The International Cricket Council (ICC) today confirmed that it has charged and provisionally suspended Hong Kong cricketer Irfan Ahmed with an offence under Article 2.4.2 of the ICC Anti-Corruption Code (effective from 10 October 2012 to 10 November 2014). As reported in the Sydney Morning Herald, Ahmed has been charged with the anti-corruption offence after being approached by one of …

Cricket is a national sport that connects the people of India in a unique way. Yet for a sport of unrivalled popularity within the country, The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has been widely criticised and accused of serious inaction regarding betting and match fixing issues. Many of these criticisms have been addressed in a report by Rajendra …

Unibet are pleased to announce that they will become a sponsor of Essex County Cricket Club (CCC). The deal will see them become the Official Betting Partner of the County, and will also include stand sponsorship at The Essex County Ground. Unibet will be offering Essex fans a bespoke welcome offer, as well as market leading odds on all Essex …

Sportego is a marketing and gaming development company based in Ireland. Their aim is to help better connect sports clubs with fans via improved engagement and interaction opportunities. Following on from an extremely insightful interview with Trevor Keane in September 2015, SBC News caught up with the founder and owner to discuss progress made during the back end of last year, …

PokerStars has moved to expand its service offering with the launch of a new application for Apple TV. The App, available on the latest version of Apple TV, will live stream the online poker brand’s PokerStars.tv. This service offers coverage of various PCA, EPT and PokerStars events from around the world. PokerStars.tv has been available for streaming to desktops, mobiles …

EveryMatrix has strengthened its Virtual Sports offering by partnering up with leading Virtual Sports provider Global Bet. The partnership sees Global Bet’s full portfolio of virtual sports and number games rolled out to EveryMatrix’s network of Sports Betting and Casino clients on a single wallet, omni channel basis. Ebbe Groes, CEO of EveryMatrix, stated: “It’s become apparent over recent years …

Online and Retail Betting and Gaming technology provider BetConstruct has announced that its Sportsbook product has been certified for physical devices in a casino environment by an internationally recognized testing laboratory, Quinel M Ltd. The product was tested against the Maltese Gaming Act Regulations S.L 400.01, and this certification applies to both the bookmaker and cashier client modules. As part …

Ladbrokes is pleased to announce that Kristof Fahy has today joined the company as Chief Marketing Officer, leading on all brand and marketing activity across the Ladbrokes’ Digital and Retail offer. Kristof Fahy said: “I’m delighted to arrive at Ladbrokes at such an exciting time for the company. Ladbrokes has an extremely strong brand and I’m looking forward to building upon that strength with our …

Before the World Darts Championships kicked off in December, we caught up with Tony Kenny to chat about William Hill and their plans for sponsoring the show-piece event. Fast forward a few weeks and with the darting hysteria dying just a little, SBC spoke with him again to find out how it all went. ______________________ SBC: Tony, William Hill must be …

Steve Fisher is facing up to the prospect of finding a new brand name for the Stan James chain of betting shops that he first set up in 1973, in a process that will cost a seven figure sum. As reported by Racing Post, the change has been forced by the Swedish operator Unibet’s purchase of the seperate Stan James …