We are hoping that 32Red enjoy better success at the Grand National this weekend, after Director of Brand & Acquisition Gerry Murray managed just a single short-price winner at Wincanton. Murray now assumes an unwanted position at the bottom of the Tipster Challenge 2016/17, which has been sponsored by the professional in-house and third party tipping service Betting Gods. It …
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With just four weeks to go in the Tipster Challenge 2016/17, sponsored by Betting Gods, Gerry Murray is the latest expert to challenge AppBet’s Sarah Shannon for top spot. The Director of Brand & Acquisition for 32Red, the operator subject to an outright cash offer from Kindred Group, has provided expert tips for today’s seven race card at Wincanton. In …
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To celebrate this year’s Grand National, bookmaker Coral has staged its own aquatic version of the race at the Liverpool Water Sports Centre featuring six graceful flyboarders dressed as jockeys and holding model horses’ heads as they flew towards the finishing line. The 300m race, that took place beside the Mersey against a backdrop of Liverpool’s most iconic buildings, saw …
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Independent bookmaker, Betway has signed a seven-figure three-year deal with Aintree Racecourse to become the official betting partner of this year’s Grand National Festival, to be held on Thursday 6th – Saturday 8th April. Increasing its profile withing UK racing, Betway adds the high coverage sponsorship to its existing sports portfolio which includes sponsorship of the Champion Chase at the …
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The Guardian newspaper reports that senior figures in UK racing are concerned regarding the potential UK government blanket ban on sports betting advertising pre the UK 9pm watershed. Racing industry stakeholders are said to be particularly anxious with regards to its new £30 million four-year racing broadcast partnership with ITV which begins in January 2017. The success of ITV as …
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Marathonbet has been confirmed as an Affiliate and Media Event Sponsor for Betting on Sports! Just a few weeks before the conference, we caught up with Viktor Hoffmann, CEO for Marathonbet since June 2016, who shared his excitement over the upcoming ‘Networking Extravaganza’ in London. Hoffmann, who first joined Panbet in June 2015, will also be appearing as a speaker at …
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Genius Sports Group betting platform and software subsidiary Betgenius has announced the launch of its new ‘cost-effective’ horse racing product; Racing Manager. Racing Manager completely removes the need for any in-house traders and gives operators access to more than 40,000 events a year across UK and Australian racing. The new product consists of three separate but complementary components: streaming, trading …
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BetITBest‘s Nico Jansen is interested in discovering the best in people. This week it’s Charlie McCann. Charlie McCann has worked for BetVictor since 2011, previously as the Director of Online Public Relations, before becoming Head of Communications in May 2015. An expert in the sports betting industry, he has also worked for both Stan James and 32Red. ____________________________________ Best Holiday Just back …
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BetITBest‘s Nico Jansen is interested in discovering the best in people. This week it’s Jessica Bridge. Jessica has been part of the PR team at Ladbrokes since November 2011. She has made live or recorded broadcasts on BBC News, ITV, Channel 4, Sky News, Sky Sports News, BBC Radio 5 Live and talkSPORT. Before joining Ladbrokes, she completed work placements with Sky …
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OpenBet, an omni-channel provider to the sports betting industry, handled 22 million sports bets on the day of the Grand National race across all channels. The 24-hour period is the supplier’s busiest of the year. At its peak, the company processed 62,000 bets-per-minute on Saturday 9th April 2016, an increase of 27% from 2015. In addition, OpenBet processed a total …
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