32Red Plc has entered into an agreement with Kambi Sports Solutions to deliver a fully managed sportsbook solution. The agreement will enable 32Red to offer a significantly upgraded sports betting experience to its customers through online and mobile channels. The new sportsbook will be fully integrated with 32Red’s Microgaming platform, enabling players to move seamlessly between casino and sports and …
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Convicted Singaporean match-fixer Wilson Raj Perumal has made claims that he assisted in the qualification campaigns of international football sides Honduras and Nigeria in reaching the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. In a new book published this Monday, the self confessed match fixer sheds details on how his company Football4U helped fix matches, bribe players and influence FIFA …
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Microgaming is launching two new Casino games in May, Football Star and Cool Wolf. Microgaming is releasing a football-themed online slot, Football Star, to appeal to footy fans around the globe ahead of the World Cup in Brazil. Bright graphics, striking animations and a fan-filled stadium set the scene in this five reel, 243 ways-to-win slot. There are plenty of …
Read More »The FIFA World Cup is less than 45 days away; football fans are all abuzz and ready to root for their favorite teams as the world descends on Brazil for what surely promises to be equal parts mayhem and magic. Part of the magic will certainly be the wholesale application of mobile devices, big data and location enabled wizardry that …
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Two weekends of winning favourites on the football has severely impacted William Hill’s Q1 figures, with the bookmaker announcing a 14% drop in operating profit for the period. The two weekends of ‘unfavourable sporting results’ saw a 25% drop in operating profit for the firm’s retail business and a 6% drop in its online sportsbook. However the firm also marked …
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Start-up business The Social Ad Group takes social media content produced by sports journalists and pundits, and looks for outcomes from a sports betting angle, giving users the chance to bet on people’s insider knowledge, hints and tips. The firm recently won Best use of Technology by a Bookmaker or Gaming Company at the Sports Technology Awards. Chief Technology Officer …
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SBC Business writer Mark McGuinness of Mainstream Marketing & Communications looks at the potential for the industry to harness one of the latest developments – the iBeacon. Our industry is encountering momentous change on a daily basis. In fact our digital lives are changing so much. We don’t even know it’s happening as they way in which we connect and communicate …
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Brazilian Government drafted its ‘Internet Constitution Policy’, a set bills designed to implement policies and standards for governance and regulating internet and digital use in the region. Part of the drafted Bill has been geared towards implementing potential policy for the governance of igaming in Brazil. The Bill sets to implement restrictions on use of unlicensed online gambling and sports …
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Online betting service and affiliate FREEBETS.com has launched a Brazil 2014 micro-site full of previews, stats and betting offers. Available at www.freebets.com/2014-world-cup, the site offers a comprehensive preview of the hotly-anticipated football showpiece with expert analysis from the FREEBETS.com team on all 32 sides competing, with qualifying journeys, the manager, key players, World Cup history and betting tips all listed. …
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Sports betting operator – Interwetten posted a year on year 7% increase in revenues for the opening quarter of 2014, the operator posted revenues of €11.1 million (£10.1 million). The operator cited the performance of its mobile sports betting inventory as the key driver for its performance, mobile operations now account for 40% of the operators overall turnover. Furthermore Interwetten had …
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