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Following the rejection of its £3.3 billion takeover offer by the William Hill board, on the grounds that its proposed bid ‘substantially undervalued’ its business. The Rank Group and 888 Holdings consortium have called for direct talks with William Hill governance, outlining the case for its three-way merger. Seeking to appeal to William Hill investors, Rank and 888 have today …

WantMyBet is a social network for football betting, that enables people to find, share and bet on football predictions. It has recently launched a crowdfund campaign with Seedrs. To promote the fundraise they have launched an exclusive competition on LinkedIn where they are giving away shares in the company to one lucky user. There is 1% of the company, valued at £1.74m, up for …

Coral has been censured by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) over a promoted tweet from its Twitter account. The company has been warned not to show the advert again in its current form, and to ensure that future campaigns are clear as to how any winnings will be paid out. The tweet in question was posted on April 26, 2016, …

Karol Corcoran is the International Marketing Director at FanDuel. It’s an important period for the company with the EPL kicking off this Saturday and the debut of its new product built for the UK’s football fans.  We spoke to Karol about why they set about creating a product from the ground-up, marketing strategy and club partnerships. SBC: Tell us more …

UK licensed gaming start up Argyll Entertainment has launched its UK-facing sportsbook www.betonbrazil.com, featuring the name, face and voice of ex-Scottish International footballer turned award-winning broadcaster Alan Brazil as its brand ambassador. Bet on Brazil intends to leverage the lively, knowledgeable and charismatic personality of Brazil by offering its customers an experience that surrounds the traditional online gambling product with a lively …

The Racing Partnership has licensed Racecourse Data Technologies (RDT) to provide services to on course bookmakers from its 22 racecourses. The licensing has formalised RDT’s role as an on course technology service provider to Racing Partnership racecourses until the end of 2019. RDT will play an integral role in ensuring that The Racing Partnership can deliver fast and reliable data, …

Joe Lovelace, PR Executive at Panbet is the latest industry Guest to take the Tipster Challenge on SBC News. He has picked out winners for each of the six races this afternoon at Salisbury. The action gets underway at 2:20, with the final race starting at 4:50. Lovelace joined Panbet in August 2015 as a Social Media Executive, before moving …

South Wales Police has arrested 10 people in relation to allegations that a Welsh Premier League fixture involving Port Talbot Town Football Club was fixed. Seven men and three women are currently in police custody, charged with conspiracy to defraud. Only two of those involved are from Port Talbot, with seven from Swansea and a 28-year-old man from Neath. The …

Gloryhunter, the company behind a new football app described as the ‘most original, real-time football game since fantasy football’, has signed an exclusive partnership deal with Betfred. Gloryhunter players can now view updated odds from Betfred for every match and win monthly points and prizes from both Betfred and Nike, another listed partner. At the end of the 2016/17 season, …

Just last week, Aston Villa FC confirmed EnergyBet as its official UK and European betting partner for the 2016/17 season. The Birmingham based club, relegated from the Premier League for the first time in May, have agreed to work with the UK-licensed online betting operator, a new product from EnergyCasino, who will also be working with League Two side Leyton Orient for …