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10Bet UK boosts live stream portfolio adding Betradar ‘Live Channel’ solutions

SBC News 10Bet UK boosts live stream portfolio adding Betradar 'Live Channel' solutions

European online bookmaker 10Bet has confirmed that it has boosted its live sports streams portfolio for its UK domain 10Bet.co.uk by partnering with Betradar Live Channel Online services. The partnership will see 10Bet UK gain access to over 30,000 live stream events per year via the Live Channel Online portfolio. Live content will include football, tennis, basketball streams from multiple …

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LADbible hires former Ladbrokes PR man Alex Donohue as ODDSbible partnerships lead

SBC News LADbible hires former Ladbrokes PR man Alex Donohue as ODDSbible partnerships lead

Ladbrokes long-term PR Manager and Head of News Alex Donohue has joined the LADbible Group taking on the role of Brand Partnerships Manager for its ODDSbible vertical. Donohue leaves the UK bookmaker following seven years of service within Ladbrokes’ PR and media relations team. Joining the LADbible Group, Donohue informed SBC that he was taking on a ‘newly created role’ …

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Sky Betting & Gaming seeks 100 new jobs for Yorkshire operations

SBC News Sky Betting & Gaming seeks 100 new jobs for Yorkshire operations

The governance of Sky Betting & Gaming (SB&G) has confirmed that it will seek to create a further 100 new jobs within its Yorkshire offices of Leeds and Sheffield. Online betting operator SB&G is one of Yorkshire’s biggest technology employers, the betting firm has further been listed as one of the UK’s fastest growing digital tech enterprises. Since being taken …

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Betsafe launches UK campaign ‘Passion Overcomes the Odds’ with Tony Bellew

SBC News Betsafe launches UK campaign ‘Passion Overcomes the Odds’ with Tony Bellew

Seeking to boost its UK brand profile, this weekend Betsson Group subsidiary Betsafe launched its new advertising campaign ‘Passion Overcomes the Odds’. The 60-second TV advertisement was initially aired on Sky Sports channels this Saturday, with Betsafe marketing informing that further campaign spots would follow on ITV, Channel 4 and Eurosport broadcasts. The campaign which features new Betsafe brand ambassador …

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Kindred bets on AI R&D with University of London & BetBuddy

SBC News Kindred bets on AI R&D with University of London & BetBuddy

Stockholm-listed European online gambling operator, Kindred Group Plc has partnered with the University of London and betting data analytics firm BetBuddy to explore the capabilities of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Part of the firm’s ongoing research & development, Kindred detailed to the media that its partner AI tie-in was focused on exploring how ‘AI can help strengthen Anti-Money laundering decision processes’, …

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BetConstruct adds Casino & Pools to UKGC licensing provisions

SBC News BetConstruct adds Casino & Pools to UKGC licensing provisions

European industry platform and software supplier BetConstruct has announced that it has strengthened its UK market regulatory provisions by securing both ‘Casino and Pool Betting’ B2C UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) licences. Updating investors, BetConstruct detailed that its two new licences would serve to strengthen its UK market presence, adding further gambling provisions to its existing UKGC remote betting licence granted …

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Abelson Info takes over Super Soccer Oddsfeed provisions

SBC News Abelson Info takes over Super Soccer Oddsfeed provisions

Betting data and odds specialist Abelson Info has informed the market that it has acquired Super Soccer Oddsfeed related assets, growing its footprint within the sports betting provisions sector. Both firms have a prior industry relationship having worked on joint-venture Goalscorer Prices & Settlement (GPS) feed which is utilised by a number of bookmakers. Super Soccer Oddsfeed provides the odds and Abelson …

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Betfair – Le Pen drifts but punters still seek Trump-like moment

SBC News Betfair - Le Pen drifts but punters still seek Trump-like moment

With just three days to go until France heads for its final round of General Election voting (Sunday 7 May), Betfair Politics has priced far-right candidate Marie Le Pen at 9/1 (11% chance of winning). Updating its ‘France 2017 market’, Betfair Politics has detailed that yesterday’s live TV debate between Le Pen and Emmanuel Macron favoured the centrist ‘En Marche’ …

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#bofcon2017 – Reflecting on the regulatory steps taken by Russia

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The BetOlimp CEO said that a regulated market in Russia presents challenges, but also “brings opportunities for established operators to become leaders in the region”. Alexey Sinyushkin was part of a star-studded Eastern European focused panel at Betting on Football 2017, reflecting on the recent steps taken by Russia to formally regulate its online sports betting market, which includes a …

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