Scott Longley, editorial director at Regulus Insights, takes a look at the recent ASA report in to gambling advertising and finds plenty in there to concern the industry. If there is some good news for the UK’s gambling companies from the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) review into gambling advertising published late last week, it is that the market research undertaken …
Read More »Sandown Park Racecourse management have announced that UK bookmaker bet365 have extended its racecourse and festival sponsorship for a further three years. The bet365 brand will continue to be promoted throughout the racecourses track. The bookmaker will also keep its title sponsorships of bet365 Flat Friday and bet365 Jump Finale for Sandown Park’s Race Festival, which is hosted every April. …
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The latest Online Gambling Quarterly report from MECN has had a number of unusual events to assess, given that the first half of 2014 was marked above all by the FIFA World Cup and some events, such as the PokerStars acquisition, that shook up the industry. This new report covers online gambling industry benchmarks, KPIs, and related topics and comes …
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Bookmaker bet365 held onto its Bookmaker of the Month award for August while Paddy Power regained its Money Back Offer of the Month title from Stan James in rankings devised by leading online betting service and affiliate Freebets.com. The return of the domestic football season and three major horse racing meetings in the calendar, Glorious Goodwood, York’s Ebor Festival and the …
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Gambling Consultant Steve Donoughue takes a look at the attempt of bookmakers to replicate the alcohol industry’s Portman Group. Yesterday saw the launch of the Senet Group by the big 3 Bookmakers and Irish upstart Paddy Power. For those of you who missed it, which is odd because it got some good news coverage, the Senet Group will be an …
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bettingexpert.com Racing editor Stephen Harris digests the latest Ladbrokes woes and identifies five implications for the industry. The headlines in the press said it all last week as the beleaguered bookmaker suffered yet another dire set of results, particularly when compared with William Hill, Paddy Power and Bet365. But what do these shocking figures mean for the industry as a …
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Punters have been given an easy-to-use way of discovering whether or not a fancied bet offers value, thanks to Europe’s biggest tipping network. Super affiliate bettingexpert has launched a free Betting Odds Calculator App, which informs users of what odds their prediction should be and what odds are available on the market. It can even allow users to bet directly …
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Betradar has launched a new live streaming solution for global online and mobile sportsbooks. Live Channel Online extends the existing portfolio of trading, gaming and front-end visualisation services with an entertaining and revenue-driving streaming solution. The combination of the live stream with Betradar’s range of live data visualisation widgets, plus its fast-paced in-play games, such as Soccer Roulette and In-Play …
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West Brom have bolstered their survival chances with a host of shrewd summer signings and sponsorship deals ahead of the upcoming 2014/15 Premier League season. Online sportsbook providers 666Bet and bet365 have been unveiled as premium club partners. The Baggies, who finished one place above the relegation zone in May, announced the partnerships on their official website. 666Bet has been welcomed as the club’s platinum Asian gaming partner. …
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One of Europe’s best tipsters has scooped another €10,000 after winning bettingexpert’s Tipster of the Year competition for 2013/14. Swedish tipster ‘Zami’ came top of the leaderboard for the year after achieving a profit of €3,258.90 across almost 8,000 bets with an average yield of 4.7 per cent. He outperformed more than 1,500 other tipsters who give their tips for …
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