Retail

The quest to find the 2016 Betting Shop Manager of the Year has begun, with entry for the coveted prize now open to British and Irish shop managers.  The 30th edition of the competition will once again see 48 managers across the Britain and Ireland undergo a mystery shop visit, before 24 regional finalists are selected to progress to an …

The Culture Secretary, John Whittingdale, has appointed five new Gambling Commissioners. As reported on Gov.uk, Sarika Patel, John Baillie and Catharine Seddon will join for five years, with Simone Pennie and Stephen Cohen for a period of four years. Sarika Patel is a business leader with over 25 years of public and private organisational experience. She is currently a partner …

During the first quarter of 2016, there were 11 instances of suspicious betting patterns reported to the relevant authorities by sports betting integrity body ESSA, which represents many of the largest regulated international sports betting operators. Of the 11, the vast majority were identified in tennis with nine in total emanating from the sport, with one apiece in basketball and football. …

The Welsh Football Association (FAW) has launched an investigation into allegations of match fixing in the Welsh Premier League.  The inquiry began after the FAW was alerted to suspicious betting patterns as Port Talbot lost 5-0 to Rhyl at the weekend. Rhyl had not won for 17 matches prior to this comprehensive victory. An FAW spokesperson said of the news: “We have …

Betradar have released special editions of its renowned Live Sports Centre for two of this summer’s key soccer events, Euro 2016 in France and the Copa America Centenario in the United States. Betradar’s Live Sports Centre is a hosted white label solution that allows bookmakers the chance to offer a comprehensive and engaging information package to their punters, with the …

Intralot has signed an extended contract with Nederlandse Staatsloterij and De Lotto, the Dutch lottery operators that officially merged earlier this month. The new deal will last until April 2019, with the option to extend for an additional year. Under the deal, Intralot will continue to supply its LOTOSTM O/S platform and related services, connected to its 5,000 proprietary terminals. …

Following yesterday’s announcement that 188BET has become an Authorised Betting Partner (ABP) of British Racing, Arena Racing Company (ARC) has announced that the company will be sponsoring the first all-weather fixture at Newcastle Racecourse on Tuesday 17th May.  The 188BET First All-Weather Race Day will be a £60,000, seven race card with a feature £20,000 handicap.  188BET will sponsor six races …

It has been reported by Reuters that buyout group Centerbridge has teamed up with Deutsche Telekom to bid for German sports betting group Tipico. The owners of Tipico are being advised by Rothschild and JP Morgan and final bids are due at the end of next week. The founders are selling up having run and grown the company since its launch …

Presenting its full year 2015 results, Spanish gambling operator Grupo Cirsa detailed that it had recorded growth in all core markets. Cirsa would post full-year group revenues of €1.8 billion representing a 16.5% increase on 2014 performance.  Its revenue uplift would transfer to an improved group EBITDA of €380 million up 14% on FY 2014 results. Detailing performance drivers, Cirsa …

  UK independent gambling watchdog the Senet Group has confirmed Gala Bingo as its latest industry member. Gala Bingo becomes the first bingo operator to join the Senet Group, which aims to promote greater industry standards relating to advertising/marketing, operational practices and the forming of further socially responsible measures. The bingo operator joins the Senet Group main body, which includes …