Tennis has triggered the most betting integrity alerts over the past quarter, accordinding to ESSA‘s second quarterly integrity report which details the level of suspicious betting activity detected on the markets of some of the world’s major regulated betting operators. Overall, during the second quarter of 2015, ESSA members raised 73 alerts of which, after detailed examination, 23 were found …
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Isle of Man on recruitment trail after depature of Peter Greenhill
The Department of Economic Development has announced that Peter Greenhill is leaving his role as Director for e-Business Development following the conclusion of his 2 year contract to take up a role within the private sector in the Isle of Man. The Isle of Man is considered to be one of the leading locations in the world for e-Gaming companies …
Read More »GBGA challenge sees POC tax referred to EU courts
The European Court of Justice should be referred to on important issues concerning the legality of a tax imposed on overseas gambling operators, according to a judgment handed down by the High Court, which could have major implications for the UK’s point of consumption regime. Law firm Olswang has claimed that if the current tax framework is found to be …
Read More »Unibet buys Stan James for £19m
Unibet Group plc has signed an agreement to acquire the online gambling business of Stan James Group plc together with full rights and ownership of the brand. The transaction does not include the UK shops business operated under the Stan James brand, which for a transitional period has been granted rights to the brand. Stan James is one of the …
Read More »SBC’s Betting on Football conference returns
The Betting on Football conference is back, having been transferred to Arsenal FC. Betting on Football 2015 will be held at the Emirates on 10 September 2015 and once again plans to bridge the gap between sports betting and football. Organised by SBC Events, Betting on Football is a focused, one day conference, exploring the key facets of the betting industry’s …
Read More »Win Cash Live bringing interactive betting show to STV
A new and unique interactive service is launching on Scottish terrestrial broadcaster STV this month, bringing together television, mobile and online betting. Interactive gaming service Win Cash Live will broadcast across Scotland daily, coming on air after midnight for two hours. STV’s city TV channels STV Glasgow and STV Edinburgh will also broadcast the programme every night after 11pm for three hours. …
Read More »Unibet retains favoured position among bettingexpert.com tennis tipsters
Unibet has increased its share of market as the tennis tipster’s bookmaker of choice on the second day of Wimbledon. The Swedish-owned betting brand was selected by 26.34% of tipsters on the bettingexpert.com tipping network for predictions on the second day of Wimbledon, higher than the first day’s total of 24%. Once again bet365 and bwin made up the top …
Read More »Bitcoin gambling operators warned over legality
The UK Gambling Commission has written to gambling operators using bitcoin-only websites to warn them that far from being outside the law as has been suggested in some quarters, the digital currency is actually covered by the UK’s gambling regulations. The Commission said that it has become concerned about the illegal gambling operators providing facilities for gambling to consumers in …
Read More »Jelena Kuzmanov – Interesting volatility at first Slot Summit
Jelena Kuzmanov, product owner at Danish affiliate Better Collective, attended the recent Slot Summit in Bucharest on behalf of SBC News. Find out what she thought about Clarion‘s latest gaming event. SBC: This was the first Slot Summit – how do you feel it went? Great! As you pointed out – this was our first time there and it was …
Read More »TLCBET signs first shirt sponsorship deal with WBA
Asian facing betting brand TLCBET has secured its first football shirt sponsorship with Premier League side West Bromwich Albion – a record sponsorship deal for the club. TLC is now the Club’s Principal Partner for the 2015-16 season and will have its logo adorning the side’s kit. It is not the first time the two companies have worked together, they …
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