Racing tipster Philip Murray felt the wrath of the UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), after four complaints over a direct mail advert were upheld. The ad in question, which first appeared in June 2018, stated: “Aren’t you sick and tired of constantly losing bet after bet? Isn’t it depressing that no matter what, you never achieve the profits you always hoped …
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Tote Ireland, the Ireland-based pool betting site, is aiming to launch a wide reaching affiliate programme after uniting with Paysafe’s marketing technology and services provider, Income Access. Tote Ireland is licensed by the Irish government as the sole operator of pool betting on Irish horse racing, and is also regulated by the UK Gambling Commission. The structure allows players to …
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Marketing agency Digital Fuel will mark this year’s London Affiliate Conference (LAC) by launching a new GDPR compliant acquisition platform for the online gambling sector. Ahead of the conference, the company’s founder and CEO Toby Oddy spoke to SBC News about the importance of attending high profile trade shows, how the increased regulatory responsibilities have shaped the market, and what …
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EnergyBet is the main club sponsor for Leyton Orient FC, as well as the official in stadia betting partner for Millwall FC. The Malta-based operator, whose affiliate partner scheme has been nominated for a prize at the upcoming SBC Awards, is committed to connecting with the fans of its partners. We spoke to Simona Pinterova, PR and Media Manager at …
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Belgium market online gambling affiliates have been warned that they may become the next targets of the governments new stricter advertising code on gambling services. Last October, the Belgian Chamber of Representatives (De Kamer) approved a mandate for a new advertising standards code focusing primarily on gambling promotional standards. The new code is set to introduce an outright ‘all-vertical ’ban …
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In my December 2016 article for SBC News, I wrote about affiliates coming into the ICO’s firing line, which in turn leaves gambling operators facing liability for affiliates’ data protection misdemeanours – a situation that will hit home even harder when the recently announced Data Protection Bill is published by Parliament and, subsequently, when the General Data Protection Regulation comes …
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Major affiliate group XL Media is trading ahead of management expectations for the first six months of the year, with the company revealing that it is reducing the percentage of its revenues generated from gambling. The Group has been working on its strategy of diversifying its revenue streams and says it has delivered strong organic growth across all business verticals. …
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Antigua-based sportsbook Intertops (Intertops.eu), one of the industry’s oldest betting operators has announced the launch of its brand new ‘state of the art’ affiliate marketing platform. Revamping its player acquisition services, Intertops marketing relaunches its affiliate program with a new range of innovative features and tools such as intuitive dashboards, deep metric reporting, and campaign marketing kits. Promoting its new program, …
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Following a year of growth and recognition of its business and services, SBC interviews Jesper Søgaard Co-Founder & CEO of Better Collective operator of leading industry player portal bettingexpert.com. Søgaard details to SBC readers the progression of bettingexpert’s multi-language services and operations, which have become a mainstay for player referral and industry trust between consumers and operators. ___________________________ SBC: Hi …
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Industry affiliate news publication iGB Affiliate has announced that next year’s edition of the London Affiliate Conference (LAC) is moving to the ExCel to accommodate surging demand. More than 5,000 delegates are expected at the ExCel in London for the world’s largest igaming affiliate conference between the 9-12 February 2017, a 10% rise on the 4,555 which attended 2016’s event …
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