UK Bookies take £20 million weekend football hit
BAD NEWS The week that saw the British Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne announce a triple tax whammy for UK gambling and sports betting operators, took a further turn for the worse as...
View ArticleDoes pay equal performance?
Thirteen European football clubs are amongst the world’s top 50 sports teams when it comes to multi-million euro salaries, the Global Sports Salaries Survey 2014 reveals. While massive pay-packets...
View ArticlePremier League clubs face £90m Asian betting clampdown
Asian facing football sponsorship deals by sports betting operators have come under threat from the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC), as it ruled that from August it would grant licences only to...
View ArticleFA sets new worldwide ban on football betting by registered professionals
The English Football Association (FA) has announced a the implementation of a worldwide ban on betting on football, by professional individuals registered with the top seven divisions of the English...
View ArticleFocus on stadium naming rights – part 1 – The Origins
Manchester City – Etihad Stadium In the Premier League season of 2014/15 there will be six clubs with a commercially named stadium. This is more than ever before. Throughout the lower leagues this...
View ArticleFocus on stadium naming rights – part 2 – The Volatile Debate
Manchester United have often vowed that Old Trafford will never be renamed despite reportedly being offered in the region £500m for the privelege. In 2013 a deal was arranged with Aon for the club’s...
View ArticleFA launches video explaining betting ban
The FA has embarked on an education and awareness drive as its newly strengthened betting rules come into force ahead of the 2014-15 season. As from this month, players, managers, club employees and...
View ArticleBetVictor annointed best value bookie for football punters
Oddschecker data from across the 2013/14 football season has revealed BetVictor to be the bookmaker offering better prices, more often, when betting on the sport. The analysis shows that BetVictor tops...
View ArticleSky Bet – Manchester United most backed Premier League team
Manchester United are the best backed side to win the title heading into the new Premier League season, with Sky Bet reporting 33 per cent of stakes on Louis van Gaal’s men.Despite finishing a lowly...
View ArticleBettingexpert launches new iPhone App for finding market value
Punters have been given an easy-to-use way of discovering whether or not a fancied bet offers value, thanks to Europe’s biggest tipping network. Super affiliate bettingexpert has launched a free...
View ArticleSam Cooke – A New Deal: The £4bn Premier League
In six months time the greatest, and most lucrative, TV rights battle will begin as various parties vie for the right to broadcast matches from the golden goose that is the Premier League. The current...
View ArticleLennart Gillberg: establishing Spiffx as the alternative market place
Lennart Gillberg Preparing his company for a Noridic OMX NASDAQ IPO, Spiffx Founder Lennart Gillberg explains to SBC why he is bringing the innovative new betting exchange to the market and his...
View ArticleGeorge Harborne: Betting Partnerships in the Premier League
George Harborne, Head of Partnerships at Premier League side West Bromwich Albion, discusses how the betting industry currently works alongside the country’s top football clubs. As far as partnership...
View ArticleComment: Lee Richardson – Gaming Economics – Football, betting and live...
Lee Richardson Last month, the English Premier League (EPL) sold the rights to broadcast its matches between 2016 and 2019 to Sky Sports and BT Sport for a record-breaking £5.14Bn ($7.92Bn). According...
View ArticleGeorge Harborne: Football Stadia – What’s in a name?
George Harborne, Head of Partnerships at Premier League side West Bromwich Albion, reveals some reserach the club has done into naming rights for stadia. Old Trafford, Anfield, Bramall Lane, Goodison...
View ArticleEnglish Premier League to become a ‘Clean Brand’ in 2016-2017
The English Premier League will have no title sponsorship from season 2016/2017. Premier League governance decided to no longer seek for a title sponsor for its competition and present itself as a...
View ArticleBT Sport happy to talk to potential interactive betting partners
BT Sport’s Delia Bushell has said that the broadcaster would be willing to partner with any interested bookmaker wanting to offer interactive betting to viewers. Speaking at yesterday’s launch of the...
View ArticleTLCBET signs first shirt sponsorship deal with WBA
Asian facing betting brand TLCBET has secured its first football shirt sponsorship with Premier League side West Bromwich Albion – a record sponsorship deal for the club. TLC is now the Club’s...
View ArticlePredict the Six turns to crowdfunding to finance ‘rapid’ expansion
Premiership based football betting game Predict The Six has launched a crowdfunding campaign in order to fulfil its ambition of rapid expansion. The football jackpot game is aiming to become a...
View ArticleOddschecker reveals BetVictor tops the football table for fifth straight season
Oddschecker data from across the 2014/15 football season has again revealed BetVictor to be the bookmaker offering best prices, most often, when betting on football. It is the fifth year in a row that...
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