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Play in the Official SBC Foosball Championship at #BOFCON

SBC News Play in the Official SBC Foosball Championship at #BOFCON

The industry’s best table football players will have the opportunity to test their mettle against each other at next month’s Betting on Football Conference (BOFCON) at Stamford Bridge Stadium, after SBC Events announced the launch of the inaugural Betting Industry Foosball Tournament. The new #betfoos tournament will be sponsored by Betradar, a brand of Sportradar, and a global leader in …

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Sky Betting and Gaming unveils internal promotions

SBC News Sky Betting and Gaming unveils internal promotions

Leeds-based independent online gambling company, Sky Betting & Gaming (SB&G), have announced a number of significant internal promotions across all major divisions: Sarah Merrick has been promoted to Director of Gaming Trading Performance Steve Birch has been promoted to Commercial Director, Sky Bet Paul McCormick is promoted to Director of Sports Betting Technology Lee O’Donnell is promoted to Director of …

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USL Announces Partnership with Sportradar

SBC News USL Announces Partnership with Sportradar

The United Soccer League (USL) have announced a partnership with Sportradar, to proactively safeguard up to 450 matches scheduled for the 2016 USL season. Sportradar is a world leader in the detection and prevention of match manipulation, monitoring over 200 soccer leagues and competitions globally. The company’s Fraud Detection System offers the best overview of the global betting markets, and …

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Charlie McCann – BetVictor – The greatest race in the world

SBC News Charlie McCann – BetVictor – The greatest race in the world

The relationship between Horse Racing and Betting in 2016 continues to prove difficult. From protests over Racing’s ABP Scheme, to disputes over the current level of Levy being paid by the betting shops, build up for this Saturday’s Grand National has been somewhat subdued. However, the race is still hugely anticipated, especially now the 40 runners have been confirmed. Last year’s …

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Research claims footballers under-perform because of gambling

SBC News Research claims footballers under-perform because of gambling

A PHD study undertaken by Graeme Law at the University of Chester claims that professional football players are under-performing due to worries relating to gambling losses. Law detailed his data and analysis  at the British Sociological Association’s annual conference in Birmingham, stating that players gamble as a way of relieving boredom and use online betting sites to conceal gambling partners from their …

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6 of the Best – Oulala’s Valery Bollier

SBC News 6 of the Best - Oulala's Valery Bollier

BetITBest‘s Nico Jansen is interested in discovering the best in people. This week it’s Valery Bollier.  Valery Bollier is the Co-Founder and CEO of Oulala, a European fantasy football operator based in Malta. The company, which launched in 2013, has partnerships with Leicester City, Media365 and Orange. It uses stats provided by data supplier Opta and allows users to build their team …

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Mr Green recruits Chief Marketing Officer from King.com

SBC News Mr Green recruits Chief Marketing Officer from King.com

Online casino Mr Green (www.mrgreen.com) has continued to build its management team, by announcing two new recruits, David Nordberg and Oskar Mühlbach. David Nordberg, who has previously worked with digital gaming companies such as Electronic Arts and King, has been appointed as Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). At Electronic Arts, Nordberg started and headed EA Play4Free Publishing, whilst at King he …

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Hello Markets announces Hello Football launch

SBC News Hello Markets announces Hello Football launch

Hello Markets have announced the launch of latest development, Hello Football. Established in 2010, Hello Markets’ is headquartered in Cyprus with offices in London and Hong Kong. As price discovery and index generation specialists, Hello Markets collect information through the broad processing of data and web crawling. The Hello Football index uses big data to create a real-time price valuation feed based …

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