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Wimbledon is now down to the final eight players on the men's side and today we will find out which four will make the semifinals. The biggest news of this year tournament was the defeat of World #1 Novak Djokovic at the hands of American Sam Querrey before the quarterfinal leaving the field quite open for a major upset this year. Andy Murray is now the outright favorite to win, but the competition is stiff and all players will need to up their game. Andy Murray looks to be in the best form of his life, flying through the competition at Wimbledon this year. He hasn't dropped a set in the last eight and his next test will be later today against Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. Murray is 12-2 against Tsonga including two win at Wimbledon in 2010 and in 2012. The truth of the matter is, if Andy Murray plays well, he will win. Tsonga could pull off an underdog victory, but it seems very unlikely with Murray playing the best tennis of his life right now. Tsonga would need to drastically improve his serving if he would like to make the semifinal, but even if that works, is still might not be enough. Murray is one of the best returners in the game and even with Tsonga's big serve, Murray tends to go wide, down the middle and to the left court and he changes his patterns regularly. "Tsonga has got a big serve, is a great athlete and he's aggressive. But I still don't think there is enough ammunition in his game to go up against Murray for five sets," related sports analyst John Lloyd. This match is Murray's to lose, but expect him to make it out as the victor. Wimbledon Betting All matches in today's big schedule are listed at bet365 Sports. Andy Murray is the outright favorite to win at 1.10, while Tsonga is way behind at 7.00. bet365 will be streaming the match live for all punters that want to watch, and they will be offering live in play bets throughout the action.
In an interesting and well-kept development, Optimove client GVC Holdings is expanding its agreement with the Enterprise Customer Marketing Vendor. Expanding Enterprise In a limited run, Optimove’s Customer Cloud has demonstrated success across a number of GVC’s brands, leading to the GVC strategic decision to implement Optimove across all properties. Optimove´s Strategic Insight Optimove Head of Strategic Services Shauli Rozen recently took the time to shed some insight into his organization´s quiet moves in an interview with OnlineCasinoReports, shedding light on progressive operational priorities of a balance between acquisition and retention, the sweet spot of new vs. existing players, rockets, healthy grown-ups and old cash cows, values whose exemplification has clearly appealed to operating giant GVC. Acquisition and Retention Rozen identified the two engines of acquisition and retention as drivers of player base growth through his company´s optimization of new-to-existing player revenue ratio. Rozen further explained that organizational focus on this “player revenue mix” safeguards against overinvestment in player acquisition. Capping Revenue Reliance Rozen, whose company has helped increase customer spend increase customer spend by an average of 17%, reduce churn by 11% and increase customer lifetime value by 25%, explains his company uses several established player revenue ratios to adapt to each client. Sector Caps Rozen also places a cap of 90% on overreliance: new companies traditionally hinging on customer acquisition need to avoid driving 90% of revenue from new customers, while mature, solid companies should constantly refresh their player base and avoid relying on 90% of revenues from existing player bases (repeat customers). Optimove Value As a marketing cloud serving in excess of 200 brands, Optimove offers a wealth of customer information, which when combined with Optimove´s fresh market perspective clearly caught the eye of GVC. Strategic Outlook Harnessing the benefits of Optimove´s insights appears to be a clear stepping stone for GVC to long-term sustainability and accelerated competitiveness.
Playtech are the main provider of slot machines, table games and video pokers for a plethora of online casinos. They are also a leading supplier of virtual sports product and their latest Virtual Tennis game has now been released. From the looks of things, this isn’t only the most realistic virtual sports product produced by the software developer, but also an uncontested industry leader. Enjoy Lifelike Action When Playing Virtual Tennis Virtual Tennis blurs the line between casino games and video games with its advanced graphics and immersive animations. Developers worked for more than a year on this new release and the result speaks for itself. By using the latest technologies in motion capture and working closer with 3-D designers, they produced a realistic tennis game for casinos. This is just the latest installment in the collection of Playtech virtual sports products, but arguably the best looking one. It features comprehensive pre-match betting markets, a complex gameplay, accurate tennis sounds and even dynamic cloth physics. Tennis fans will feel like watching real life tennis players competing on the court of Grand Slam tournaments. 100 Cameras Capturing Every Single Detail There is more than meets the eye about Playtech’s latest release, with the extraordinary graphics being just the icing on the cake. The random number generator might be the one deciding the outcome, but in terms of gameplay Virtual Tennis comes as close as it gets to the real thing. Playtech has invested massive amounts in the development of Virtual Tennis. In partnership with Warner Bros, they captured the movement of professional tennis players on the court. The hundreds of hours of footage have delivered the expected result, as the game delivers full sports imulations. The online casinos offering this game expect a surge in the number of players betting on Virtual Tennis; players can expect to find the tnew title at Playtech-powered casinos liket bet365 Casino, Winner Casino and Betfair Casino
