Following unconfirmed reports that Daniel Craig has signed up to several seasons of a new US TV series called Purity, the odds for Tom Hardy to take over as James Bond have been slashed by bookmakers. Whilst Craig, the seventh Bond, has yet to confirm his departure from the role it’s long been rumoured that Spectre would be his final hurrah …
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A team of ambitious fundraisers from the Responsible Gambling Trust have climbed their way to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro. The trekkers scaled the formidable mountain and 29 of the 30 participants reached the summit on Friday 12 February, raising funds to help minimise gambling-related harm in the UK. Climbers made their ascent to the Uhuru peak of Kilimanjaro which, …
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UK newspaper The Daily Telegraph has reported this weekend that William Hill will team up with Canadian TSX listed igaming technology supplier NYX Gaming, as it prepares a £300 million bid for leading betting technology provider OpenBet. The newspaper reports that William Hill governance will financially assist NYX Gaming’s bid for independently owned OpenBet. NYX Gaming who floated on the …
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Virtual/augmented reality and its potential was a key theme with two of the speakers at one of the first panel discussions of the day at ICE on Tuesday. Amitabh Ghatak Head of Product Development at William Hill, Founder of Winistry Gerard Cunningham and Playtech’s VP of Product Strategy Liron Snir spoke on the topic of device innovation, and new devices that’ll transform …
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It seems that the end may be nigh for former TV favourite The X factor. Bookmaker William Hill is offering odds of 5/1 that 2015 winner Louisa Johnson will be dropped by her record label before the end of the year. This follows the news that Ben Haenow has become the latest former contestant turned victim to be shown the door …
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Embed from Getty Images This week’s allegations surrounding instances of corruption in tennis, including during prestige tournaments such as Wimbledon, are damning if true but, says Scott Longley, they need to be placed in context. While it is clearly somewhat disingenuous to argue that offences that pre-date the introduction of the new code on corruption that came into force in …
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Digital sports content and media group Perform has launched a new concept in odds provision. The RunningBall Odds Store has been created in partnership with William Hill, Sporting Solutions and Wettbuero. This is an innovative new service which will provide operators in the sports betting market access to a range of in-play odds from multiple providers via one unified API. The proprietary software, created …
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October 2015 saw William Hill launch its new sports betting platform ‘Trafalgar’. The in-house developed platform aims to create a joint web and mobile infrastructure for the operator as it seeks further differentiation in a saturated betting market. SBC spoke to Stu Weston William Hill Sportsbook Director on the creation and development of Trafalgar, and why William Hill is prioritising innovation …
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Deloitte has released its technology media telecommunications (TMT) forecast for 2016, and it makes for some interesting reading in regard to eSports. It is estimated that as an industry it will grow by 25% and create global revenues of $500m (£346.8m) in 2016. This is up $100m (£69.4m) from last year. Deloitte’s predictions fall some way short of some of last year’s …
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Hosting its first ever industry innovation showcase at The Trampery (Shoreditch – London), William Hill announced esports betting platform BetGame as the winner of its WHLabs Accelerator Programme. BetGame a Manchester start-up focused on bridging the gap between mainstream console gaming and casual betting will take home £150,000 prize. William Hill will also partner with the unique start-up to maximise …
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