The new NFL season is underway and, in the US at least, the start of the season is one of the most eagerly anticipated moments in sport. But what about Europe? There are increasing instances of regular season games being played on the opposite side of the pond and interest is on the rise. But is this popularity reflected in …
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Evaluating its content creation and bettor engagement capabilities, bet365 has detailed ongoing development of its ‘ultra-modern’ news website and product team. In an enhancement of its news production, the online betting company has initiated a recruitment strategy, making James Clark the first of what will apparently be a long-list of hires for its content team. Clark has assumed the role …
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Laying a foundation for its domestic football and FIFA World Cup trading, SkyBet has signed a partnership with Spotlight Sports Group (SSG). Building on a similar collaboration around the Cheltenham Festival, the deal will involve the construction of a ‘start-of season microsite’ for the Flutter Entertainment brand, hosted and managed by SSG and delivered via the firm’s in-house technology. Editorial …
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A strong field at this week’s Royal Ascot is expected to result in a large number of accumulators placed throughout the week, according to BusinessDay. Consulting some of the UK’s leading bookmakers, the business news site stated that firms are anticipating an ‘avalanche of accumulator bets’ throughout the five days of the festival. In particular, Baaeed in the Queens Anne …
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With the Cheltenham Festival reaching a crescendo, Head of Trading Mark Wilson outlines why sportsbook supplier FSB leads the field in horse racing and allows operators to take the reins. It’s been a transformational 12 months for FSB with market entry in North America attained alongside a major WLA partnership in Europe. While we grow and scale globally, FSB remains …
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Kyle Brady, a former Horse Racing Risk Manager at SkyBet, has joined FSB, as the technology supplier looks to further strengthen its business development team. The new hire’s primary responsibilities will be to support the FSB pre-sales team as a Pre-Sales Engineer, with the task of ‘orchestrating and illuminating’ the firm’s proprietary technology stack and trading options to new customers …
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Oddschecker has published its betting review of the 2020/21 Premier League season, revealing that bet365 led the clickshare rankings table with 17.9% of on-site clicks. The Stoke-on-Trent-based operator’s footballing success mirrors its achievements at the Cheltenham Festival earlier this year, where Oddschecker announced it had generated 19.4% of all betslip clicks. However, despite topping the Premier League clickshare table, Dennis …
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The government has urged UK gambling operators to ramp up its protection measures during the COVID-19 lockdown in a bid to mitigate what it has described as a “heightened risk of problem gambling”. In a letter to five chief executives of the largest gambling companies, the sports minister Nigel Huddleston (DCMS) has emphasised that “messages warning of risks and signposting …
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Industry powerhouse bet365 will be hoping to make it six in a row when the winner of the Sportsbook of the Year prize is announced at the SBC Awards 2019, but it must see off strong international competition to do so. The victors of all 41 SBC Awards will be unveiled in front of an audience of more than 700 …
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Ben Stokes has been placed as the odds on favourite athlete to win the Sports Personality of the Year (SPOTY) award by Betfair, Sky Bet and other bookmakers following Sunday’s third Ashes Test. Stokes, who has very much been hailed as England’s saviour in the Test, went on batting run which saw the New Zealand-born cricketer hit 135 not out …
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