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Coral has today announced the launch of its ‘in-house’ developed sportsbook platform, centralising its mobile, tablet and desktop devices. The bookmaker informed the market, that its new platform had been developed by a new product development team with the aim of delivering a ‘smoother customer experience’. Utilising the latest digital and cloud infrastructure technologies, the bookmaker stated that Coral sports …

Publishing what will likely be its last financial update as a private company, Gala Coral (Coral) has reported top-line metric growth hindered by significant exceptional costs as the company approaches its £2.2 billion merger with Ladbrokes Plc. Updating the market on its Q3 2016 performance (12-week period ending 2 July), Coral would declare net revenues of £264 million up 10% …

Coral has been censured by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) over a promoted tweet from its Twitter account. The company has been warned not to show the advert again in its current form, and to ensure that future campaigns are clear as to how any winnings will be paid out. The tweet in question was posted on April 26, 2016, …

Championship football club Derby County has announced that Coral will be its official betting and gaming partner until the end of the 2018/19 season. Coral will offer a full cash betting service at the iPro Stadium on match days, with betting stations located around the ground. This stadium betting service will be operated by BD Stadia, market leaders in betting …

FTSE-listed gambling technology provider, Playtech has announced its latest provisions for omni-channel client Gala Coral, which will see its first ‘out of the box’ retail Virtual Sports product rolled-out across 100 Coral UK betting shops. Following the initial roll-out phase within Coral betting shops, Playtech will then aim to deploy it new Virtual Sports product throughout 1000 further Coral retail …

A recent study by Global Reviews has revealed some interesting insights on the state of play of UK sports betting provider websites.  The Digital Sales Effectiveness study looked at consumer behaviour and the conversion rates of bettors on the sites of some of the key industry players such as Paddy Power, Ladbrokes, William Hill, Betfair, Sky Bet, Bet365 and Coral. Over …

The Euro 2016 final is nearly upon us, as France prepare to take on Portugal in Paris. SBC News has been keeping an eye on the best offers throughout the tournament, as bookmakers across Europe have implemented marketing strategies to acquire and retain the most customers. SBC has conducted interviews with Oddschecker, Square in the Air and BetVictor as part of our …

The British Horseracing Association (BHA) has filed a submission to the UK Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) stating that the merger of Ladbrokes and Coral could impact consumer choice in UK racing and greyhound industries. Approved by BHA CEO Nick Rust the former Managing Director of Retail Operations for Ladbrokes, the association warned the CMA that the merger could lead …

With everyone’s eyes on Euro 2016 this week the latest Bookies’ Corner focuses on just that and the build up to it from the world of bookmaking. SBC spoke to Ryan Murton Head of Digital Marketing at Oddschecker, BetVictor’s Head of Sportsbook Product Eoin Ryan, Head of Football (Interactive) at Gala Coral Richard Scott and Unibet’s Head of UK Marketing …

The UK Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) has said it will allow Ladbrokes and Gala Coral to continue with their merger plans, but only if the firms divest 350-400 betting shops. The proposed merger would create Britain’s biggest bookmaker with around 4,000 betting shops, but the CMA has identified 659 areas across the country where the deal could harm competition. …