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Non-league Altrincham FC has renamed its main stand the FootyAccumulators.com Stand in time for the new season, after striking a sponsorship deal with Manchester-based CheckdMedia. The deal will include regular collaborations and access to exclusive content, as Altrincham look to continue their recent success following promotion back into the National League. Altrincham Director Lawrence Looney, who was a key player in …

The world of online sportsbooks is becoming an increasingly saturated environment, so much so that the team at MustardBet took the decision to completely rethink the sports betting experience, and develop their own bespoke platform. Believing it has now developed an attractive product, the overall aim to make Mustardbet stand out by doing “things a little bit differently to the …

Fixed Odds Betting Terminals (FOBTs) have returned to the news once again, after a first-tier tribunal found in the favour of bookmakers, which could potentially see them rake in a billion pounds in paid VAT from 2005 to 2013. The original decision by the tribunal deemed that Category B2 games should have been VAT exempt from 2005 to 2013, after …

On the back of a successful second quarter of 2018, turnkey sports betting service Kambi is setting its sights on expansion across a number of key markets. Aided by the beginning of the Russia World Cup, hailed as “a huge success for Kambi and our operators, with turnover, revenues and active players reaching all time highs” by CEO Kristian Nylén, …

Publishing its 2019 Fixture List, British Racing has outlined a slight increase in the number of race meetings in 2019. The announcement comes after a unanimous agreement from the British Horseracing Authority (BHA), Racecourse Association (RCA) and Horsemen’s Group, as well as the approval by the BHA Board. It has emphasised that the focus in compiling the 2019 Fixture List …

The UK government’s struggle to finalise terms on a 2019 Brexit arrangement, has seen Paddy Power Politics price down its odds on a ‘Second UK-EU Referendum’. Updating its UK political markets, Paddy Power now rates the chances of a second referendum before April 1st 2019 at 9/4 slashing down its previous odds from 3/1. This week the EU’s Chief Brexit Negotiator Michel Barnier …

Multinational sports data and media rights firm Sportradar has moved to expand its Asian operations, opening a new 2,800-sqft office in the heart of Singapore. The Singapore office will support a number of new Asian partnerships secured by the technology group in 2017 and 2018, which include: the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), the Philippines Basketball League (PBA), Liga Indonesia, the …

Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS) platform Sportito has renewed its partnership deal with English Championship club Queens Park Rangers. The Italy-based firm will remain as the club’s “Official Fantasy Sports Partner” for the 2018/19 season. The pair continue over their successful partnership agreement from last season, which continues to be a mutual commitment. The enthusiasm of the QPR fans and the …

BetVictor has unveiled its ante post handicap markets for the upcoming Premier League season, with it offering 15/1 the field. Champions Manchester City are available on scratch, meaning Guardiola’s side must give their 19 rivals a point start in the market ranging from a 6 point handicap to Liverpool to a 46 point handicap to newly promoted and relegation favourites …

Online bookmaker Sky Bet has announced the launch of its new feature ‘Group Betting’, allowing its customer to form ‘community accumulators’. ‘The concept is for a group of friends to create a Group in which they build a Group Bet (Accumulator) by each member of the group making one selection each’ details Sky Bet in its product release. When the …