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Bango Ray Anderson selected to represent UK commerce on PM’s “Asia Trade Mission”

SBC News Bango Ray Anderson selected to represent UK commerce on PM's “Asia Trade Mission”

Mobile payments provider Bango Plc CEO Ray Anderson has been selected as a delegate to represent UK commerce and business in Prime Minister David Cameron;’s “Asia Trade Mission”. The commercial trip to visit heads of state of Asia, will focus on promoting the UK’s fast growing financial technology sector. Unlike similar visits in the past, Mr Cameron’s party will have …

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Ladbrokes political market favours Brexit

SBC News Ladbrokes political market favours Brexit

Ladbrokes has surprised political commentators by announcing that the UK is more likely to leave the European Union than Greece. The bookmaker has placed Greece at 2/5 to remain a Eurozone member in 2015, while cutting the odds on a ‘Brexit’ from 7/2 to 3/1. Following last Sunday’s Greek Euro Referendum which saw the beleaguered nation vote NO to further …

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UK bookmakers revise odds on EU referendum

SBC News UK bookmakers revise odds on EU referendum

Following this May’s outright UK General Election win by the Conservative Party, UK political debate and commentary has shifted to the nation’s referendum on European Union (EU) membership. Since gaining his re-election Prime Minister David Cameron has made the EU referendum top of the Conservative agenda. The referendum was a key objective of the Conservatives 2015 General Election campaign, however …

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Cameron cabinet reshuffle sees John Whittingdale appointed as Culture Secretary

SBC News Cameron cabinet reshuffle sees John Whittingdale appointed as Culture Secretary

Following Prime Minister David Cameron second term cabinet reshuffle, John Whittingdale the current Chair of the House of Commons Culture , Media and Sports Committee has been appointed UK Culture Secretary replacing Sajid Javid. Whittingdale who will take on the government’s media, cultural and sporting initiatives will work closely with the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) on political concerns regarding UK …

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Bookmakers fail to call UK General Election result

SBC News Bookmakers fail to call UK General Election result

The betting market’s reputation as the best political outcome poll/indicator has taken a bit of a beating,  with the Conservative Party winning a slight majority after yesterday’s General Election. Throughout the build up to the 7 May General Election, political betting markets had favoured a Hung Parliament which would be led by a Labour Minority. Bookmakers William Hill, Coral and …

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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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