Further to this morning’s 2015 (unaudited) performance update, FTSE listed betting operator William Hill has confirmed that Crispin Nieboer will replace Andrew Lee as Manging Director of its digital business division on an interim basis. Lee who has served as MD of William Hill Digital since 2012, has been placed on gardening leave, with the operator yet to announce his …
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European online betting operator Interwetten Sports has reported its most successful year in business, recording 2015 net revenues (period ending 31 December) of €50.2 million (£38 million), representing a 21% increase on 2014 performance. The Malta licensed bookmaker reported a record breaking turnover of €951 million (Up 20% on 2014), which had been driven by increased player activity on its …
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David Haye is making his comeback on Saturday 16th January against Australian Mark de Mori. The fight will take place at the 02 Arena in Haye’s hometown of London, and there’ll be live coverage courtesy of Dave. This is the same channel known for airing mostly old comedies, and the fight will be the first sporting event broadcast on it. …
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The International Cricket Council (ICC) today confirmed that it has charged and provisionally suspended Hong Kong cricketer Irfan Ahmed with an offence under Article 2.4.2 of the ICC Anti-Corruption Code (effective from 10 October 2012 to 10 November 2014). As reported in the Sydney Morning Herald, Ahmed has been charged with the anti-corruption offence after being approached by one of …
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A Sky Bet customer was in a jubilant mood on January 9th following a win on the bookmaker’s Super 6 competition. Owen Burrows, a 25 year old from Cambridge, correctly predicted the scores of six FA cup third round ties to win the £250,000 jackpot. Burrows said of his win: “I genuinely can’t believe I’ve won, it feels like a dream.” The …
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Ahead of the upcoming primaries and this year’s US Presidential election, British bettors are focussing their political bets on Donald Trump to fail on his White House ambitions for US 2016. Betting exchange Matchbook today has informed that over £1 million worth of bets for Trump to fail in his bid to succeed Barack Obama. At present Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton is the favourite …
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This morning London AIM listed betting operator GVC Holdings (GVC) issued a corporate trading update for its full year 2015 performance (period ending 31 December) Ahead of its merger with bwin.party Entertainment, GVC reported Net Gaming Revenues (NGR) of €247 million (£184 million) up 10.2% on FY 2014’ €224 million (£167 million). The operator further detailed that during 2015 it …
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UK marketing news source The Drum has reported that Toronto listed operator Amaya Inc has appointed Crispin Porter + Bogusky (CP+B Group) as its lead creative marketing agency for new sports betting brand BetStars.com The appointment of CP+B Group as lead agency, follows last December’s soft launch of the BetStars Version 1 client by subsidiary PokerStars. Amaya governance has continually …
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Unibet are pleased to announce that they will become a sponsor of Essex County Cricket Club (CCC). The deal will see them become the Official Betting Partner of the County, and will also include stand sponsorship at The Essex County Ground. Unibet will be offering Essex fans a bespoke welcome offer, as well as market leading odds on all Essex …
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EveryMatrix has strengthened its Virtual Sports offering by partnering up with leading Virtual Sports provider Global Bet. The partnership sees Global Bet’s full portfolio of virtual sports and number games rolled out to EveryMatrix’s network of Sports Betting and Casino clients on a single wallet, omni channel basis. Ebbe Groes, CEO of EveryMatrix, stated: “It’s become apparent over recent years …
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