Sports betting and gaming operator William Hill have appointed UK based media and creative advertising agency Creature, to handle creative advertising and creative content for William Hill. The agency deal is thought to be worth £15 million in ad-spend and will see the agency work with William Hill on several marketing campaigns and projects. London based Creature, a UK based …
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Graham Wood – ‘Betting Shops An Easy Target’
There is truth in the reports about how the poor and disadvantaged are being targeted by gambling companies making profits from those who can least afford it. Like vice sectors such as alcohol and tobacco, gambling cannot hide from this reality. However, whilst the media increasingly take aim at bookmakers and online gaming operators, little criticism seems to be directed …
Read More »Perform Group Begin Search For New CFO
Sports analysis, data and content provider – Perform Group have began to search for a new Chief Financial Officer, after the company confirmed that CFO David Surtees had stepped down from his position last Friday the 3rd of January. Surtees leaves Perform Group after six years of service as CFO, having joined the company at start-up phase from TV production …
Read More »First Professional US Sports iGaming Partnership
iGaming operator bwin.party digital entertainment have announced the first ever US professional sports team and igaming partnership with US National Basketball Association franchise – the Philadelphia 76ers and National Hockey League New Jersey Devils. Both sports franchises are controlled by private equity and financial investment billionaire Josh Harris. The partnership deal is the first between US based sports franchises and …
Read More »Cross Party Consensus To Limit UK Betting Shops
News sources in the UK report that the government is revising plans to curb the growth of high street betting shops in order to limit the number of fixed-odds betting terminals displayed to UK betting consumers. British Prime Minister David Cameron has made public that problem gambling may be an issue that needs to be readdressed by government. The PM …
Read More »Sporting Index Launch Mobile Upgraded Website
Sports spread betting company Sporting Index, today announces the release of an upgraded version of its mobile site, https://mobile.sportingindex.com/, developed in-house by the Group’s London-based software engineering team. The new version offers a much faster user experience with slicker navigation tools thanks to the creation of drop down menus which allow users more useable screen space. The improvements behind the …
Read More »BetVictor Renew Sponsorship of Welsh Snooker Open
Gibraltar based sports betting operator BetVictor has announced the renewal of its title sponsorship of the 2014 Welsh Snooker Open. BetVictor extends its sponsorship of the snooker event for a further year. The Welsh Snooker Open will continue to be promoted as the BetVictor Welsh Open, with the Open taking place at from February 19 to March 2 at the …
Read More »Cantor Gaming Rebrands to CG Technology
Sports betting and casino services provider Cantor Gaming has announced that it has re-branded to CG Technology, with the view to seek an initial public offering in the near future. A Company statement commented that the new identity reflects its position as a technology firm offering mobile casino gaming and race and sports book products and services to its clients. The …
Read More »Elitebet Opens Up Kenya Sports Betting Brand
Sports betting technology services provider Elitebet announced today that is has started operations on its new Kenya based sports betting service at http://www.elitebetkenya.com Customers can deposit by sending cash via MPESA to business number 870500 and account name elitebet and immediately get registered on the website. New registrations will be sent a PIN number via SMS and be able to …
Read More »UK Gambling Bill to Raise Costs, Cause Advertising & IT Headaches
The UK is set to introduce new gambling legislation that may create major compliance issues and raise costs for Asian operators, especially those counting on accessing millions of Asian sports fans through sports sponsorship and other advertising. Global gaming expert Steve Donoughue, Senior Associate of E-gamingexperts.com, and Dr Peter Chadha -CEO of DrPete Inc – examine the implications. The UK …
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