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Spiffx launches four new Take5 games at Betting on Football

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Spiffx Founder Lennart Gillberg says that his company has spotted a “vertical between casino games and sports” after choosing Betting on Football 2017 to launch B2B products Take5Live, Take5Slot, Take5Odds and Take5Spin. Gillberg also confirmed that Take5Live, which allows customers to place bets on there being a goal within the next five minutes, is launching in Kenya this week with …

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Concerns arise for 888 operations as UKGC reviews firms self-exclusion provisions

SBC News Concerns arise for 888 operations as UKGC reviews firms self-exclusion provisions

FTSE-listed online gambling group 888 Holdings has informed the market and its investors that its UK operator licence is being reviewed by the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) relating to the firm’s compliance provisions with regards to preventing problem gambling. The UKGC is set to evaluate whether 888 operates an effective self-exclusion process for its customers across its platforms.  Self-exclusion is the player protection …

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Are you experiential? Future-casting for retail betting…

SBC News Are you experiential? Future-casting for retail betting...

The major high-street bookmakers are facing up to the challenge of how to re-invent retail betting in the face of increasing channel shift and the potential fall of machine revenues…. ____________________ As benefits the current limbo afflicting the UK betting shop sector, the first-quarter trading statements from Ladbrokes Coral and William Hill presented a mixed picture of the health of …

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SIS appoints Sandra McWilliams as new Sales lead

SBC News SIS appoints Sandra McWilliams as new Sales lead

Industry horse and greyhound racing content provider SIS has confirmed the appointment of Sandra McWilliams as its new Sales Director. An e-commerce sales expert, McWilliams joins SIS from international payments provider Equiniti, where she held the position of Sales Director for International Payments (2016-2017). McWilliams has prior industry experience, having led sales and commercial development  for gaming & betting sectors …

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Back Again…PIRC warns against Paddy Power Betfair executive compensation

SBC News Back Again...PIRC warns against Paddy Power Betfair executive compensation

Shareholder advisory Pensions & Investment Research Consultants (PIRC) has again criticised Paddy Power Betfair (PPB) governance regarding executive rewards and bonus arrangements, ahead of the FTSE firm’s annual general meeting this Wednesday. PIRC advises PPB investors to reject the firm’s remuneration report, due to concerns regarding the ‘termination arrangements’ for PPB governance and leadership. The shareholder advisory points to last …

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PKR appoints administrators as company files for bankruptcy

SBC News PKR appoints administrators as company files for bankruptcy

The management of embattled online poker room PKR (PKR.com) has informed the market that it has appointed administrators as the company officially files for bankruptcy. Issuing a website update, PKR has informed that following a review of its financial arrangements, the operator has appointed David R Taylor and Matthew RM Wild of RSM Restructuring Advisory LLP as joint ‘PKR Technologies’ …

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Latest Casino Bonuses strengthens bingo position with TwoLittleFleas acquisition

SBC News Latest Casino Bonuses strengthens bingo position with TwoLittleFleas acquisition

Online casino review portal Latest Casino Bonuses (LCB) has informed that it has moved to strengthen its online bingo inventory by acquiring affiliate website TwoLittleFleas (twolittlefleas.co.uk) for a total consideration of $835,000. Updating the market, LCB founder Joshua Chan and Co-CEO Nikola Zugic stated that TwoLittleFleas online bingo review portal would be added to the growing LCB network, which focuses on …

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Betsafe UK goes big for boxing this May

SBC News Betsafe UK goes big for boxing this May

Betsafe UK, has announced that it will be the headline sponsor of two boxing world championship bouts this May as the online bookmaker goes ‘big for boxing’. Starting this Saturday 13 May, Betsafe, which currently holds a 3/5 performance rating on Bookmaker Ratings, will sponsor the WBA Super Flyweight fight between champion Khalid ‘Kal’ Yafai vs Japan’s Suguru Muranaka at …

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Mad For It…bet365 seeks 90 new tech recruits for Manchester expansion

SBC News Mad For It...bet365 seeks 90 new tech recruits for Manchester expansion

Independent online bookmaker bet365 has informed the market that it is seeking an additional 90 new recruits for its Manchester ‘Spring Gardens’ technology hub. Opened last April 2016, the bet365 Manchester hub acts as a technology support and development arm for the firm’s HQ in Stoke (Staffordshire). The technology hub’s development has been led by Warren Hughes, bet365’s Head of …

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Ladies First…bet365 secures Silk Series betting partnership

SBC News Ladies First...bet365 secures Silk Series betting partnership

Arena Racing Company (ARC) has announced that bet365 will be the official betting partner of its Silk Series promoting female horseracing. The Silk Series which hosts its inaugural race at Lingfield Park this afternoon, is a new initiative that sees female jockeys, both professional and amateur, compete in races hosted on nine Ladies Days across ARC racecourses in 2017. Lingfield Park …

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