Casino Group Cherry is issuing bonds. Total Value Yes, you heard right, a company which has built its fortune on risking money through heavyweight gambling brands under its umbrella such as Cherry Casino, Euroslots Casino, and Eurolotto is issuing security bonds, the first issue being a four-year senior secured bond of €50 million ($55.8 million) maturing July 11, 2020. Use of Proceeds The proceeds from investors will serve to finance the greater portion of a 49% acquisition of the shares in ComeOn Malta, with a future option to purchase the remainder, a transaction which Cherry is looking to complete by the end of the month. Financing ComeOn Acquisition The total final consideration for the shares in ComeOn will be paid via a combination of newly-issued shares and cash. The cash part is to be financed with an expansion of the corporate bond, with the price of the new share issue calculated as the volume-weighted average over the fifteen trading days following Cherry’s announced execution of tranche 2 to acquire ComeOn´s remaining 51 percent. This option is exercisable during the period October 1, 2016 to December 31, 2016, as per terms. Bond Terms The terms of the bond call for a floating rate coupon of Euribor 3 months + 9.00 percent with quarterly payments. The cumulative value of this framework placed at EUR 200 million. Application for listing of the bond on Nasdaq Stockholm is expected within 30 days, with the bond already successfully placed with over 70 investors in the Nordic region. Cherry CEO Sweet Cherry CEO Fredrik Burvall asserted his company´s particular delight in gaining interest from Nordic investors. Burvall characterized the interest as an endorsement testifying to Cherry´s success in currying investor trust in the company´s new-found access to the corporate bond market, raising the credibility not only of Cherry as an organization, but in its pending acquisition of ComeOn and overall business model. Who Woulda Thunk Who knew gambling could yield such security?
Portugal was brilliant in last night’s performance against Wales, beating them 2-0 after 90 minutes to make it to their first ever Euro Championship Final. Goals by Cristiano Ronaldo and Nani just after halftime was enough to end Wales’ fairytale. Now, the Portuguese must face either Germany or France in the final dependent on which of the powerhouses win tonight. Germany are not at 100% for tonight’s match. Suspended defender Mats Hummels and injuries to Sami Khedira and Mario Gomez means that the Germans will need to fill three key positions. Coach Joachim Low is confident that his squad will be able to overcome the home nation, as they did at the last World Cup beating Brazil 7-1. France’s Coach Didier Deschamps has a full roster to choose from tonight with all 23 players eligible and healthy to play. The only change that he may make is to recall Adil Rami on defense over Samuel Umtiti. This will be the first time that France and Germany meet in the European Championships, even though they have played four times in major tournaments in the past. France beat Germany in the World Cup in 1958, but the Germans came back and beat France in 1982, 1986 and in 2014. Combined, no other teams have won the European Championships more, 36% of all finals. They met in a friendly in November of last year in which France won 2-0, but Germany will be an entirely different opponent tonight. Euro 2016 Betting There are still a ton of chances for punters to make lucrative cash on this year’s Euro. Bet365 Sports has posted odds in favor of the home nation at 2.80, while the Germans are just behind at 3.00. A draw could be the best bet at 3.00, as my gut feeling is penalty shots, but either team could win tonight. bet365 will be offering live in play bets for interactive wagering throughout the game.
Roger Federer survived a big scare on Wednesday after dropping the first two sets against Marin Cilic. The former US open champion sank into near irrelevance in the second half of the game and allowed the Swiss to claw his way back and win. Roger now takes on Raonic, an ambitious young player who wields a powerful serve and has proven his quality on grass on many occasions. No Injury Concerns for Roger Federer Federer won the Wimbledon tournament 8 times and made it to the final on 10 occasions. He is once again favorite to reach the final act and the good news is that he looks fit enough to go the distance. Back problems have caused him to drop games in the preliminary tournaments and even forced him to retire from Roland Garros. Against Cilic he started the match rather slow, but gradually improved his game to prevail despite the big deficit. Those were the only sets lost by Roger at Wimbledon and he will do everything he can to avoid another late match thriller. He has the advantage in the head to head record, winning nine times and dropping just two games against Raonic. Tremendous Pressure on Milos The Canadian player was outstanding throughout the tournament and dropped very few games on his serve. David Goffin caused him major headaches after winning the first two sets, but Milos found the way to offset that deficit. His biggest problem is that he doesn’t perform well under pressure and has lost most of the games in the final stages of Grand Slam tournaments. Raonic shows a lot of promise and in a not so distant future he could win a Grand Slam. His game is best suited for the Wimbledon grass, but for the time being he isn’t strong enough mentally to defeat a player of Federer’s caliber. Punters would be wise to back the favorites at full stakes and claim the odds of 3/5 currently offered by bet365 Sports for Roger to reach another Wimbledon final.
