Posts From: March 2017

British bookmakers set for Cheltenham Festival betting surge

Worldpay, a global leader in payments, is predicting that online bookmakers will experience up to a 60% increase in turnover this week as British punters hope for a re-run of...

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BetVictor launches headline new customer offer for Cheltenham Festival

BetVictor has today announced its headline offer for the forthcoming Cheltenham Festival, which will see new customers who bet £10 receive a £2 free bet on every race for the...

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INTRALOT & AMELCO FORM SPORTS BETTING PLATFORM PARTNERSHIP

INTRALOT and AMELCO announce the signing of a definitive agreement for a strategic partnership to develop a suite of next-generation sports betting products. Under the partnership INTRALOT will integrate modules...

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Football Form Labs strikes deal with Betfair Australia

Football Form Labs, the leading football betting software on the market, has signed a content partnership agreement with Betfair – Australia. As part of the deal, Football Form Labs are...

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Sportsbet.io launches Twitter competition

Bitcoin sportsbook Sportsbet.io launches Twitter competition Signed Lionel Messi shirt among prizes in bumper giveaway 7 March, 2017 – A Barcelona shirt signed by Lionel Messi will be the first...

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Paddy Power Betfair revenues rise 18%

Bookmaker Paddy Power Betfair has revealed costs of last year’s merger left it nursing annual losses of £5. 7 million, but it saw revenues jump 18% higher after a “transformational” year....

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Bookmakers to fight NRL bans on betting options

The NRL has strengthened its regulations on betting, forcing bookmakers to be in an agreement with the league and banning most exotic options. As part of a bid to eliminate...

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Fortuna Entertainment Group buys Hattrick Sports Group

Czech sports betting operator Fortuna Entertainment Group has stated that it will acquire Ireland-based Hattrick Sports Group’s operations in Romania, Croatia and Spain for an undisclosed sum. The transaction is...

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Ladbrokes ordered to pay £71m to HMRC

Ladbrokes has been ordered to pay £71m after losing a court case over a controversial tax-avoidance programme. The bookie and its accountant Deloitte cooked up a scheme in which it...

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Pinnacle the first to offer Crossfit betting

The Crossfit Open 2017 is upon us. Thousands of athletes from all over the world will be competing for a chance to win the title of fittest man or woman...

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