World Cup 2014

Jacek Wojdyla: helping FIFA spot suspicious matches

SBC News Jacek Wojdyla: helping FIFA spot suspicious matches

Jacek Wojdyla, Head of International Affairs at FIFA’s integrity subsidiary Early Warning System (EWS), explains how the organisation is approaching things during Brazil 2014. How will EWS be operating over the World Cup? How do you analyse a suspicious game? After the risk assessment pre-work, we will monitor the WC based on our 3-pillar strategy: 1. Technical monitoring of the …

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Coral starts pub marketing offer with Admiral

SBC News Coral starts pub marketing offer with Admiral

Admiral Taverns has announced an exclusive partnership with bookmaker Coral to give pub customers free bets during the Brazil World Cup – the first campaign of its kind for both companies. The World Cup Football Jackpot promotion will run in almost 200 selected Admiral Taverns pubs, all of which are within a half-mile radius of a Coral betting shop. The …

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Sportradar supplies Bayern Munich with World Cup centre

SBC News Sportradar supplies Bayern Munich with World Cup centre

Sportradar, supplier of sports and betting related data, has agreed a partnership with FC Bayern Munich during the World Cup 2014. The 24-time German league winner incorporates Sportradar’s WC2014 Live Match Centre on its homepage to display the performance of all its international players taking part in Brazil. This solution allows fans to follow the performance of its stars during …

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Thai crackdown on illegal WC betting

SBC News Thai crackdown on illegal WC betting

Police in Thailand have arrested 58 people involved in illegal betting on the World Cup , according to local news source The Nation. Pol Lt-General Anant Srihiran said that seven are alleged bookmakers, with two suspected of being bet couriers while the rest are punters. Anant said that the police has also seized Bt41,430 (£753) in cash and four bankbooks …

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Joey Barton signs for Paddy Power Social

SBC News Joey Barton signs for Paddy Power Social

The often outspoken and opinionated footballer Joey Barton is the latest English midfielder to be signed up by Team Paddy Power. This move by the Irish bookmaker follows their announcement that Paul Scholes would be contributing a new column for their blog section. Barton joins the newly rebranded Facebook app Paddy Power Social (formerly Paddy Power In-Play) wherein customers will …

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50,000 bettingexpert.com users predict quarter final exit for England

SBC News 50,000 bettingexpert.com users predict quarter final exit for England

England will make it through the Group Stages during this World Cup, but are likely to come a cropper against Brazil in the quarter-finals, according to one of the world’s biggest network of betting experts. Using data from more than 50,000 betting predictions, bettingexpert.com estimates that Italy will win Group D, with England narrowly pipping Uruguay to second place. England …

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Betfair revenues on the up

SBC News Betfair revenues on the up

Betfair has seen a slight rise in revenues of 2% to £393.6m but its profit before tax figure has shot up to £61.1m, compared to last year’s reported loss of £49.4m. It has been a tough couple of years for Betfair as it has switched its operations to concentrate solely on regulated markets, but today’s annual results suggest that the …

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Dorothy Creaven – Element Wave – Brazil 2014 focusing & valuing player engagement

SBC News Dorothy Creaven - Element Wave - Brazil 2014 focusing & valuing player engagement

The FIFA World Cup is the largest international sporting event on the planet and smartphone-owning football fans everywhere will be using their mobile devices to play an important role in their World Cup experience. According to a new international study released from the IAB, “2014 World Cup: A Global Mobile Perspective,” over 48% of World Cup audiences will follow the …

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