Betfair Politics has recorded £750,000 in exchange wagering in the first 24-hours since opening its ‘UK 2017 General Election’ market. The operator launched the market, shortly after PM Theresa May surprised the nation by calling for a ‘Snap General Election’ in order to strengthen her Party’s Brexit negotiations mandate. Updating the media, Betfair Politics informs that it is seeing a …
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European sports betting operator Tipbet (Tipbet.com) has announced the launch of its new website, which will feature a number of new player features incorporated within a new website layout designed to improve player engagement. Updating the market and corporate stakeholders, Tipbet marketing detailed that the new design was needed in order to drive player engagement and interaction with new TipBet …
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English Premier League football club Southampton FC has announced Asian-focused online bookmaker TLCBET as its official Asia Betting Partner. The deal begins immediately and will further cover the next two English football seasons. TLCBET will additionally hold the title of Global Casino partner for Southampton FC. We are proud to be supporting Southampton as their official Asia betting partner and official …
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Bookmakers have had no time to ease back to work following the Easter Break as Prime Minister Theresa May this morning called for an unexpected 8 June Snap UK General Election, in order to drive a clean mandate for Brexit. Reacting to the news, the majority of UK bookmakers have slashed the odds on a Conservative Party victory to 1/14 …
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This April, youth news and entertainment publisher Vice.com has highlighted the growth of political betting markets in a video segment titled ‘Why British People are Betting on Trump’s Impeachment’. Produced by journalist Jake Warren, Vice’s reports on the ‘rise of political betting’ in the wake of an unprecedented 2016 which saw Britain vote to leave the European Union and former …
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Bookmaker William Hill will support Premier League football club Tottenham Hotspur community initiative the ‘Elevator Programme’, helping young people in London Borough of Haringey gain employment. The ‘Elevator Programme’ has been developed by The Tottenham Hotspur’s Foundation, which the bookmaker will contribute to and aid as its official club betting partner. Moving forward, the programme aims to provide 18 – 24-year-olds …
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NYX Gaming has reported a new record for its OpenBet sportsbook platform during last weekend’s Grand National as its subsidiary recorded 24 million sports bets across all channels on its sports betting client network. The 24-hour period is the supplier’s busiest of the year. At its peak, the company processed 68,000 bets-per-minute on Saturday, 8th April 2017 – an increase …
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As the process of “squeezing out” foreign bookmakers in Russia gathers pace, bet365 is one of the only operators to avoid a decreased level of interest from Russian users. Data compiled by Bookmaker Ratings has shown that the practice of blocking online bookmakers prohibited in Russia has affected the number of inquiries via search engine Yandex, as users want to …
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Stockholm Nasdaq-listed sports betting software and platform provider Kambi Group Plc (Kambi) has been ranked in the top 1000 fastest growing European business enterprises by The Financial Times. Kambi specialist in sportsbook provisions placed 657 in the inaugural FT 1000 list, which was compiled alongside data provider Statista. Presenting the list, The Financial Times said of the list that innovative …
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Analysis by Catchpoint has suggested that major UK online bookmakers ‘failed to deliver on web performance and digital experience’ at this year’s Grand National. The digital performance intelligence firm monitored the performance of top UK betting sites including bet365, Sky Bet, Ladbrokes and Paddy Power in the run-up to and on the day of the big race. Gamebookers trailed the field, …
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