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Editec launches Premier Bet in Kenya

SBC News Editec launches Premier Bet in Kenya

EDITEC has announced the opening of the first Premier Bet in Nairobi, Kenya.  The store opened on the first weekend of January in the Kawangare area of the capital city. It aims to capitalise on the growing popularity of sports betting throughout the East African region, and will offer a vast array of betting markets. Andrew Batley will head up this …

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UK players complain of new lottery draw as Jackpot rolls to £60 million

SBC News UK players complain of new lottery draw as Jackpot rolls to £60 million

The unclaimed National Lottery jackpot will roll over to an estimated +£58 million this Saturday, following the result of 13 successive rollovers. Saturday’s National Lottery draw will be the biggest in UK history surpassing the previous record of £42 million. Following Wednesday’s unclaimed draw, Lottery operator Camelot stated that a winner will be picked from the next tier if six …

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BetConstruct’s Sportsbook certified for physical devices

SBC News BetConstruct’s Sportsbook certified for physical devices

Online and Retail Betting and Gaming technology provider BetConstruct has announced that its Sportsbook product has been certified for physical devices in a casino environment by an internationally recognized testing laboratory, Quinel M Ltd. The product was tested against the Maltese Gaming Act Regulations S.L 400.01, and this certification applies to both the bookmaker and cashier client modules. As part …

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Kristof Fahy joins Ladbrokes as CMO

SBC News Kristof Fahy joins Ladbrokes as CMO

Ladbrokes is pleased to announce that Kristof Fahy has today joined the company as Chief Marketing Officer, leading on all brand and marketing activity across the Ladbrokes’ Digital and Retail offer. Kristof Fahy said: “I’m delighted to arrive at Ladbrokes at such an exciting time for the company. Ladbrokes has an extremely strong brand and I’m looking forward to building upon that strength with our …

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Netherlands 29% uniformed tax rate concerns industry stakeholders

SBC News Netherlands 29% uniformed tax rate concerns industry stakeholders

The planned legislation of the Netherlands’ online gambling market, has caused industry controversy following the report by Dutch news sources that several members of the ruling parliamentary coalition supported a unified 29% gross gaming revenue tax. The 29% tax rate would place online gambling services on the same rate as land-based gambling operators. Dutch newspaper the Telegraaf reports that the …

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Kiron Interactive extends VR partner portfolio with Comtrade Gaming

SBC News Kiron Interactive extends VR partner portfolio with Comtrade Gaming

Virtual games specialist Kiron Interactive has signed a deal to offer its full suite of games via independent technology provider Comtrade Gaming. Using its recently launched Betman Online RGS solution, Kiron will make its portfolio available to Comtrade’s sports betting and casino clients on an omni-channel basis via their iCore gaming platform. As well as having one of the market …

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Taiwan’s CIB shuts down major gambling ring

SBC News Taiwan's CIB shuts down major gambling ring

As reported by Focus Taiwan, the Criminal Bureau of Investigation (CIB) in Taiwan has announced that it has busted the largest online gambling operation in its history. Over $60.4m (£40.8m) was seized, and a 35-year-old man called Kao Hung-yu (高宏宇) was arrested along with 52 other suspects.  Kao is believed to be the mastermind of the gambling ring, and has …

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Senet Group appoints new industry directors

SBC News Senet Group appoints new industry directors

The Senet Group, the betting industry body set up by the sector’s major operators, has refreshed its Board at the start of 2016. Catherine Colloms, Director of Corporate Affairs at Paddy Power, and Donal McCabe, Group Corporate Communications Director of Ladbrokes, have been appointed to the Board of the gambling watchdog. Colloms and McCabe take the roles of Industry Directors …

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William Hill issues 2016 Willie Mullins warning

SBC News William Hill issues 2016 Willie Mullins warning

Preparing for a new UK racing season, William Hill has issued an early warning predicting the domination of Willie Mullins and his champion jockey Ruby Walsh at the 2016 Cheltenham Festival. The bookmaker predicts that the ‘Mullins/Walsh juggernaut’ will once again takeover Cheltenham this March, pricing Mullins at 1-5 to be ‘Festival Top Trainer’ at with Ruby Walsh 4-11 to …

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