Tag Archives: News UK

Top Dogs… Sun Bets sponsors 71st East Anglian Derby at Yarmouth

SBC News Top Dogs... Sun Bets sponsors 71st East Anglian Derby at Yarmouth

Sun Bets marketing has informed that it will sponsor the 71st East Anglian Derby at Yarmouth Stadium (Norfolk) taking place this September. The News UK and Tabcorp joint-venture bookmaker undertakes’ its first greyhound racing sponsorship, in which it will contribute £15,000 towards the Derby’s racing prize-pool. Furthermore, the bookmaker will secure the title name on all syndicated races, which will be …

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Tabcorp details Sun Bets as its biggest international initiative

SBC News Tabcorp details Sun Bets as its biggest international initiative

Australian gambling giant Tabcorp Holdings has labelled Sun Bets, its strategic joint-venture with News UK, as the biggest international commercial initiative undertaken in the firm’s history. Officially launched last August, the Sun Bets brand aims to compete against UK legacy operators within the ultra-saturated UK online betting sector, a marketplace estimated to be three times the size of Tabcorp’s Australian …

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Sun Bets launches #YOUBETCHA TV campaign

SBC News Sun Bets launches #YOUBETCHA TV campaign

New UK betting market entrant Sun Bets has announced the launch of its first ever TV advertising campaign #YOUBETCHA, as the News UK and Tabcorp joint-venture seeks to establish its brand with the general public. The campaign has been created by News UK in-house agency Pulse, following this August’s official launch of Sun Bets within the highly saturated UK online …

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Legal & expansion costs see Tabcorp post 49% 2016 profits decline

SBC News Legal & expansion costs see Tabcorp post 49% 2016 profits decline

Footing a legal bill of AUS $20 million (£11.5 million) Australian ASX-listed gambling operator Tabcorp Holdings (Tabcorp) has witnessed its full-year 2016 net profits decline 49% to AUS $169 million (FY 2015: AUS $334 million). Presenting its FY 2016 results (financial period ending 30 June), Tabcorp governance stated that 2016 business conditions had been ‘Volatile.’ The gambling operator would report …

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Sun Bets aims to bring a distinctive voice to UK sports betting

SBC News Sun Bets aims to bring a distinctive voice to UK sports betting

New sports betting website Sun Bets believes that there is plenty of room for an operator that carries The Sun newspaper’s distinctive voice, and that it won’t simply be rubbing up against Paddy Power’s position in the market. News UK’s Betting & Gaming Marketing Director Kate Bird explained that comparisons could be made between the two brands because of the …

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Tabcorp appoints Jamie Hart as Sun Bets Executive Director

SBC News Tabcorp appoints Jamie Hart as Sun Bets Executive Director

Australian gambling operator Tabcorp has appointed Jamie Hart former Innovation Director of William Hill to lead its News UK joint venture Sun Bets as Executive Director. Industry veteran Hart who left William Hill in March, following a senior executive restructure will be tasked with launching the new Sun Bets sports betting proposition for the UK market. As Sun Bets Executive …

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