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TopBetta signs deal with Fairfax Media

SBC News TopBetta signs deal with Fairfax Media

Australian fantasy sports betting provider TopBetta has signed an advertising deal with Fairfax Media. TopBetta currently has 2800 active users but aims to increase this to over 10,000 by utilising the channels that Fairfax Media has access to. The terms of the deal will allow the operator to promote its fantasy sports and racing tournaments across Fairfax’s network of of 3.4 million readers across …

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Tennis Integrity Unit and Pinnacle Sports release joint statement

SBC News Tennis Integrity Unit and Pinnacle Sports release joint statement

Nigel Willerton, Director of Integrity at the Tennis Integrity Unit last week made a statement to the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee on match fixing in tennis. This is a joint response from both the TIU itself and Pinnacle Sports to clarify the following statement which was made by Willerton on Wednesday 24th February 2016: “They [Pinnacle Sports] won’t at this present time …

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DraftKings drops esports sponsorships

SBC News DraftKings drops esports sponsorships

Late last week it was announced that DraftKings has decided to pull its sponsorships of major esports organisations. It’s believed that this is due to the mounting costs of the daily fantasy sports operator’s numerous legal battles in states throughout the US. In September DraftKings was one of many companies committing to esports financially, and it agreed deals with the …

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William Hill to pay National Living Wage to Under-25s

SBC News William Hill to pay National Living Wage to Under-25s

William Hill PLC has committed to extend the Government’s National Living Wage of £7.20 per hour to all employees including those in the 18-25 bracket from April 1st 2016. The company currently employs over 12,500 people in its UK retail business and while the majority are currently above the national minimum wage around 4,500 will benefit from the new National Living Wage. …

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Oscars 2016: Any Room for an upset?

SBC News Oscars 2016: Any Room for an upset?

The 88th Academy Awards takes place this Sunday 28th February. These awards have been heavily touted as the year DiCaprio will finally get his hands on the Best Actor prize which has long evaded him, and with odds as low as 1/100 in places, the bookmakers appear to agree. Whilst this category may be a write off, there are plenty more …

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Virginia looks to legalise daily fantasy sports

SBC News Virginia looks to legalise daily fantasy sports

With the case for daily fantasy sports looking somewhat bleak in New York and a host of other states, industry operators, players and fans will be encouraged to see Virginia looking like it will move in the opposite direction. On Wednesday the Virginia State Assembly passed a measure setting up a legal framework for daily fantasy sports. This legislation was, …

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Paddy Power Betfair adds SafeCharge as a payment technology partner

SBC News Paddy Power Betfair adds SafeCharge as a payment technology partner

SafeCharge, a leader in advanced payment technologies, has today announced that betting operator Paddy Power Betfair has chosen SafeCharge’s Personalised Cashier to facilitate the checkout journey of its players on a global scale. SafeCharge’s Personalised Cashier is a technology-based solution for deposits, withdrawals and diverse alternative payment methods that optimises all aspects of the payment funnel. It includes multiple approaches to assist players at …

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DraftKings and FanDuel fight New York DFS injunction

SBC News DraftKings and FanDuel fight New York DFS injunction

Both DraftKings and FanDuel are asking the New York Supreme Court Appellate Division – First Department to overturn a preliminary injunction which ordered the companies to cease operating in the state from December 11th 2015. In its own appeal DraftKings argued that the court, in siding with state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, “abused its discretion” and committed several errors of law when …

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Valve ups the CS:GO stakes with a $1 million prize pot

SBC News Valve ups the CS:GO stakes with a $1 million prize pot

Popular esports title Counter Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) received a major boost this week with the news that Valve is increasing the prize pool for each individual tournament of the game’s Major Championship series to $1 million (£714,000). In last year’s Championship series the prize pools were capped at $250,000 (£179,000) meaning the same series a year on has cash rewards which are …

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