Daily Archives: July 10, 2014

Ihre Consulting has Guts

SBC News Ihre Consulting has Guts

Guts Affiliates, the official affiliate program for guts.com, has instructed Ihre Consulting to assist it with affiliate recruitment and assist them in growing to the next level. Guts.com targets casino players and sports bettors from many countries, but specifically Norway, Sweden, Finland, Canada, Australia, Germany and UK. They have multiple currencies, languages and 24/7 customer support in Norwegian, Swedish, English …

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NYX system open for Belgium

SBC News NYX system open for Belgium

Following a recent agreement with Unibet Group, NYX OGS content is now available in the regulated Belgian market. NYX says its Open Gaming System is the most efficient way to access hundreds of games titles for web and mobile through one single efficient integration. David Flynn, EVP Business Development for NYX Gaming Group commented: “This latest announcement is further evidence …

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Summit up in Macao

SBC News Summit up in Macao

Looking beyond the Horizon is the theme of this year’s Macao Gaming Summit, a three day gathering of commercial, academic and political influencers which is taking place as part of Novembers’ Macao Gaming Show (MGS) at the Venetian Macao. Targeted at decision makers and industry professionals from all sectors of the off line/on line gaming industry, Macao Gaming Summit (18th …

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Bookmakers count the cost of Oscar consolation

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Germany’s 7-1 demolition of Brazil has left some bookmakers scratching their heads over how some of their punters still managed to make money from correct score predictions. Four Paddy Power customers bet on the 7-1 scoreline, with one Essex punter seeing his £5 stake turn into £2,500. Spokesperson Josh Powell commented in the Paddy Power Blog: “If you think it …

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BHA making plans for independence

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The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) has announced that it is making changes to its Board and its way of working. These changes are designed to fit with governance best practice and help the implementation of the current Strategy for Growth work. The BHA has started the process of finding a number of new Directors and has appointed specialist search firm …

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NordicBet partners with European Champions Hockey League

SBC News NordicBet partners with European Champions Hockey League

Betsson’s NordicBet brand has agreed a multi-year deal to serve as the official sports betting partner of the Champions Hockey League, the new European ice hockey tournament which launches next month. The tournament has been launched by 26 clubs, six leagues across Europe and the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), with the regulation round taking place between August 21st and …

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Pinnacle Sports: Brazil bigger than Euros and South Africa combined

SBC News Pinnacle Sports: Brazil bigger than Euros and South Africa combined

Phil Hudson, Acquisitions Manager at Pinnacle Sports, discusses his firm’s decision to open up the World Cup Final to $1million bets. Do you anticipate the World Cup Final to be your biggest ever betting market? Yes, we fully anticipated volume to exceed both Euro 2012 and World Cup in 2010 combined, with live and mobile components of that making significant …

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Betfred takes on MarginMaker for Australian operation

SBC News Betfred takes on MarginMaker for Australian operation

GTECH has announced that it has been selected to provide the technology platform to support Betfred’s launch of its new Australian interactive sports betting operation. GTECH’s industry-leading MarginMaker platform supported the launch of Betfred’s sportsbook product in May 2014. The initial sports betting launch included the mobile sportsbook, with online and racebook launches to follow in the coming months. GTECH …

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RGC launches online gambling accreditation with PricewaterhouseCoopers

SBC News RGC launches online gambling accreditation with PricewaterhouseCoopers

The Responsible Gaming Council (RGC) is set to announce the launch of RG Check – an Internet, an international accreditation program that enables gambling websites to have their gambling safeguards assessed against independent and evidence-based standards. RG Check – Internet is adapted from the highly successful RG Check – Venue program, which has accredited 60 venues since its launch in …

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Willie Brown to talk on igaming ban at GiGse

SBC News Willie Brown to talk on igaming ban at GiGse

Willie Brown, former Mayor of San Francisco, will appear alongside former Governor of Pennsylvania, Ed Rendell and former Governor of Nevada, Bob Miller at GiGse in San Francisco, CA on July 14 to discuss proposed ban on internet gambling and rights of individual states to decide their gaming policy. Named during his time in the California legislature as one of …

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