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Online betting company sponsors chant competition
This weekend’s Manchester United vs. Manchester City football clash has been enhanced by an off-the-ball competition to put together the best supporters’ chant, sponsored by betting exchange Betfair.
The betting firm appointed specialist events company Synergy to activate its campaign surrounding this we...
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Deal with Mkodo now in effect
Skybet Sports is the latest online gambling firm to launch a new iPhone mobile betting service, working with mobile technology provider Mkodo.
Sky Bet's sportsbook director Ben Warn said, "iPhone customers represent around a third of the Skybet.mobi site user-base so it made sense to launch a sportsboo...
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Malaysian police gear up to combat illegal betting on football's biggest international spectacle
The Malaysian authorities have joined those in Indonesia in threatening to monitor Internet betting on the run-up to the World Cup football championships in South Africa mid-year.
Police spokesman Asst Comm Zainuddin Yaakob said a special task force has been set up to monitor syndicate...
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Internet wagering facilities to be made available when permitted by Greek regulators says OPAP
Ioannis Spanoudakis, the chief executive of Greece's state gambling monopoly OPAP has online gambling in mond once regulators give their greenlight.
Speaking at the presentation of the group's 2009 results, Spanoudakis said: “Our strategic focus is to enhance and solidify OPAP’s position...
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With a general election in prospect, politicians are punting new moves against online bookies
UK Wired News reports that offshore online gambling companies wishing to maintain access to the British online gambling market must expect to pay the price to do so.
That price, according to the publication, will be 10 percent of gross profits paid into the UK horse racing levy.
The L...
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Queens District Attorney Richard Brown and his enforcers strike again
Online sports betting is once again under the spotlight in New York following police raids that have culminated a prolonged investigation by Queens District Attorney Richard Brown and his now experienced enforcement team....
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New advertising agency shows its paces
UK football fans can expect an avalanche of new William Hill advertisements this weekend as the company launches its latest football campaign - the first created by its new agency The Bank.
The marketing publication Drum reports that the London-based ad agency was tasked at the beginning of March with reinforcing the...
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Cash found stashed under lawn
You would think that one clash with US law enforcement agencies would be more than enough for any suspect, but the Philadelphia media this week reported on two Montgomery County, Pennsylvania men who were in trouble again for allegedly continuing to oper...
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Preferential terms available for prospective gambling operators
The prospect of tourists attending the Euro 2012 football tournament matches in the Ukraine has generated renewed interest in establishing gambling operations in resort areas like the Crimea and Western Ukraine. It is understood that these regions will be exempt from the draconian bans against gambling established last year
Interfax-Ukraine reports that the regions...
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Regulated sports betting fund will introduce trading on sports betting exchanges.
The London-based firm Centaur Corporate is to launch a new service trading on sports betting this week, reports the Financial Times.
The Galileo Fund claims to be the world’s first regulated vehicle for this activity, and will trade in sports such as football, racing and tenn...
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Spread-betting exec to head one of the industry's top companies.
Months of speculation came to a head this weekend with the widely reported UK news that Richard Glynn (45) has been tapped as the new chief executive of major online and land gambling group Ladbrokes.
Glynn is currently chairman of Sporting Index, a UK spread-betting company, and is repo...
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EuroPoker to launch BetCrib
The Ongame-powered online poker and casino operator EuroPoker is to launch its own white label sports betting service using OddsMatrix, the fully managed sportsbook provider and subsidiary of EveryMatrix.
The new sports betting service is to be called Bet...
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Challenge Jackpot database acquired from Virgin
The UK interactive television gambling company, NetPlay TV has announced that it is to take control of the current Challenge Jackpot database from Virgin Media Television for a fixed cash payment of GBP 1.82 million.
The move is a further step designed to achieve the company's goal of becoming the UK's leadin...
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Sky to start 3D television broadcasts
European sports fans, and especially football followers, are in for a television treat from April 3rd, when the Sky television network is set to launch Europe's first 3D television channel.
Content will include live coverage of the Premier League football match between Chelsea and Manchester United, with five further Premier League fixtures scheduled by the end of the current season, as well...
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Cube Corporation subsidiary will contribute odds for sports events and speciality markets
The sports betting website 188Bet.com has signed a deal with dedicated sports betting TV service The Betting Channel to sponsor segments of the channel’s output.
The online gaming and entertainment company will contribute odds for sports events and speciality markets to The Betting Channel,...
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