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Betting shop operators in the UK are set to see another shake-up in how they present horseracing after the announcement that a third horseracing channel for LBOs is to be launched. The Racing Partnership (TRP) – a joint venture between Arena Racing (ARC) and seven independent racecourses comprising Fakenham, Ffos Las, Hexham, Newton Abbot, Plumpton, Ripon and Towcester – announced …

Ahead of its Q2 2016 corporate update (scheduled for 27 July), Unibet Plc has detailed to investors that company performance will be boosted by positive exchange rate fluctuations. Updating the market, Unibet governance detailed that net foreign exchange yields made by its main operating currencies against the weakening GBP £ (see Unibet XE graph below) will prove favorable in its Q2 …

Amidst the Brexit chaos and the how did we get beaten by a team led by a dentist uproar, the UK’s esports community at least was given a boost as the anticipated British Esports Association officially announced its formation yesterday. The organisation, a nonprofit for which Chester King has been named CEO, will operate out of Pinewood Studios in Buckinghamshire. It …

Leyton Orient has announced its new shirt sponsor ahead of the new season in the form of new online sportsbook EnergyBet.  A two-year agreement has been agreed between the operator and the League One club. The new sponsorship deal sees one of the online sports betting industry’s newest players support the club with substantial financial resources. It’ll mean that EnergyBet branding will …

BetVictor has made current Home Secretary Theresa May its 2/5 favourite to be the next leader of the Conservative party after Boris Johnson sensationally ruled himself out of the race in a speech yesterday lunchtime.  That morning Justice Secretary Michael Gove, another Leave campaigner, had announced he would be standing and the odds proceeded to fluctuate amidst these confirmations. It came …

SIS has signed a deal to deliver its portfolio of on-demand racing games to Ladbrokes in a move which will significantly increase the reach of the SIS Infinite Games product.  Ladbrokes customers will now have access to six times more betting opportunities compared to traditional scheduled virtuals, thanks to the SIS Infinite Games on-demand capability. The deal comprises SIS’ full second …

Darren Haines served up a ‘heavyweight’ performance in the Tipster Challenge at Catterick, as the Guest team moved past 130 points, opening up a lead which now stands at 16.85 points. Haines, who works for Sports Marketing and PR company Heavyweight Sports, picked out three winners, including the long odds Bold Spirit (11/1) in the sixth race of the day …

It has been announced that Championship club Nottingham Forest has signed a one-year shirt sponsorship agreement with online bookmaker 888Sport.  The previous sponsor, Fawaz International Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Company, is owned by the club’s owners the Al Hasawi family, but evidently the owners have opted to look for ways to bolster the club’s income. Nottingham Forest acquired a new …

Sporting Index has rolled out a Casino product suite for mobile and tablet users to coincide with the increased traffic during the knock-out stages of Euro 2016. The content for the new product will be provided by NetEnt and Microgaming. Following a successful desktop launch in March 2016, the strategic launch will see mobile and tablet users provided with over 50 …

Just one year after launching its German sports betting enterprise TIPP3 (Tipp3.de) European telecommunications giant Deutsche Telekom has terminated its subsidiary, following reports of significant underperformance. In April 2015, Deutsche Telekom governance announced that it had entered the German sports betting market, acquiring a majority 64% stake in Tipp.de Sportwetten GmbH owned by Deutsche Sportwetten, who would continue to manage …