Over half (55%) of UK adults will be hedging their bets on this Saturday’s Grand National, according to a survey of 2,000 UK adults commissioned by online payments company Skrill. According to the survey, punters will place, on average, £10 each trying to pick a winner at Aintree this weekend, suggesting that bets on the Grand National could top £270m …
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Payment provider DataCash has analysed the betting transactions it carried out during the 2014 Cheltenham Festival and discovered a 30% increase in transactions compared to 2013 and up 123% since 2010. In total, over £74.6 million was spent in 2.77m transactions during the four day period across all currencies, including £63.8 million in GBP alone, representing 85% of the total. …
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BettorRetail frontman David McMorrow, former marketing guru at William Hill and Ladbrokes, discusses with SBC’s David Kelly how loyalty cards and gaming machines have energised retailers, although difficulties remain. How has Odds On!-Ladbrokes’ loyalty reward programme, changed the retail betting industry? Odds On! was the first betting loyalty card on the high street and was launched back in 2008. While …
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TipTV.co.uk, the internet sports betting and finance internet TV station, has announced a raft of new gambling advertisers which are supporting the start-up channel. Sporting Index, Admiral Markets, ETX, FootballBettingData.co.uk & SpreadEx have all agreed to advertise with TipTV, which has enjoyed a positive start to broadcasting since it was launched earlier this year. The channel has also featured some big …
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INTRALOT Peru, one of the leading lottery and sports betting company in Peru, has been granted Level 3 Responsible Gaming Certification by the World Lottery Association (WLA), becoming one of the first lotteries in the Latin American region to achieve such accreditation. The certification is a result of coordinated efforts and a reward to effective implementation of INTRALOT Group’s industry …
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Marketing specialist Paddy Power capitalised on the huge furore surrounding the protest by plane at Old Trafford this weekend by joining in on the act. There has been much media coverage on the fact that a group of disgruntled Manchester United fans raised funds for a fly-by message to express their dissatisfaction with current manager David Moyes, and the Irish …
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Finnplay, the Gaming software provider, which specialises in agile, affordable and customised gaming solutions, has announced it is to provide the gaming platform for Supergame.be of Belgium. CEO of Finnplay Martin Prantner said: “This is a very exciting time for Finnplay to be working with Supergame in the regulated Belgian Market. Our gaming technology platform which is approved by the …
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Online bookmaker Unibet has announced an all-encompassing betting and gaming partnership with Royal Windsor Racecourse for the forthcoming flat season. The sponsorship will see the multi award winning sportsbook sponsor over 20 races at the Berkshire track and to be ever present on the course throughout the year under a substantial racecourse branding initiative. The partnership will see Unibet not only …
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U.S. Senator Robert Menendez has condemned the new bill introduced in the US which would effectively ban all forms of online gaming. The “Restoration of America’s Wire Act” was introduced earlier this week in both houses of Congress by South Carolina Republican Senator Lindsey Graham and Representative Jason Chaffetz, a Republican from Utah. The Act would restore the long-standing interpretation …
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The MIGS Management has recently announced that the 6th Edition of the Malta iGaming Seminar will be held between the 11th and 12th November 2014 at the Hilton Malta. This follows the successful 5th edition held last November where the conference was attended by a record number of delegates with most of the attendees being executives from foreign countries investigating …
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