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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 …
Read More »2015 Sports Personality of the Year – Tough Call!
The 2015 Sports Personality of the Year contestants have been announced. The winner will be announced on December 20th but before that comes the annual gripe over those that have been left out, and discussion about which of the twelve selected will take home the award. Here’s SBC’s look, including their odds to win and our pick. The four favourites …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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, …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »Perkins UK bookies favourite to host Top Gear
Sue Perkins the host of the BBC’s Great British Bake Off has been made favourite by UK bookmakers to replace axed Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson. Perkins a lead face for the BBC has been priced at evens to replace the controversial Clarkson , she is followed by X Factor host Dermot O’Leary (2/1) and former super model and car enthusiast Jodie …
Read More »Roy Clements – STATS is bringing fantasy to life
Roy Clements, Managing Director, UK for STATS, explains how the firm is continuing development on its award-winning fantasy sports product. SBC: Hi there, can you give further details of STATS’ fantasy sports product and where you feel it fits in with the sports data and insights solutions you provide? RC: Our Fantasy unit has been in operation for more than …
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