Despite their unbeaten start to the Premier League season, and the return to fitness of star striker Harry Kane, Spurs failed to convince punters on Spiffx during the North London derby at the Emirates. Mauricio Pochettino’s side started the match with only 10% of the backing, a figure that dropped to 2.68% in-play, even though Kane brought them level with …
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iGB Affiliate has announced the launch of its new website. The online resource, which can be found at www.igbaffiliate.com, will act as a multi-platform hub to connect and educate the industry. The website will collect iGB Affiliate’s magazines, directory, articles, videos and webinars in one place, providing users with a central destination for all their affiliate industry needs. As part …
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A London-based telephone client for William Hill has staked £150,000 on democrat candidate Hillary Clinton to win the US Election. Clinton is going into US Election polling day as the 1/5 red hot favourite on William Hill (83% chance), while Donald Trump is offered at 7/2 (22%). Graham Sharpe of William Hill, said: “The US Election campaign has smashed all …
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iGB Affiliate has confirmed that last month’s Berlin Affiliate Conference (BAC) was the best attended in its history. A total of 3,056 delegates attended the four-day event at Messe Berlin, which followed the EiG Expo in the same city, and included 1,695 affiliates and introducing brokers. The focus has now shifted to the London Affiliate Conference (LAC) on 9-12 February, which …
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Digital Fuel Marketing has established Digital Fuel Innovations (DFI), a new entity that will focus on content, technology, development, and products for the sports, racing and betting sector. As part of the launch, DFI will manage the relationships between Chroma Sports and wagering operators. Based in Sydney, and with offices in Melbourne, Hong Kong, London and Brighton, DFI will aim …
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New UK online betting operator Sun Bets, has revealed to SBC that it is on the hunt for top industry talent to join its ranks as the company targets exceptional growth in 2017. The Tabcorp and News UK betting joint venture, which launched last August aims to take on industry legacy betting operators by creating a unique and distinctive brand …
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London hedge fund Parvus Asset Management (Parvus) has publicly stated that it will not back the merger of William Hill and Amaya Inc, declaring that it sees ‘little strategic logic’ in the £5 billion ‘all-stock merger of equals’. Led by Danish financier Mads Eg Gensmann, Parvus is reported to be William Hill Plc’s largest investor owning approximately 14.3% of company shares. …
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Following a period of new client wins for recognised industry platform and software provider EveryMatrix. Team SBC caught up with CEO Ebbe Groes, who details how his company are achieving its new wins in a saturated marketplace with tougher technology demands from all stakeholders. ________________________ SBC: Ebbe, congratulations on your significant new client wins. How has your team achieved bringing …
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Having filed its 2015 annual report (period ending 31 December), professional online betting exchange Smarkets has declared corporate profits of £5.2 million up 1568% on 2014’s corresponding £316,000. The London-based operator disclosed that its 2015 exchange wagers had hit the £1 billion mark, with Smarkets governance reporting year revenues of £10.4 million up 429% on FY 2014’s £1.95. Commenting on …
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Confirming its full rebrand to ‘Jackpotjoy Plc’, Intertain Group governance is targeting a mid-October listing on the London FTSE. Moving away from its current Toronto TSX-listing, Intertain will debut Jackpotjoy Plc as the world’s biggest online bingo operator seeking a + £430 million London capitalization. Updating investors last week, Intertain governance announced that the company would be returning its headquarters …
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