bettingexpert is rewarding some of the best performing and loyal tipsters with a trip to London and the chance to meet up with some of the bettingexpert staff at Emirates Stadium, the home of Arsenal FC. Danish tipster Zami, twice winner of the yearly €10,000 tipster competition, English tipster Nrivanov and German tipster Allee, eight times tipster of the month, …
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Jenny Williams: the regulatory challenge of getting things in proportion
After 10 years as the first CEO of the UK Gambling Commission, Jenny Williams talks to SBC News as she steps down from the role. The gambling legislation regarding online has pivoted from permissive to restrictive during your time in office – how much did this trigger a reappraisal of the regulator’s approach to its work? Not sure that I …
Read More »Betfair dominating weekend accumulators – AccaTracker data
Betfair is leading the way for the nation’s football multiple bets this weekend, according to data from AccaTracker, the app developed by Team FA to help people keep track of their bets. The betting exchange operator’s recent aggressive pricing has seen acca punters flock to the website this weekend, dominating the top four out of five popular selections. The main …
Read More »Integrity education programme receives EU funding
The joint EU Athletes and regulated betting sector’s pioneering player betting integrity education programme has received a huge boost in funding from the European Commission. The five-year-old programme has received €488,305, ensuring that it continues for another 2 years, kicking off in January 2016 until the end of 2017. EU Athletes programme is backed by the private betting sector trade …
Read More »totejackpot given flexibility to choose day’s best races
totejackpot operator totepool has announced some changes that are being made to the bet from next week in order to reinvigorate the format and produce some juicy high jackpots for the product. Instead of limiting the totejackpot to a single meeting, from Tuesday 13 October the bet will have the freedom to take its six legs from more than one …
Read More »DFS players turning to the courts and against operators
Further bad news appears to have reached FanDuel and DraftKings operations, as US news sources report that aggrieved customers are planning to sue the operators for consumer negligence, following last week’s allegation of data breaches by employees. New York Daily News reported that Kentucky Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS) player Adam Johnson was the first plantiff against the operators, accusing them …
Read More »Gameloft launches first slot-based social game
Social game developer Gameloft, in partnership with CBS Interactive, has launched CSI: Slots on iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Android and Windows Phone.It is the first time that the social game firm has developed a slot-based freemium style game as the company targets the more casual gamer. CSI: Slots releases featuring ‘cases steeped in mystery’, and is written in collaboration with …
Read More »Editec – seeking the cosmopolitan heart of Africa
Understanding what is happening on the ground is any given market is often said to be one of the keys to success in the gambling world and nowhere is this more evident that on the continent of Africa. Across the sub-Sahara from the Francophone west to the English-speaking countries of East Africa and down to the Portuguese-speaking eastern coastal regions, …
Read More »October’s mythical madness from Microgaming
This month sees a two-strong release of new games from Microgaming, featuring all things mythical. Titans of the Sun Hyperion and Titans of the Sun Theia are being offered to the Greek gods of the gaming arena. Hyperion and Theia take centre stage in their respective 5×3 reel, 15 payline games. Visually stunning, Titans of the Sun combines striking graphics …
Read More »Ladbrokes secures £1.35bn funding for Coral merger
Listed bookmaker Ladbrokes has signed a £1.35 billion facility with a syndicate of relationship banks to provide committed financing for its proposed merger with Coral. The deal means that Coral’s existing debt of £1.4 billion won’t be carried over to the new group. The new facility has three tranches and will be available for drawing subject to completion of the …
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