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punters increasingly favouring online grand national wagers

Data intelligence firm GBG has found stark changes in consumers online betting habits, as well as last hour wagering, for this years Grand National, after studying data gathered from a selection of the UK’s leading online betting companies. For the

gambleaware reaches record breaking funding donations

GambleAware’s Chief Executive Marc Etches has penned an open letter to the industry, praising the response to last year’s concerns regarding funding for problem gambling initiatives. Detailing its voluntary donation system was, at the time, 60% below its funding target,

crownbet appoints mark gay new digital director

An enlarged CrownBet has confirmed the appointment of Mark Gay as Chief Digital Director (CDD). Gay replaces incumbent Steve Maidment, who announced his departure from the Australian online bookmaker earlier this year. A seasoned technology and enterprise strategist, Gay joins

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sbcs ball europe focus

After a breathtaking week of Champions League football, this edition of On The Ball analyses the repercussions of the latest round of European fixtures, as well as looking at some of Europe’s top clubs. After crashing out of the Champions

us sports players associations speak paspa

Players associations representing athletes across four key sports within the United States have joined together, to release a statement regarding the prospect of legalised sports betting within the country. Union’s for professional players across baseball (MLBPA), basketball (NBPA), American football (NFLPA)

betfair appoints leo burnett london new creative lead

UK marketing news source The Drum has reported that FTSE100 betting group Paddy Power Betfair (PPB) has appointed Leo Burnett London as new creative lead for its Betfair brand. This February, Betfair marketing called for a creative review as PPB’s

esports entertainment group esports affiliate partnerships

Esports Entertainment Group has announced affiliate marketing agreements with eleven esports teams. The deals come shortly after the Group launched its new esports wagering platform, entitled VIE. The affiliate esports teams involved are myRevenge, E’DRAGONS, Proud-Gaming, Aurales, Aequitas Esport, Eronic

kamagames reaches 100 million player milestone strong q1 2018

KamaGames, the European-focused mobile social poker operator, has confirmed that its global player base now exceeds 100 million players, making Pokerist one of the most popular social games in the world. Having started the year with 95 million players, KamaGames

microgaming board diversity founding member

Microgaming has become the latest firm to join the ranks of the All-in Diversity Project as a founding member, as it strives to help spearhead progress towards a more inclusive gaming sector. All-in Diversity is a not for profit industry driven