MrQ has been announced as the lead partner of the UK Championship by the World Snooker Tour (WST). With previous winners, such as John Higgins, Ronnie O’Sullivan and Mark Allen, the tournament will now be known as the MrQ UK Championship as the titular sponsor, with the operator ensuring that the total prize fund exceeds £1m. First introduced in 1977, …
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Ronnie O’Sullivan has been named as the new brand ambassador for Delasport where he will work alongside the platform provider on a number of online and offline campaigns. As well as featuring in media drives, the snooker star will also wear the Delasport badge during key snooker tournaments. Oren Cohen Shwartz, Delasport CEO, commented: “We are excited about having Ronnie …
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Speaking at the recent Betting on Sports conference at Olympia London, Betcris Ambassador and snooker legend Ronnie O’Sullivan explained to SBC that working as a brand ambassador has helped him focus more on snooker. O’Sullivan, who took part in the specialist Sports Sponsorship seminar alongside BetCris CEO for the UK and Asia Hilly Erlich, was quizzed on what he thought …
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Betting on Sports Week will present no fewer than 250 thought leaders, innovators and decision makers gathered from the sports betting, esports, casino, affiliates, media and sports sectors. The speakers will all play an integral role in making this year’s Betting on Sports conference the biggest and best on record, with the event taking place from 18-21 September at London’s …
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ManBetX has announced that it is strengthening its World Snooker ties, after renewing its sponsorship of the Welsh Open world ranking event. Running from February 11-17 next year at Cardiff’s Motorpoint Arena, this move sees the betting brand build upon its deal with snooker’s longest running ranking event, after the UK and World Championships, following its initial deal covering this …
Read More »The CEO of the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC), the Chief Legal Officer of the PGA Tour and a five-time snooker World Champion will join the strongest lineup of speakers the sports betting industry has ever seen. The PDC’s Matt Porter, Len Brown from the PGA Tour and Ronnie O’Sullivan were just three of the names that caught the eye as …
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SBC Events will invite more than 2,500 delegates to “feel the pulse of the sports betting industry” through six events at this year’s Betting on Sports Week in London. Taking place from 18-21 September at Olympia London, #boscon2018 will feature five conferences – Betting on Sports, ESI London, Casino Beats Summit, AffiliateFEST and Sponsorship Forum, as well as a lavish …
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Five-time World Champion Ronnie O’Sullivan says that more “price-effective” tournaments could be the answer in snooker’s fight against match-fixing. His comments came after the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) sanctioned three players – Yu Delu and Cao Yupeng, both from China, and Welshman David John. The trio have been suspended until the outcome of formal hearings, which will …
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Five-time world champion Ronnie ‘The Rocket’ O’Sullivan will be sending delegates ‘Snooker loopy’ at this year’s Betting on Sports conference in London (18-21 September). Appearing as an ambassador for BetCris alongside the operator’s UK CEO Hilly Ehrlich, the Rocket is set to play a starring role in a session dedicated to why snooker is such a good fit with the …
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Asian focused bookmaker ManBetX has been announced as the title sponsor of two upcoming World Snooker ranking events, The Welsh Open and The Gibraltar Open. Emanating from the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff, The ManBetX Welsh Open, one of the sports longest running tournaments and an ever present on the calendar since 1992, begins today (Monday 26 February) and runs until …
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