Tag Archives: BBC

eSports 2015 SBC report – Part 2

SBC News eSports 2015 SBC report - Part 2

Following Part 1’s assessment of the key occurrences in the eSports industry from a business perspective in the opening six months of 2015, here’s more of the same for the latter part of the year. August Ashton Kutcher became the latest high profile investor in eSports as he joined billionaire Mark Cuban in investing in Unikrn. Kutcher has a successful …

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Ladbrokes issues market warning ahead of Great British Bake-Off final!

SBC News Ladbrokes issues market warning ahead of Great British Bake-Off final!

Ladbrokes has announced that it will consider cancelling wagers on its Great British Bake Off TV market as the show enters its final week. The bookmaker has shown concern regarding news that show staff and insiders were placing bets on this year’s winner. Alerting the media, Ladbrokes stated its was investigating wagers from 42 account which have been linked to …

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Fiona Thorne – Senet Group – WrB Insight: BBC TV show points to a new era of transparency

SBC News Fiona Thorne - Senet Group - WrB Insight: BBC TV show points to a new era of transparency

 Senet Group Director  & WrB key speaker Fiona Thorne highlights the importance of openness for the gambling sector… It was one of the boldest decisions made by a gambling company in recent years, but inviting the BBC’s cameras behind the scenes at Gala Coral could point to a successful new direction for the industry, according to Fiona Thorne, the betting operator’s director …

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Oh Crumbs! Ladbrokes suspends Great British Bake Off market

SBC News Oh Crumbs! Ladbrokes suspends Great British Bake Off market

The BBC has aired just one episode of its popular Great British Bake Off (GBBO), however Ladbrokes today has announced that it has suspended its TV betting market to “assess the situation”, following a flurry of bets placed on one contestant. Ladbrokes trading team noticed suspicious play on one contestant, whose odds started at 12/1 and were reduced to 6/1, …

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BBC airs “Britain at the Bookies” tonight featuring Coral Huddersfield bookmaker

SBC News BBC airs "Britain at the Bookies” tonight featuring Coral Huddersfield bookmaker

Coral has been made the subject of a BBC three part documentary named “Britain at the Bookies”. The documentary will air tonight on BBC One at 21:00, and will focus on the daily trials and tribulations faced by staff of a Coral betting shop in Huddersfield in West Yorkshire. The bookmaker agreed to the filming of the BBC documentary in …

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Miliband becomes bookmakers favourite to win UK General Election

SBC News Miliband becomes bookmakers favourite to win UK General Election

Labour leader Ed Miliband has reversed UK bookmaker’s odds, and is now the favourite candidate to become Prime Minister after next month’s General Election. Bookmakers Ladbrokes, Paddy Power and Betfair have placed Miliband as favourite to win on 7 May, making the labour leader the General Election market favourite for the first time since October 2014. Paddy Power has now …

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