As there was no jackpot winner on Tuesday, the Mega Millions lottery could now make someone half a billion Dollars richer if they get all six numbers matched with those drawn on Friday 8th July. It marks a new record for the number of rollovers, with 34 so far, while the previous record was 22 consecutive draws without a winner. The jackpot has only been won twice in 2016, both times on the 8th of the month, so will it be third time lucky again? How To Play Mega Millions Anyone wanting to win the Mega Millions jackpot is going to have to defy odds of around 259,000,000 to 1 and match 5 white ball numbers from a possible 75, plus a single yellow ball number that's drawn from a separate pool of just 15. Tickets are $1, or $2 if a Megaplier option is taken, where non-jackpot prizes can be multiplied several times over. 44 US states participate in the Mega Millions lottery, although by using services like Play USA Lotteries, LottoBooking and LottoExpress, anyone with an internet connection can join in, with just as much chance of winning as someone who buys their tickets at a US retailer. $508 Million Draw This jackpot is the third biggest in the history of Mega Millions, only surpassed by $656 million prize that was shared by 3 winners in March 2012, and a $648 million prize that was won by 2 ticket holders in December 2013. If a single player wins the jackpot on Friday, they will have the option to take a lump sum payment of $357 million, or take the prize over 29 years, with small increases with each payment. The world will know if there's a winner following the next draw which takes place at 11 p.m. EST on Friday 8th July. Tickets must be purchased by 10 p.m., so anyone from a different part of the world will need to check what that equates to in their timezone.
In Gibraltar, the industry trade association Gibraltar Betting and Gaming Association (GBGA) recently took measures to reassure operators and stakeholders within the so-called British Overseas Territory after Brexit. Staunch Commitment The announcement that the Gibraltar authority remained “strongly committed” to maintaining its present industry operations and framework was a defiant response to numerous industry commentators predicting that Gibraltar would be significantly impacted by the small scale economy's loss of EU/EC laws and business provisions. Easy Adaptation The shift in regulation could understandably necessitate adaptation; however, as long as the GBGA welcomes operators and sustains the current open market conditions for iGaming, there is no reason for any significant disruption in activity. Brexit Opposition This announcement comes on the spurs of the Gibraltar's initial dissent with Brexit. The British Overseas Territory came out as the first UK region to declare its referendum results, revealing a 94% tabulation in favour of remaining in the EU. Gambling Industry Threatened? Concerns over Brexit opposition likely stem from the prominent place gambling holds in the small scale economy serving a population of 30,000, with over 4000 industry employees making the online gambling sector the Rock's largest employer. Gibraltar Benefits of EU Special benefits of EU participation to the region included low corporate taxe rates (1% cap) and full membership status for Gibraltar in the EU. Gibraltar's Operators The iGaming rich environment hosts over 30 online operators including top industry stars such as bwin.party, BetVictor, 888 Holdings and 32Red. Message of Hope The GBGA delivered the message of hope via communication with all Gibraltar operators and stakeholders, and explained the reasons why the Brexit impact would nonetheless remain minimal: “At the moment and for the foreseeable future there is no change to the existing legal and political framework that our operators work within. We also note that European countries already have widely different regulatory regimes and many require our operators to have local licences – the impact on our members is therefore likely to be minimal.” Implications In other words, any GBGA members operating in other EU countries were subject to the licence requirements of the respective national regimes. In kind, the security of licenced operations in the free-market jurisdiction of Gibraltar can remain “Rock” solid as well, as the elimination of greater EU jurisdiction, as it were, will not subject Gibraltar licencees to direct changes.
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Serena Williams cruised in the semifinals after losing just two games against Elena Vesnina. She was hoping for a final against her sister, but Venus Williams bowed out gracefully from the competition after losing to Kerber. The German player triumphed in straight sets to set up another final against the American champion in a Grand Slam tournament this year. Third Final for Serena Williams The world number one has played few tournaments in 2016 but made it to the final of both Australian Open and Roland Garros. The first Grand Slam final was lost against Angelique Kerber in three sets, while her adventure on French clay ended abruptly in two sets. Serena tends to play better as the final stages of the competition draw near and she is a force to be reckoned with in the finals. When Serena managed to put the first serve in the service box, it was impossible for opponents to return convincingly. Kerber has also struggled in the past but took advantage of Serena’s inability to cover the tennis court. A short game will favor the reigning champion and that’s what Williams is after. Strategy Wings Games for Kerber The German player is one of the most hard-working in the circuit and also among the smartest. She managed to defeat Williams in Australia after wearing her out and this will be her strategy for this fixture. Kerber found a way to defeat Venus Williams despite being the less powerful player and used her superior speed and flexibility to force errors. Serena’s dominant display of skill and power against Elena Vesnina makes her favorite to lift the trophy. If she manages to maintain the same level of play and serve as many aces as she did in the semifinal, she will make short work of Kerber. Bet365 Sports currently offers the best odds on Williams to win in straight sets, and punters would be wise to take them before they drop.
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