Tag Archives: Football
Brazil – Konami becomes Official Global Partner and Video Game Partner of Santos
Konami Digital Entertainment has teamed up with Santos Futebol Clube to serve as Official Global Partner and Video Game Partner. The terms of the partnership agreement will include placement of KONAMI’s eFootball PES 2021 (PES 2021) logo within the numbers of the club’s official game and training kits, along with branding on Youth Academy kits…
Spain – Nationwide match rigging investigation underway in Spain
A full-scale investigation has been launched into match fixing in the third (Segunda B) and fourth tier (Tercera) divisions in the Spanish football league. At least 28 people have already been arrested with police forces focusing their efforts in the provinces of Barcelona, Albacete and Badajoz. However, officials are arresting those involved and carrying out…
China – Sportradar at the heart of Hong Kong’s football integrity
The Hong Kong Football Association (HKFA) has demonstrated its on-going commitment to integrity by hosting a week-long integrity programme for players and officials across the territory. The programme has been developed and run by HKFA partner, Sportradar as part of their collaboration, focused on educating and protecting players from potential match fixing approaches. A total…
UK – Worldpay records 20 per cent Premier League boost
The Premier League blasted back this weekend with plenty of fixtures to whet fans’ appetites for the 2016-2017 season. Data from Worldpay revealed a mammoth 20 per cent rise in the number of bets placed on opening day compared to last year, with more fans than ever hoping to win big as the world’s most…
UK – Stoke City’s football ground to be renamed The bet365 Stadium
bet365 has secured a deal to rename the Britannia Stadium , home of the English Premier League’s Stoke City as the bet365 Stadium from the start of the 2016/17 Premier League season. The betting company has entered into an initial six-year stadium naming rights agreement with the club’s owners and has also extended its shirt…
UK – Coral signs up with five British Football Clubs
British bookmaker Coral has this season significantly increased its commercial involvement in Football by becoming the Official Betting and Gaming Partner for five major British Football Clubs; Everton, Newcastle, Norwich, Fulham and Leeds. This increased strategic focus on Football reflects the significant growth in football betting across all Coral channels, but most notably through its…
UK – BetVictor tops the table for football betting
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 top the bookmaker table, having offered better value on Match Odds markets than the median price across Oddschecker’s panel of bookies, 71 per cent of…
