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Betway Sponsor Total Warrior UK Charity Run

SBC News Betway Sponsor Total Warrior UK Charity Run

Online sports book Betway has agreed to sponsor the Cumbria 10 kilometer and 10 mile  Total Warrior Challenge. The UK charity event run hosted in the Lake District is the toughest amateur run in the uk cross country calendar and will see more than 5,000 runners participate. Bob Dutnall, Betway’s Executive Director, sCommented:  “Betway is delighted to announce its sponsorship …

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Aussie Tom Waterhouse Sued by Bet247

SBC News Aussie Tom Waterhouse Sued by Bet247

Australian white label sports betting brand Bet247 has filed a legal lawsuit against  sports betting expert Tom Waterhouse over  in the 2011 rescue of Bet247 customers following the failure of Bet247′s wagering services provider – Sports Alive to secure transaction funds for player wagering. The Melbourne-based  Sports Alive brand went into  quickly into liquidation, and an investigation by the Australian Gambling …

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William Hill Show Interest in Australian Sportsbook – Tom Waterhouse

Australian business and  financial review newspaper ‘Australia Business’, issued reports that British bookmaker William Hill is understood to be leading the race to acquire celebrity businessman Tom Waterhouse’s Australian betting operation. Tom Waterhouse is a popular figure in Australian sports television and shares half-time sports betting reports on Australian rugby and Australian  football broadcasts. The potential deal allegedly values TomWaterhouse.com …

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BET.CO.ZA Launches South African TV Campaign

SBC News BET.CO.ZA Launches South African TV Campaign

South African sports betting operator BET.CO.ZA has launched its first ever TV commercial as part of its 2nd birthday celebrations. The advert promotes the bookmakers in-play live sports betting odds on online, mobile and tablet platforms. Their new TV advert will be displayed on South African terrestrial television channels (advert featured below). BET.CO.ZA are licensed by the Western Cape Gambling and …

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Australia Reins In Sports Betting Advertising

Australian parliamentary committee has urged the government to review its laws on publicity and advertising of gambling and sports betting advertisements during sports broadcasts in order to protect children and  Australia vulnerable. The Joint Select Committee on Gambling Reform  (COAG) released a report yesterday containing a series of recommendations to restrict the influence of sports betting and gambling promotions on …

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Sports Betting on the up in Ghana

Ghana sports betting is on the up according to African Business Correspondence Magazine ‘Ventures Africa‘. Ghana one of the leading lights in African business and GDP is witnessing a popular birth of regulated and licensed sports betting in accordance with its national laws. Over the past 18 months Ghana has approved 5 sports betting operators to offer odds and pool …

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Betfred appoint new Australian MD

Betfreds continued expansion into new international markets has seen them target the Australian igaming market. The igaming operator operator have applied for an Australian Northern Territory online gambling license  at the start of 2013.  Betfred have announced its first Australian senior appointment in the form of new Betfred Australian MD – Luke Brill, joining as the first full time employee …

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