Betfred have signed up former England international Stuart Pearce to appear in an advert promoting its headline offer for Euro 2016. They will refund all bets on England to win the tournament if the Three Lions are knocked out in a penalty shoot-out. England, who are currently 9/1 with Betfred, have exited major tournaments six times via the dreaded penalty …
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French online gambling regulator L’Autorité de régulation des jeux en ligne (ARJEL) has confirmed the appointment of Cecile Chaussard to its advisory board. Chaussard a lecturer of law and political science at University of Bourgogne (Dijon) will advise the regulator’s governance on matters of public and stakeholder policy with regards to the French online gambling industry. Under the current French …
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Gearing up for this summer’s Euro 2016 championships, Amaya Inc interim CEO Rafi Ashkenazi has detailed that betting subsidiary BetStars will launch its services in Italy and France. Updating Amaya investors, Ashkenazi declared that BetStars further European expansion was ‘imminent’ with the brand ready to launch in Italy and France by the start of Euro 2016 (10 June). Following BetStars …
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French monopoly operator PMU is working hard to cultivate innovation and has launched a special initiative in order to facilitate the ambition. At Viva Technology, PMU is bringing together 50 startups that will have the opportunity to be a part of the 2020 strategy of the leading French betting and online gaming operator. PMU has launched the initiative at Viva Technology …
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With Cannes Film Festival screenings fully under way, Paddy Power opens its ‘Palme d’Or winner market’ placing European cinema ‘darlings’ Ken Loach and Pedro Almodovar as joint favourites to take the top honour at the 69th festival. Jointly priced at 6/1 Ken Loach’s ‘I, Daniel Bale’ and Pedro Almodovar ‘Julieta’ lead the market in the festival’s opening week. Screening …
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A new infographic released from RightCasino.com maps the growth of eSports from the 1970s to a global $2 billion industry. The infographic charts the phenomenon’s rise from the Space Invaders contests of the 1970s, through the console games boom of the 1980s and the early gaming leagues of the the 1990s. “The history of eSports simply couldn’t be more compelling,” explained RightCasino.com …
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Lidoya, a horse race pool betting operator in Guinea-Conakry, have chosen Sporty-Tech as the technology provider to upgrade its betting solution. The agreement enables the Guinean community to bet on French horse races through various channels. The Sporty-Tech solution has been deployed on the Lidoya network consisting of 20 betting shops and 700 kiosks. There is an SMS/GPRS gateway which …
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French online gambling operator Betclic Everest Group (Betclic) is set to close its online poker room Everest Poker according to reports. Under the management of Mangas Gaming Group, Betclic had acquired the stand-alone poker room for $100 million from former Everest Poker owners Giga Media in 2009. At the time of its acquisition, Betclic governance wanted to enter the fast growth …
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Betradar have released special editions of its renowned Live Sports Centre for two of this summer’s key soccer events, Euro 2016 in France and the Copa America Centenario in the United States. Betradar’s Live Sports Centre is a hosted white label solution that allows bookmakers the chance to offer a comprehensive and engaging information package to their punters, with the …
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Following a dreadful week of unfavourable results at Cheltenham 2016, all bookmakers will be longing for the start of Euro 2016 (France 10 June – 10 July). Euro 2016 will be the first major summer football tournament under the POC regime, Scott Longley examines how betting operators will look to turn the event into a cash cow… This summer will …
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