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Garry Knowles is to leave Webis Holdings after 10 years at the Isle of Man firm. The group, which until recently operated Betinternet.com, announced his departure yesterday, with almost immediate effect. In an announcement to investors, it said: “The board of Webis announce that by mutual agreement, Garry Knowles will step down as Group Managing Director and terminate his employment …

William Hill Australia will allow its customers to by-pass country restrictions on in-play betting by releasing its  ‘Click to Call’ feature for Australian sports betting customers. The feature will allow customers to connect to live betting markets by activating their computer microphones with the operators live markets team. Current Australian online gambling laws prohibit licensed operators from offering in-play (live) sports …

Australian gambling operator TattsBet announced the  a new era of sports and race betting with the opening of its new world-class retail wagering experience – the first phase of a national rebrand to UBET. Located in Brisbane, Australia’s first UBET store reveals a range of benefits for punters with a fully immersive and more digitally-driven experience, which will provide a …

Reporting on its full year 2014 performance (preliminary results) Paddy Power recorded corporate net revenues of €882 million (FY 2013 – €746 million), as the operator was able to announce record net profits of €167 million up 18% on FY 2013 €141 million. Paddy Power governance has been able to announce a €8 cash return per share to investors from …

Paddy Power owned Australian betting operator Sportsbet.com.au won ‘Operator of the Year’ at the eGaming Review Australia Awards, held at the Sydney Shangri-La Hotel. Sportsbet.com.au beat competition from Australian focused betting operators TAB and Tom Waterhouse (William Hill) and international operator Betfair to claim the ‘Operator of the Year’ title. The Paddy Power Australian sports betting subsidiary also took home …

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has apparently waged war on live betting ahead of the Cricket World Cup, and warned that anyone caught breaking the rules would be barred from the whole tournament. Speaking to the media at the end of last week, Sir Ronnie Flanagan, head of the ICC’s anti-corruption and security unit, said that ‘pitch-siding’ went ‘far deeper’ …

William Hill’s Australian operation was the only one that increased its operating profit in the fourth quarter, thanks to the Spring Carnival period, with a 59% jump mitigating somewhat a 13% drop in retail operating profit and a 6% dip online. It meant that the group’s Q4 operating profit as a whole dropped 7%. On a full-year basis, Group net …

Gambling data specialists H2 Gambling Capital have conducted a comprehensive study on Australian consumer online gambling trends and habits. The study undertaken looks to provide further tacit details on Australian gambling consumers focusing on Who Australian online gamblers are? Why they gamble? What products they gamble on? The study shows that Australian gambling consumers spend about AUS $17.52 (£9.50) per …

Australian igaming entrepreneur Matthew Tripp stated that he wants his new business venture BetEasy.com.au, to revolutionise the Australian sports betting market. The bullish owner of BetEasy has vowed to offer Australian punters the best sports value and entertainment in the market, taking established Australian bookmakers head-on. Tripp who sold his previous sports betting venture Sportsbet Australia to Irish operators Paddy …