Racecourse operator ARC has hailed the success of the first ever All-Weather Championships which took place between October 2013 and April 2014 and culminated in the £1 Million Finals Day on Good Friday, 18April 2014. Tony Kelly, ARC Managing Director, said: “We are really pleased Year One of the All-Weather Championships proved to be such a thorough success. I would …
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bettingexpert.com, one of Europe’s largest media portals for sports betting and igaming enthusiasts, will provide expert insights from several leading European football journalists in celebration of the greatest event of the football calendar. The stellar line up of award winning football journalists, who will contribute exclusive content and commentary to the bettingexpert blog, include: Jonathan Wilson – European football correspondent …
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Do you know your Ronaldo from your Ronaldo, when we all celebrated Milla time or which Luis Suarez will be most successful this summer? Then here’s a chance to prove your mettle. Onside Analysis, specialist in football performance and data analysis, has developed a 20 question quiz on the World Cup. The person who gets most correct (or is selected …
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INTRALOT Group CEO Constantinos Antonopoulos has been announced ‘Manager of the Year 2013’ at a special ceremony in Athens, in the presence of politicians, prominent public figures, and members of the business community. “Manager of the Year” is an institution that was founded in 2002 by the Hellenic Management Association, in order to honour managers whose vision and outstanding performance …
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Calum Macaulay, Managing Director of Talksports tells the Betting on Football audience how to built multi-content and multi-channel brand. Whilst the majority of UK Radio broadcasters have witnessed a decline in revenues and audience, Talksports Radio have grown in all areas of coverage and content, with over 3.5 million listeners tuning in everyday, making it the most popular sports radio …
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Slot developer Net Entertainment‘s award winning games have been launched and are now available to Skyvegas.com’s player base. Björn Krantz, Chief of GMO and MD at Net Entertainment Malta Ltd, said: “It feels great to be in live operation with Sky Betting and Gaming, a well reputable and recognized player in the UK market. I am confident that our best …
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The Higher Regional Court of Dusseldorf has ordered lottery operator Westdeutsche Lotterie (WestLotto) to pay Mybet Holdings damages of €11.5 million plus interest, as Mybet Holdings won its court hearing regarding its prevention to sell lottery goods in German supermarket chains and petrol stations. WestLotto a government licensed independent lottery supplier, had order an injunction to stop the operator from …
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Dr Simon Dymond of Swansea University has studied what drives addictive behaviour in slots players. His study breaks down the psychological factors players attribute to near wins on the machines and how their minds react to symbols displayed on the slot reels. Dymond and his team believe that players addictive traits in certain players are triggered by brain reactions/impulses to perceived …
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Irish gaming operator Paddy Power has announced the acquisition of independent bookmakers – Hacketts, who currently operate nine betting shops in the Irish regions of Limerick, Dublin, Clonmel, Templemore and Tullamore. The deal is set to be finalized in 2014 The acquired betting shops are set to be re-branded and re-decorated in the Paddy Power. The acquisition of Hacketts betting …
Read More »German gaming operator Mybet Group, operator of sports betting brands – JaXX.com, mybet and totobet has appointed former Tipp24 lotteries senior executive Sven Ivo Brinck to replace Mathias Dahms as the Groups Chief Executive. Brinck joins the mybet group after more than ten years service to Tipp24, the Hamburg based online lottery brokerage, Brinck held various senior positions during his …
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