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UKGC – Betwatch bids to make Birmingham bookmakers a safer place

SBC News UKGC - Betwatch bids to make Birmingham bookmakers a safer place

As part of a new Betwatch scheme to make Birmingham bookmakers a safer place, five people have been banned from 24 betting shops across Birmingham City Centre. Launched 18 months ago, Betwatch is a partnership between the Gambling Commission, the police, local council and bookmakers designed to tackle localised anti-social and criminal behaviour in and around betting shops. Betwatch issued …

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Oddset agrees partnership with reigning World Champions

SBC News Oddset agrees partnership with reigning World Champions

German football’s governing body, The German Football Association (DFB), has confirmed a new partnership with bookmaker Oddset. Oddset will gain from a range of brand advertising provided as part of the deal which has been agreed until 2018. The bookmakers logo will be prominently advertised during interviews both before and after matches, as well as across the DFB’s website and …

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Betway places Benitez as the early favourite in the first manager to leave market

SBC News Betway places Benitez as the early favourite in the first manager to leave market

Despite lifting league titles just two months ago,  the odds suggest Rafael Benitez and Antonio Conte are both in danger of being the next manager to leave their post. The Newcastle manager and the Chelsea manager both followed up unsatisfactory summer transfer windows, with a defeat on the opening day of the season. Benitez is currently the 7/2 favourite to …

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Interwetten secures sponsorship deal with German footballing giants

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Maltese-based sports betting company Interwetten, has become the premium betting partner of Bundesliga team TSG Hoffenheim until June 2020. The new deal will see the Sportwetten logo appear at Hoffenheim’s Rhein-Neckar-Arena and on the clubs social media, television and advertising channels. The first game at the newly-branded stadium will take place this evening when Hoffenheim host Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool in …

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LV BET nets Eurovolley sponsorship deal

SBC News LV BET nets Eurovolley sponsorship deal

LV BET has announced that it has become the official sponsor of the men’s European volleyball championships, EUROVOLLEY POLAND 2017. The tournament will begin on 24 August and culminate on 3 September, with the opening match alone expected to be watched by more than 50,000 spectators. LV BET has also announced that its ambassador for the tournament will be Polish …

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Fantasy football is back: Excitement builds for the inaugural SBC League of Legends

SBC News Fantasy football is back: Excitement builds for the inaugural SBC League of Legends

When Arsenal host Leicester City at the Emirates Stadium tomorrow night, it not only marks the start of the 26th Premier League season, it also kicks off the inaugural fantasy football ‘SBC League of Legends’ competition. For those of us that fancy ourselves as an armchair Antonio Conte, or an undiscovered Unai Emery, tomorrow sees weeks of diligent research and …

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Law Commission turns to the state associations for guidance ahead of pivotal legalised betting review

SBC News Law Commission turns to the state associations for guidance ahead of pivotal legalised betting review

The Law Commission of India has approached the The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in order to aide the scrutinisation of legalising betting in India. Penning a letter to the board’s member associations, Sanjay Singh, member secretary of the Law Commission, said: “While the Law Commission has been reaching out to the various stakeholders to seek their …

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Bookmakers can’t pick a favourite in roaring reality TV markets

SBC News Bookmakers can't pick a favourite in roaring reality TV markets

This summer’s Celebrity Big Brother (CBB) hasn’t even been on our screens for two weeks, but it has already enticed British gamblers. Ladbrokes’ Alex Apati told SBC that: “CBB is as popular as ever with punters” adding that “despite it running for a much shorter period than the ‘normal’ version of the show, the amount of bets we’ve taken so …

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Betway announces new £25,000 football promotion for the upcoming season

SBC News Betway announces new £25,000 football promotion for the upcoming season

Heading into the new Premier League season, Betway has announced a new promotion giving football fans the chance to win £25,000. In order to be successful in the free to enter game, punters are required to successfully pick the first four teams to score in the three o’clock kick-offs across each of English football’s four leagues.  Betway’s Alan Alger, commented …

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