William Hill has today announced the full roll-out of its Priority Access Card, providing William Hill account holders with unrestricted and immediate access to their winnings. The pre-paid MasterCard, a William Hill innovation and a first for the industry, removes the mandatory three to five-day wait that customers currently experience when trying to withdraw money from their betting accounts. The Priority Access Card …

Former England and Newcastle United captain Alan Shearer has today signed a season-long deal with leading bookmaker Coral to become the company’s first-ever football ambassador. The acclaimed former-footballer turned media-pundit, will write a weekly blog for Coral on the hot topics and big stories in football, as well as making personal appearances at Coral events and engaging in customer-facing social …

The BiG Foundation has announced a number of exciting sponsorships and attendees for its second Sports Dinner event. Microgaming’s BiG Sports Dinner will again take place at The Dorchester Hotel in London’s Mayfair, on Thursday 17th September 2015. Microgaming’s BiG Sports Dinner, the only sports dinner in the Betting and Gambling industry, raising funds solely for Charity, has announced that …

Betting partnership have flooded the game football, with many questioning whether brand and PR exposure can be effectively gained from partnerships and sponsorships. A seasoned PR panel tells the BOF audience that betting partnership are still a valuable exercise for operator brand communications, marketing and branding… Session Panel SBC Notes Aideen Shortt  opens the session by telling the audience that …

Belgium news sources have reported that French sports betting operator Betclic Everest Group (Betclic) is collaborating with the national Gambling Commission with a view of re-entering the market. The operator has had a troubled history with Belgium’s authorities who in February 2014 seized €600,000 of Betclic funds, stating that the unlicensed operator had breached gambling laws by digitally transacting with national consumers. …

Betgenius,provider of software and technology to the sports betting industry, has launched a market inventory of comprehensive pre-match and in-play eSports betting product. The Betgenius markets will allow betting operators to fully automate their pre-match betting and offer hundreds of betting-friendly market types on thousands of live events each year. It will cover all major events from leading games, including League of Legends, Dota …

Slots provider Magnet Gaming has signed a deal to supply its innovative games to the casino websites of Denmark’s biggest operator, Danske Spil. An initial roll-out of eight slots, including the popular titles Diamond Express, Golden Pyramid, and Bank Walt, has now taken place.  A further eight games currently in production will go live in the coming months, courtesy of …

Nairabet is the first bookmaker worldwide to successfully implement Betradar’s Virtual Basketball League (VBL) into its portfolio of products. Virtual Basketball has been live since the beginning of August and complements Nairabet’s Virtual Sports offering perfectly. It is the fifth sport the Nigerian based company offers from Betradar’s portfolio of Virtual Sports. With this addition of an exclusive product, Nairabet underlines its role …

  Recent history has not been kind to Italian football, which this summer was rocked by football corruption charges. Faced with growing scepticism towards betting operators, BOF Italian market panel asses Italy’s current market conditions and how the industry can fight its current predicaments. Session Panel SBC Notes Quirino Mancini – Italian operators are well aware of public scepticism towards …

Tabcorp has again been named the global gambling industry leader in the annual assessment for the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI). Today’s announcement means Tabcorp has been ranked global gambling industry leader for 10 of the past 11 years, elevating it above other Australian and international wagering, casino and lottery operators. The DJSI assesses the performance of the world’s leading …