 9th April at the O2 Arena in London. The fight, which is expected to be one of the biggest boxing bouts on …

Neither a major football championship, nor the Olympic Games took place in 2015, yet it’ll remain vivid in the memories of many sport fans for some time yet. The All Blacks retaining the Rugby World Cup, Barcelona’s great run for the title in the Champions League, Conor McGregor’s UFC victory over Aldo and Novak Djokovic’s fantastic season, sports fans were …