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Hesse Administrative Court seeks complete German betting overhaul

SBC News Hesse Administrative Court seeks complete German betting overhaul

Following September’s announcement that the European Court of Justice (ECJ), had not reviewed the Hesse Ministry’s German sports betting regulations.  The Hessian Administrative Court has moved to completely overhaul the proposed national framework. Facing further delays and pressure from numerous political, sporting and business stakeholders, the court has moved to clear the framework’s review process, stating that its regulatory make-up of …

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Brent Dolan returns to SIS as Head of Racing Content

SBC News Brent Dolan returns to SIS as Head of Racing Content

SIS, supplier of betting operational provisions, has welcomed back former Operations Director Brent Dolan as Head of Horse Racing Content. Dolan was previously with SIS for 26 years, launching innovations such as virtual gaming on SIS FACTS, dedicated greyhounds channel SIS2, and the Virtual Betting Channel. His newly-created role as Head of Horse Racing Content will leverage horse racing products, …

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Valery Bollier – Oulala – Fantasy Gains…

SBC News Valery Bollier - Oulala - Fantasy Gains...

2015 has seen a number of new entrants vying to compete and innovate the European fantasy sports/football market. Valery Bollier Co-Founder and CEO of Oulala (Oulala.com), believes his outfit has developed the most innovative and engaging fantasy sports game for European sports fans. Launching Oulala’s UK monetized platform, SBC gains further insight into this ambitious start-up’s plans. _________________________ SBC: Hi …

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Betfred closes Wigan Tote Park call centre

SBC News Betfred closes Wigan Tote Park call centre

Betfred has announced the closure of its Tote Park Wigan call centre. The call centre was inherited from its 2011 £250 million acquisition of former state-owned betting operator Tote. The closure of the call centre could see 14 full-time and 98 part-time employees lose their jobs, although the company says that, given the size of the overall enterprise, it would …

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William Hill – Pamela Anderson favourite to wave old Playboy goodbye

SBC News William Hill - Pamela Anderson favourite to wave old Playboy goodbye

With a view to capture a modern audience amid its declining readership, Playboy Founder and Editor in-Chief Hugh Hefner announced last week that his magazine would no longer publish fully nude female models/centrefolds. Playboy senior executives announced that February 2016 would see the last publication of its ‘nude magazine’ as the publisher takes on a social-media relevant, “PG-13” strategy. Opening …

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Titanbet UK secures Sheffield Wednesday West Stand sponsorship

SBC News Titanbet UK secures Sheffield Wednesday West Stand sponsorship

Titanbet UK has been announced as official sponsor of Sheffield Wednesday’s West Stand for the 2015/16 Championship football season. Sheffield Wednesday and Titanbet UK marketing unveiled the stand sponsorship this weekend as English return to its full schedule following the international break. Titanbet UK announced that it would be running a number of promotions for the Owls (Sheffield Wednesday nickname) …

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188BET partners YONEX All England Badminton Open

SBC News 188BET partners YONEX All England Badminton Open

188BET has become the official betting partner of the YONEX All England Badminton Open, the sports oldest and most prestigious championship. Held at Birmingham’s Barclaycard Arena every March, the All England Open forms part of Badminton’s BWF Super Series as one of the sports five ‘grand-slam’ events. 188BET marketing detailed that it would be betting partner to the Open for …

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Betsafe nets Manchester City betting partnership

SBC News Betsafe nets Manchester City betting partnership

Betsson AB Group subsidiary Betsafe has been announced as official betting partner of English Premier League leaders Manchester City. Betsafe marketing announced that its brand would be official partner of Manchester City for the team’s core regions. Betsafe’s brand will be promoted throughout the clubs 42,000 Etihad Stadium on match days. Manchester City officials along with Betsafe marketing unveiled the …

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Tim Scoble steps down as Rank Group Non-Executive Director

SBC News Tim Scoble steps down as Rank Group Non-Executive Director

Rank Group Plc governance has announced that Non-Executive Director Tim Scoble is to step down from its board. Scoble leaves the gambling operator following five years’ board service. Scoble was charged with leading and advising Rank Group’s governance remuneration committee. The operator informed that Scoble had decided to step down from its board as outside commitments had grown substantially. Scoble …

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Nevada Gaming Board tells DFS operators to apply for licensing

SBC News Nevada Gaming Board tells DFS operators to apply for licensing

Nevada lawmakers ruled on Thursday that daily fantasy sports (DFS) operators would require a gaming license to operate their services in accordance with state regulations. The decision was approved by AG Burnett Chairman of the Nevada Gaming Control Board, who ordered all DFS operators to stop activity within the states borders and begin to apply for gaming licenses. Detailing the …

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