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Expanding on its US presence, William Hill has partnered with Ocean Resort Casino, an ocean-front hotel/entertainment property in Atlantic City which is set to open in June, bringing a sports betting point to the resort and southern New Jersey. Pending legislation and regulatory approvals, William Hill will operate a 7,500 square foot sportsbook in the heart of Ocean’s gaming floor. …

Golden Race has predicted that revenues for virtual sports will eventually surpass those generated by real events, after referencing the concept’s growing popularity in Italy. Speaking to Gambling Insider, the firm’s CEO Martin Wachter said that the “numbers in countries like Italy show that virtual sports has become one of the most popular games next to sports betting”. He added: …

The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) has revealed that its Chairman Steve Harman is to step down from the role at the end of the year to focus on extending the Horserace Betting Levy to cover all overseas racing. Harman will be adopting the new ‘industry-wide’ role to engage with government, which will see him work exclusively on Levy development with Westminster …

Brain L Roberts the Chairman and Chief Executive of US telecoms and media giant Comcast has made a power play move for 21st Century Fox assets, challenging the agreed $52 billion deal between Rupert Murdoch and Walt Disney Co. Valued at $200 billion, Comcast the US’ largest cable operator and internet services provider is set to propose an alternative ‘all …

The Alizeti consortium has secured the future of the Tote by striking a deal to purchase an initial 25% share of the pool betting operation, with an option to purchase the remaining 75%. The deal, said to be worth approximately £150 million, has been reached with Fred Done, the founder and CEO of Betfred who acquired the Tote from the …

Bolsa Madrid, Spanish gambling operator Grupo Codere has confirmed the appointment of Moshe Edree as Chief Operations Officer (COO) for its Digital Gaming division. A 15-year gambling technology executive, Edree will be tasked with developing Codere’s digital vision, as the gambling group seeks to further expand within Spain and build-out its initial digital properties for the markets of Mexico and …

Racing Post B2B has further improved its popular Racing Post Touch product, with the addition of full form for horseracing. Racing Post Touch has been a permanent fixture in a number of betting shops and now the Racing Post B2B team aim to broaden the horizons of the product by introducing full form for horse racing. The addition of full …

Paddy Power has backed Irish children’s literacy charity Suas, on its mission to ‘clean-up the nation’s language’. Partnering with Suas, a charity which specializes in providing literacy support for disadvantaged youngsters in Ireland and abroad, Paddy Power has launched its ‘swear boxes’ campaign within its Irish betting shops. The idea behind Paddy Power’s swear boxes is two-fold: to try and …

Multi-channel supplier, SIS (Sports Information Services) has agreed an exclusive deal to provide retail and online operators with live pictures and data for the 2018 Irish Greyhound Derby. The content provided will feature all races from Shelbourne Park, from the first-round heats beginning Thursday 16th August, through to the final on Saturday 22nd September. SIS will provide live pictures and …