After his X Factor win on Sunday night, Matt Terry is the bookmakers’ favourite to bag this year’s Christmas number one.  The single, ‘When Christmas Comes Around’, written by Ed Sheeran, is at 6/4 with William Hill to win the festive race, ahead of closest competitor Friends of Jo Cox at 5/1 and Louis Tomlinson and Steve Aoki at 7/1. Sheeran …

Loot.bet, a new esports only betting platform, has launched courtesy of UltraPlay and LiveSream Ltd. The website has a custom design made specifically for gamers and esports fans; it offers a wide selection of competitive games, sixteen and counting, including Dota 2, Counter-strike and Overwatch. Loot.bet covers pre-match and live betting events but is focused on the latter. The layout …

Paddy Power has put former UKIP leader and Brexiteer Nigel Farage in as a 14/1 shot to land the Time Person of the Year award. Farage has been shortlisted for Time Magazine’s prestigious award alongside the likes of US President-elect and new best friend Donald Trump, and pop music queen Beyonce. Each year Time Magazine gives the title to the person, group, …

It has been announced today that gaming company Be The House is launching its unique Cash In Roulette product with William Hill, as it looks to breathe life back into the casino vertical.  Cash In Roulette offers bets over consecutive spins of a roulette wheel, in addition to the traditional single spin roulette. This enables players to be able to place bets …

Yggdrasil Gaming has reached an agreement with Gaming Innovation Group to provide the operator with its full suite of video slots. Yggdrasil’s portfolio of games will be rolled-out across the operator’s B2C sites, including its flagship online casino and sportsbook, Guts.com and Rizk.com. The operator will also gain access to Yggdrasil’s collection of in-game promotional tools, BOOST™, including the recently-launched …

BetVictor has today announced the completion of its brand refresh, which has seen it unify its entire product offering over a number of months. The idea behind the project was to ensure the firm’s customers are given the same quality experience across all of its channels, in line with the brand’s core message, to guarantee a simple, intuitive and relevant …

With sixteen nominees as opposed to the usual ten, and still the likes of Chris Froome missing out, it just goes to show that, whilst the rest of us suffered, it’s worth remembering that British sports had a good 2016.  After the best year of his career to date which pivoted him to number one in the rankings having won …

Microgaming’s December slot featuring iconic jungle hero Tarzan went live today with Microgaming and Quickfire operators. From the original Edgar Rice Burroughs’ novel published back in 1912 to Hollywood’s countless iterations, Tarzan, has continued to captivate audiences both old and new, off-screen and on in different forms. Now thanks to Microgaming Tarzan has entered the world of online slots too, as …

Daily fantasy sports operator Champick has let SBC know that is looking for talented developers, graphic and UX designers as it expands its teams in their Liepaja and Riga offices.  Those applying will need to be ” passionate sports fans eager to work in a global setting”. The new Latvian daily fantasy football platform Champick has entered Georgian, Hungarian and South African markets …

The ASA has had its latest wrangling with the betting industry, with Betfred the focus of its attention this time around. Following two complaints from members of the public the advertising standards authority investigated an email promotion the bookmaker sent out to new customers over email during the European Championships this summer. Two specific issues were investigated, though only one …