Sportsbook

UK news sources have reported that the Conservative Government are considering a blanket ban on all gambling advertisements before the 9pm watershed. The government is set to add a review of UK gambling advertising practices to its ongoing examination of Fixed Odds Betting Terminals (FOBTs).  Early reports indicate that government will seek to clampdown gambling on TV advertising, expressing concerns …

Ladbrokes has placed Japanese writer Haruki Murakami as its 4/1 market favourite to be crowned the ‘2016 Nobel Literature Laureate’. With the Swedish Academy set to reveal its Nobel Prize literature winner next Thursday 13 October, the bookmaker places the popular Japanese ‘contemporary surrealist’ as its current market favourite. Presenting its market to the Guardian Newspaper, Ladbrokes PR spokesperson Alex …

The EU Court of Justice (CJEU), the principal law court of the European Union economic community will issue its ruling on whether Gibraltar a British overseas territory can be treated as a single party member with regards to its online gambling industry. CJEU officials have this week have started their review of Gibraltar’s online gambling industry, following the UK’s 23 …

Curacao and Malta licensed Pinnacle has become the first online betting operator to open markets on Drone Racing. Updating the market, Pinnacle marketing declared that it would publish odds on the ‘2016 Drone Racing World Championship’ at Kualoa Ranch in Hawaii (October 20-22). The bookmaker disclosed that it would trial Drone Racing as a market, by offering odds on the …

European bookmaker GoldBet furthers its presence in Italian sports, by announcing that it has agreed to become the ‘Official Betting Partner’ of Serie A football club Torino FC. GoldBet secures a one-year betting partnership with Torino, one Italy’s oldest professional football club. The partnership will see the GoldBet Italian brand, receive heightened coverage and exposure throughout Torino’s Stadio Olimpico (Capacity: …

Updating the market this morning, Stockholm Nasdaq-listed LeoVegas Group AB (LeoVegas) has confirmed that it has been approved an online gambling operator license by the Danish Gambling Authority (DGA). Confirming its Danish license, LeoVegas one of the industry’s fastest growing operators will now move to expand its presence within its core market of Scandinavia. The Malta-headquartered operator currently holds licences …

Sky Betting & Gaming (SB&G) has been named one the UK’s best and fastest growing independent companies by The Sunday Times. The Leeds-based online betting operator ranked 74th in last weekend’s ‘Sunday Times Grant Thornton Top Track 250’. The list is published every year by the News UK Corporation newspaper which ranks the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. SB&G was commended …

William Hill has priced Donald Trump at 3/1 (25% chance) to be mentioned in Theresa May’s closing speech to Conference on Wednesday 5 October. The FTSE bookmaker is pricing odds on a number of political words and phrases, which the new UK Prime Minister may well utter during the course of her closing speech (scheduled for 11:OO am – UK Time) …

Better Collective the operating company of leading sports betting player portal bettingexpert.com has won the prestigious ‘Gazelle Award’ for a sixth-straight year, for its services to Danish business and enterprise. Each year Danish business newspaper Børsen recognises national enterprises that have recorded consistent growth. Winning its sixth straight Gazelle, Better Collective becomes the Børsen’s most prolific winner. The Copenhagen-based firm, …

Multi-channel supplier Digitain has joined forces with Mediatech Solutions in a deal that will see it provide the platform provider with its best sportsbook platform solution. Under the partnership, Mediatech will integrate Digitain’s product into its own omni-channel platform, IRIS, which will be offered to its land-based and online operator partners. Digitain’s sportsbook product offers odds on 65 different sports, …