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Corporate research and data specialist Global Reviews ran a number of studies into Digital Marketing Effectiveness, Digital Sales Effectiveness and Mobile Sales Effectiveness of the UK & Ireland Sports Betting industry in 2014. Global Reviews , is a proven data leader at providing Sport Betting Companies with key digital customer insights and trends. In the webinar, recorded on January 8th 2015, Gerard Farrell, …

William Hill’s Australian operation was the only one that increased its operating profit in the fourth quarter, thanks to the Spring Carnival period, with a 59% jump mitigating somewhat a 13% drop in retail operating profit and a 6% dip online. It meant that the group’s Q4 operating profit as a whole dropped 7%. On a full-year basis, Group net …

William Hill has announced that it will no longer sponsor the Lincoln Handicap, as the operator looks to cut on marketing spend due to the introduction of new gambling taxes on its business. The decision to terminate its sponsorship of the race, ends of UK racings longest sponsorship agreements (William Hill had sponsored the event since 1990). The operator stated …

UK sports betting operator William Hill, will be seeking a new Chief Marketing Officer as the company announced that Kristof Fahy would be leaving the company in April 2015. Fahy leaves the operator after five years’ service, having joined the company from Yahoo were he served as Vice President of  International Marketing. Having joined William Hill in January 2010, Fahy …

William Hill has slashed its odds on a white Christmas to odds on, its shortest since 2010.UK weather forecasts have predicted that Scotland and the North East of England have a strong possibility of being hit by blanket of snow in the coming days. Of the 15 cities that William Hill offer odds on, it is the Scottish locations of …

Scott Longley, editorial director at Regulus Insights, analyses the concept of risk for dotcom operators and their investors. The 9% share price fall that prompted Playtech to issue a stock exchange statement late last week was only the most recent example of how listed gambling companies suffer more than most from the financial market phenomenon of risk on/risk off. This …

Scott Longley, editorial director at Regulus Insights, takes a look at the recent ASA report in to gambling advertising and finds plenty in there to concern the industry. If there is some good news for the UK’s gambling companies from the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) review into gambling advertising published late last week, it is that the market research undertaken …

A business and commercial committee of pro New Jersey sports betting supporters, has estimated that New Jersey could open up a $11 billion (£7 billion) market, if sports betting were to be allowed within licensed gambling premises. The committee further estimated that taxation generated from sports betting could raise more than $600 million (£380 million) for New Jersey struggling racetracks …

William Hill released its unaudited Q3 interim management statement, the operator reports strong increases in Group net revenues (+23%) and operating profits (+89%). The operator’s digital gaming divisions drove positive results, with online gaming operating profit up 126%. During the period William Hill saw net revenues increase 23%, with 116% growth from mobile wagering. Strong digital performance, was supported by …

Unibet is the latest sports betting operator to strengthen its player protection initiatives by launching an age verification monitor to its English language Twitter feed. The European sports betting operator announced that its English Twitter followers would be required to enter their date of birth in order to follow the operators Twitter feed, latest news and player promotions. Unibet management …