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Betfred, Ladbrokes and Coral offer bets into Hong Kong racing pools

owing an agreement between the Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC) and the UK Tote, UK customers of Betfred, Coral and Ladbrokes will be able to place bets on the Hong Kong’s huge pari-mutuel pools. Although fixed-odds betting will not be available, the operators will accept bets both online and in betting shops. SIS will distribute

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Sky Bet CEO claims that racing faces “an unprecedented demographic challenge”

Chief Executive of online bookmaker Sky Betting & Gaming (SB&G) Richard Flint, has issued a bleak reality to the UK racing industry claiming that consumer betting changes are making it difficult for the bookmaker to justify promoting the sports “from a business point of view”. Speaking at the historic Gimcrack dinner in York, Flint claims:

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Florida House tears down the Senate’s gambling bill as negotiations begin

ough it seems like Florida is finally reaching the point when it will make a decision on gambling, the Florida House has ripped the Senate’s gambling bill to shreds and passed its own version of the bill earlier this week. On Wednesday, the Florida House voted 70-30 for a bill that would “freeze” gambling across

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GambleAware calls for statutory levy on betting operators

roblem gambling charity GambleAware has reported a record number of donations in 2016-17 but has failed to reach its fundraising target, prompting the charity to call for the introduction of a statutory levy on betting operators. The charity raised £8m, 20% short of the annual target of £10m set by the Responsible Gambling Strategy Board,

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ASAP Italia confirms CTO appointment

Italia, the company behind DFS platform Sportito, has announced the appointment of Paolo Farinella to the position of Chief Technology Officer. ASAP Italia also operates the brands Superscommesse, an odds comparison site, Bettingrunner, a sports betting tips forum, and the citizen journalism portal Super News. Farinella will have responsibility for all aspects of ASAP Italia’s

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Paddy Power first to launch with Facebook Messenger chatbot

y Power is the first operator to go live with platform provider Onionsack’s industry-first chatbot for Facebook Messenger.Paddy Power customers will be able to use the chatbot to login to their betting account, check balances and place wagers through the Facebook Messenger app.Onionsack’s platform allows users to construct bets as natural language written messages, which

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Ajax partners with KB88 as its Asia betting partner

erdam’s Dutch Eredivisie football club AFC Ajax has announced a new partnership with Asian focused online bookmaker KB88 as the clubs’ official Asian betting partner for the next two seasons. Dutch media sources have reported that the deal will see Ajax take approximately €400,000 per season to promote KB88. AJAX will focus on promoting KB88

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