Admiral Intractive’s sports betting brand SportYes.it has agreed a stadium sponsorship deal with Italian Serie A team AS Livorno Calcio, for the remainder of the 2013/14 Serie A football season. The deal will see SportYes promoted throughout FC Livorno Armando Picchi stadium. The Italian sports betting brand will be showcased on match day banners the clubs LED pitch side advertising …
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Manchester based iGaming operator Betfred has agreed to become a shareholder of Racing Post Greyhound TV – RPGTV, the dedicated live pay broadcasting service of UK betting and racing newspaper – the Racing Post. The partnership will see Racing Post Greyhound TV available through Betfred subsidiary Totepool in Betfred’s +1500 UK based retail outlets. The service will also be available …
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Having acquired Global Betting Exchange Alderney Limited (GBEA), the operators digital sports betting exchange Betdaq for €30m in late February 2013, igaming operator Ladbrokes have began to the promotion of their first ever betting exchange ‘Ladbrokes Exchange’. The acquired betting exchange will now work under the Ladbrokes brand and not as a seperate entity. Ladbrokes who have had a troubled …
Read More »Tradologic, the world’s leading binary options trading platform provider, has appointed KMi Gaming to maximise opportunities in the betting and gaming industry, with a specific focus on the UK, Irish & wider European region. KMi Gaming offers a range of consultancy services to its strategic partners that range from investors to start-ups to global brands. CEO Keith McDonnell and his …
Read More »Football betting has had a short lifespan in Hong Kong, having only been allowed by the government as a public betting market in 2012/2013, allowing the Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC) to diversify it betting portfolio. Football has quickly developed into a mainstay popular betting market for Hong Kong punters, as reports conducted show that the betting has risen threefold from HK$ 16.1 …
Read More »Israeli based igaming software and technology provider Playtech has informed shareholders that it has acquired a 3% stake in troubled igaming operator Ladbrokes Plc. According to UK newpaper the Daily Telegraph ,The Playtech board informed shareholders that it had purchased its stake at a value of (US) $38m, calming speculation that Playtech would acquire outright Ladbrokes. Playtech controlled by Israeli …
Read More »iGaming operator William Hill published third quarter 2013 results that saw the company drop £20m below set expectations for company performance in the year. William Hill saw operational revenue increase by 10%, nevertheless net operating profit was down 31% on set targets. William Hill have warned investors that there is no certainty whether the company will be able to make …
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The Racecourse Newbury today announces that bet365 has become the new headline sponsor for the Hennessy Heritage Festival, signing a new long term agreement. Headquartered in Stoke and with a worldwide customer base of over ten million, bet365 is the world’s largest online sports betting company. They will sponsor races across the three days including the Grade Two bet365 Long …
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The SBC team catches up with Rory Anderson CEO of 12BET Europe, to discuss 12BET plans for the European Market, cultural betting differences between Asia and Europe and igaming football marketing. Rory joined 12BET in January 2010 with a remit to grow the European business from scratch. Before joining the company Rory had spent the past seven years working in …
Read More »Slovak football has been rocked this weekend by allegations concerning four active and three former Slovakian professional football players regarding football match fixing and having ties with Asian-based match fixing groups. This past weekend saw the arrest of 16 people with ties in Slovak football in a Slovak and Czech police joint task-force to stop corruption in regional sports. Slovak …
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