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Ladbrokes – Social Responsibility will drive new Scottish Football sponsorship

SBC News Ladbrokes - Social Responsibility will drive new Scottish Football sponsorship

Ladbrokes marketing has vowed to place social responsibility at the forefront of its renewed Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) sponsorship. The bookmaker has been the title sponsor of the SPFL since 2015, and yesterday confirmed that it had renewed the partnership for a further two seasons of Scottish football, in a deal reported to worth £5 million. As lead SPFL …

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Scientific Games narrows losses as company enters crucial 2018

SBC News Scientific Games narrows losses as company enters crucial 2018

Issuing a market update, Nasdaq-listed industry technology provider Scientific Games Corporation (SGC) has detailed that it expects to deliver higher group revenues, combined with a narrower net loss for its Q4 2017 performance. Publishing a ‘preliminary’ Q4 trading update, SGC governance expects a 9% increase in group consolidated revenues in the range of approximately $820-to-$825 million. Closing a busy Q4 …

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IBA welcomes government calls for a fresh operator levy

SBC News IBA welcomes government calls for a fresh operator levy

The incoming regulation from the Irish Government to introduce a levy for operators, in order to aide the payment of problem gambling treatment, research and education has been praised by The Irish Bookmakers Association (IBA). Making long awaited progress on the bill that had originally been passed in 2013, the country’s Minister for Justice and Equality Charlie Flanagan was recently …

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Verizon eyes potential betting vertical to build out entertainment dynamics

SBC News Verizon eyes potential betting vertical to build out entertainment dynamics

Bloomberg News has reported that US telecoms giant Verizon, is monitoring closely the potential opening of the US sports betting market, as the company seeks to diversify its assets. The Fortune500 mobile carrier is reported to have had a number of meetings with industry consultants, assessing the current US gambling landscape, for the potential launch of a ‘sports-centric’ online gambling …

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To the dogs for SIS with new dedicated channel

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Operators are set to have access to a “market leading” 42 meetings a week, via a new dedicated greyhound channel set to be launched by Sports Information Service (SIS) in March. Through the new offering, SIS has detailed that it is to incorporate exclusive greyhound rights from eight British and three Irish tracks. In addition virtual greyhound racing is also …

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BBPA calls for protection to AWPs in wake of government FOBT cutback

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The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has responded to the government’s consultation on gaming machines and social responsibility proposals, and has called on protection for Category C amusement with prize (AWP) machines, so that they continue to form a vital revenue stream for Britain’s pubs. In a detailed response, the BBPA calls for the government to allow a modest …

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Aintree announces prize money boost for 2018 Grand National

SBC News Aintree announces prize money boost for 2018 Grand National

The biggest horse racing event in Britain just became more lucrative, as Aintree announced that there would be a £210,000 boost to prize-money spread throughout the 2018 Randox Health Grand National festival. Various races will benefit from the increase in prize money, with The Grade 1 Betway Aintree Hurdle and JLT Melling Chase gaining the most, as the overall prize …

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Ladbrokes chief warns of £2 FOBT ramifications

SBC News Ladbrokes chief warns of £2 FOBT ramifications

Ladbrokes Coral Chief Executive Jim Mullen has emphasised that cutting the stakes of fixed odds betting terminals (FOBTs) will not only have negative economic implications, but will also “fail to adequately address any issue of problem gambling”. Mullen was responding to a report in the Sunday Times, which claimed newly appointed culture secretary Matt Hancock is in favour of delivering a …

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Kiron Interactive enters multi year At The Races agreement

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Kiron Interactive has announced a new distribution partnership with At The Races (ATR) regarding its virtual racing and football offerings. The UK racing broadcaster has entered the agreement with the virtual games specialist, that will see Kiron’s full portfolio of virtual gaming content be supplied to licensed betting operators in the United Kingdom. Steven Spartinos, Chief Executive Officer of Kiron, …

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