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Twitter better indication of success than Betfair odds, research suggests

SBC News Twitter better indication of success than Betfair odds, research suggests

Remarkable findings from a University of East Anglia study have found that Twitter posts offer a more accurate prediction of in-play football results, compared to online odds given by Betfair. Researchers from the University’s School of Economics analysed 13.8 million tweets during the 2013-14 English Premier League season and compared them with prices given by Betfair. They found that if …

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John Caldwell – Double C Foundation – Building initial industry Crypto utility

SBC News John Caldwell - Double C Foundation - Building initial industry Crypto utility

Having set-up new industry body the Double C Foundation, to help bring and better understand crypto currency utilities for industry stakeholders and operations. SBC interviews John Caldwell Director of Advocacy on why industry leadership must now pay attention to crypto as a discipline and function… __________________ SBC: Hi John, thanks for the interview. Can you detail to SBC readers what …

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Double C Foundation seeks to bring crypto into play with relaunch of CasinoCoin

SBC News Double C Foundation seeks to bring crypto into play with relaunch of CasinoCoin

Double C Foundation a new industry body focusing on the development of crypto facilities and dynamics for the gambling sector has announced that it will relaunch CasinoCoin (CSC). CasinoCoin is an open source, peer-to-peer cryptocurrency designed specifically for the regulated online gambling industry, Double C Foundation aims to relaunch the coin with the aim of bringing crypto functions to a …

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Golden Race kicks off #boscon2017 with Bet on Numbers launch

Bet on Numbers

Golden Race has launched Bet on Numbers, bringing the real and digital worlds together in a virtual scenario where you pick lucky numbers from 1-49. The virtual sports supplier, a Gold sponsor at this week’s Betting on Sports conference (#boscon2017), has expressed its excitement for the launch of a game which includes state-of-the-art features and a beautiful human hostess to …

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Spot the Ball: VSoftCo brings virtual sports into the casino

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VSoftCo Sales Director Simon Westbury has outlined the company’s innovative new plans to appeal to both sports and casino players. Speaking at the iGaming Super Show, Westbury revealed plans for VSoftCo’s Spot the Ball, a virtual betting product which encompasses the well known concept of Spot the Ball with a combination of roulette and virtual football. The product has been …

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Golden Race reveals new mobile features for its ONLINE platform

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Golden Race has revealed that a floating video option will be one of the new mobile features for its ONLINE platform, the industry’s first all-in-one virtual betting sportsbook. The platform designed to be the same as a real sportsbook, only with virtual results, will see its mobile offering further boosted with improved navigation options, increased client-specific customisation, more statistics and …

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Pinnacle launches interactive ‘Betting Tools’

SBC News Pinnacle launches interactive 'Betting Tools'

Pinnacle prides itself on giving high limits and not restricting successful bettors. This is a part of the bookmaker’s ‘Winners Welcome’ policy, which was itself reinforced by the launch of the ‘Betting Resources’ portal in January 2017. To date this features over 1,000 articles and counting on betting strategy and education. Pinnacle has today announced a new feature for its …

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Simon Westbury – VSoftCo – Using professional footballers to increase the realism of virtual products

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VSoftCo has been in the news recently after agreeing a multi-year deal to integrate its branded football game VStriker and a branded variant of Spot The Ball on Leander Games. To mark the start of a busy summer for the virtual sports specialist, we caught up with the company’s sales director Simon Westbury to discuss motion capture filming at Bramall …

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Golden Race hits hard at G2E Asia in Macau

Golden Race

Golden Race proved a “big hit” with delegates at the 11th annual Global Gaming Expo Asia (G2E Asia), after presenting its new ONLINE platform in Macau (16-18 May). The virtual sports betting company recently launched its new designed virtual sportsbook, which has been carefully designed to be entirely familiar to real sports betting players. It can also be quickly integrated into …

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Ronan Smith – Secure Trading – The rise of cryptocurrency

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Just two weeks after sponsoring Betting on Football 2017 at Stamford Bridge, SBC caught up with Secure Trading Senior Account Manager Ronan Smith to discuss the evolution of mobile payments, the role of crypto-currencies and the impact of payment processing on customer acquisition. SBC: What’s next in the mobile payment space? RS: For Secure Trading, it’s obvious that mobile devices are …

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