Tag Archives: Iowa

Betfair shortens Trump re-election odds following Iowa chaos

SBC News Betfair shortens Trump re-election odds following Iowa chaos

A turbulent week of US political drama has seen the Betfair Exchange shorten the odds on Donald Trump maintaining his Presidency, with odds trading at an all-time low of 8/11. Betfair Politics details that Trump has benefitted from his acquittal by the Senate, which refused to advance impeachment hearings on alleged interference of Ukraine funds by the US 45th President. …

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Betfred hires Bryan Bennett as US operations lead

SBC News Betfred hires Bryan Bennett as US operations lead

Betfred has advanced its US market ambitions by appointing Bryan Bennett as the bookmaker’s first US Chief Operations Officer (COO). Bennett, a seasoned executive in US gaming, sports and digital enterprise strategies, confirmed via LinkedIn that he had joined the UK betting outfit, leading its initial US market drive. Bennett is the former VP of Marketing for RocketPlay a developer of …

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Kambi strikes Penn National multi-state agreement

SBC News Kambi strikes Penn National multi-state agreement

Kambi Group has significantly advanced its US profile by securing a ‘multi-state sportsbook services agreement’ with Penn National Gaming. Updating investors, Kambi details that it will become the lead sports betting systems and software supplier to Penn National, ‘North America’s largest regional gaming operator’, servicing both its on-property and digital disciplines. Nasdaq-listed Penn National operates more than 40 gaming facilities …

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Business Briefs – featuring Unicef, the Ponca Tribe and NetEnt

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This round up features controversy over the prolonged construction of a new casino in the United States, a Northern Irish publican appealing the court’s decision that he isn’t fit to hold a licence and a Maltese DFS summit, amongst others.  Charity lottery launched in Scandinavia Zeal Group and Unicef have teamed up to launch Norway’s first digital only charity lottery, …

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Warren Buffett cold on legalising US sports betting

SBC News Warren Buffett cold on legalising US sports betting

Speaking to Yahoo Finance, Warren Buffett the world’s most powerful hedge fund magnate with a speculated wealth of $76 billion remains tepid on the potential of legalising US sports betting. Buffett a fan of college basketball, who this February repeated his $1 million-a-year sweepstake for Berkshire Hathaway employees to predict the correct ‘March Madness’ brackets of the NCAA Basketball Championships, …

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Betfair targets + £100 million US Election trading

SBC News Betfair targets + £100 million US Election trading

While Hillary Clinton remains a clear favourite to win the 2016 US Election, trading at 1.21 on the Betfair Exchange (82% chance of winning). Betfair today revealed that the Democrats are faltering in the key ‘swing states’ of Florida, Iowa and Ohio. Detailing market insight on individual state outcomes, Betfair’s trading team revealed that the Democrats have seemingly lost their …

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