Sportsbook

Global payment provider WorldPay has informed the media that Britain’s bookmakers are back in business following the start of the Premier League 2015/2016 football season. Following a quiet two months , the opening weekend of the new season provided a timely reminder of how much love the nation and punters have for the ‘best football league in the world’. Exclusive data …

London AIM listed gambling group GVC Holdings is reportedly facing a multi-million dollar legal claim by Canadian entertainment consultancy 37 Entertainment which has accused it of reneging on a deal as a result of its involvement in the £1bn takeover bid for bwin.party Entertainment. 37 Entertainment (37E) claims that GVC had agreed terms to launch a 50-50 partnership targeting the …

Having revamped its website in time for the start of the 2015/2016 Premier League season, football mega jackpots pool operator Colossusbets is looking to give its customers and partners greater value. Announcing its latest pool enhancements, Colossusbet will offer a set of consolation prize funds to all their + £1 million games. The prize enhancements will see the following changes …

Bucking the trend of promoting cashback and deposit offers, European sports betting operator Betsafe (Betsson AB subsidiary), has launched its latest European multi-content advertising campaign titled “No Bullshit Betting”. Betsafe marketing has revealed that it wanted to implement an ‘honest’ message to its audience, following research that revealed that consumers felt patronised by the majority of bookmaker advertising messages. The …

Sports betting technology provider SBTech has announced the launch of two new in-play features Cashout and Live Streaming, which will boost its client product inventories. SBTech development plans to fully roll-out the devices to its client portfolio during Q3 2015. The cashout mechanism will allow players the option to sell their bets back to the operator, is the latest in …

The syndication of 888 Holdings $650 million leveraged loan for the takeover of bwin.party Entertainment has been put on hold by investment banks Barclays and JP Morgan. The financial institutions are said to be waiting for further clarity on the M&A process, following a new bid of 125.5 pence per share deal (bid sum £1.03 billion) by bid competitor GVC …

The Betway Premier League will break new ground in 2016 with the tournament’s first visit to the Netherlands, with the Ahoy Arena in Rotterdam set to join the UK & Ireland’s biggest venues in hosting the sport’s widest-reaching event. The £700,000 Betway Premier League, televised live on Sky Sports, sees an initial ten-player field competing across four months at 16 …

Amaya Inc has announced its entry into the US daily fantasy sports market (DFS) by confirming the acquisition of real money operator Victiv for an undisclosed sum. Victiv is set to re-brand as StarsDraft ahead of its planned US launch In March Amaya had outlined that it would look to enter the US DFS market ahead of the start of …

SpiffX AB and Betting Promotion AB have started a cooperation that will add liquidity to SpiffX’s marketplace and that will create new business opportunities for both companies. SpiffX’s CEO Tobias Fagerlund commented: “This is a cooperation that is fully in line with our intention to create an effective market place for odds trading. Betting Promotion has traded very successfully for …

European sports betting operator Marathonbet furthers its presence within English football by announcing that it has agreed terms with Championship football club Middlesbrough FC to become its official betting partner for the Season 2015/2016. The betting partnership enables Marathonbet to brand the North Stand of Middlesbrough’s famous Riverside Stadium (capacity – 32,000). The brand will receive further coverage through access to …