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It’s a thankless job being the January transfer window. It’s frequently criticised by managers with prices pumped up by clubs looking to capitalise and make a good return, meaning only the clubs with the heftiest bank balances can afford to buy. The flip side of the coin of course is that it protects smaller clubs by allowing them to hang onto their key players for …

Another year, another example of the famed ‘magic of the cup’ during this weekend’s third round action. League 2 side Oxford overcame Swansea, whilst minnows Eastleigh drew with Championship Bolton Wanderers. Elsewhere Wycombe drew 1-1 with Remi Garde’s struggling Aston Villa. With numerous chances of a thrilling upset, generous odds in hand, the third round weekend is a popular one …

York Racecourse officials have stated that they will allow bookmaker sponsors’ to renew track and event sponsorships regardless of whether the companies’ have gained an Approved Betting Partner (ABP) status by the British Horseracing Authority. The independent racecourse becomes the first venue to declare that it will not abide by BHA and UK Racing policy regarding ABP status for bookmakers, …

Online bookmaker Betway, with software provider Microgaming, have been confirmed as a world record holder by Guinness World Records organisation following the announcement of their jackpot handout. The operator is now able to claim the official title of ‘largest jackpot payout in an online slot machine game’ ever. A tidy sum of £13,213,838.68 was awarded to Jon Heywood of Cheshire via Microgaming’s …

WantMyBet was founded by Olly Joshi, Will Chapman and Tom Gooday, with the trio dissatisfied with the current offerings available for fans seeking well-informed betting advice. SBC spoke to Olly Joshi to discuss the new social betting platform, Jimmy Bullard as a butler and how they’re setting about improving football betting for the everyday punter. SBC: Olly, congratulations on the …

The 2015 review of sports betting integrity education for elite athletes by member player associations has been published by the Professional Players Federation (PPF). The Minister for Sport, Tracey Crouch MP, attended the reception at which it was launched which was itself hosted by Nigel Adams MP. A key part of the review was the discussion of the ongoing need …

Following on from last week’s announcement that it had secured Davis and Fed Cup sponsorship, online bookmaker Betway furthers it presence within tennis by becoming principal sponsor Tie Break Tens quick-fire tournament. The inaugural Tie Break Tens tournament takes place on Saturday 5 December at the Royal Albert Hall, as part of Champions Tennis 2015, the finale of the ATP Champions …

Betway has extended its marketing coverage within the sport of tennis by announcing that it has agreed terms with the International Tennis Federation (ITF) to become an sponsor partner for both Davis Cup and Fed Cup BNP Paribas tournaments. The terms will see Betway promoted as a main sponsor for the tournaments until 2018. The Betway brand was unveiled as …

Bet365 was the standout bookmaker for bettingexpert.com’s community of tipsters during October. Of the 97,970 tips placed during the month, the Stoke-based bookmaker was selected as the preferred operator for a huge 19.1% of them, considerably higher than second placed Unibet which was selected 12.1% of the time. However Unibet was also far clear of third placed 188bet, which had …

eSportsbet, the community-based portal and publisher of eSports betting information today announced that Betway is to be the first recipient of its inaugural eSports Betting Bookie of the Month award. eSports is the fastest growing betting category for both mainstream online gambling operators and pure play eSports dedicated betting brands. This inaugural award aims to recognise operators that are putting …