Monthly Archives: June 2014

87 French football clubs to be investigated after breach of betting regulations

87 professional club players are the subject of a disciplinary investigation, after the French Football League (LFP) reported a potential breach of sports betting regulations. A statement from the authority said: “Under Articles 124 of the General Regulations of the FFF and 407 regulations of the LFP, the Disciplinary Committee will investigate the cases of 87 professional clubs players who …

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bwin to launch IGT slot portfolio

SBC News bwin to launch IGT slot portfolio

Global gaming entertainment giant International Game Technology has partnered with bwin.party digital entertainment to launch many of IGT’s top-performing interactive games on the bwin platform. IGT is supplying its content to bwin.party, which has recently launched online poker and casino offerings in New Jersey under the license of Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa (a long-term IGT land-based casino customer), for …

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500.com takes on Betradar’s in-play minigames

SBC News 500.com takes on Betradar's in-play minigames

Betradar, the world’s leading supplier of sports and betting-related data is pleased to announce the launch of its new In-Play Minigames product. In-Play Minigames offer a variety of real-sports game concepts with fastpaced betting cycles. With Asian sports lottery 500.com, Betradar’s first customer has already successfully launched Betradar’s latest gaming innovation. Betradar betting solutions are currently supplying in-play data for …

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Macao Gaming Show makes marketing push

SBC News Macao Gaming Show makes marketing push

The team behind November’s Macao Gaming Show (18-20 November, Venetian Macao) is investing in a multi-media marketing campaign to take it’s ‘By Asia for the world’ campaign to an international audience of gaming influencers. As part of the dual Chinese and English language drive, over 100 MGS print and online adverts will be appearing across 25 gaming media channels from …

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Finalists selected to pitch at GiGse’s annual Start-Up launch pad

SBC News Finalists selected to pitch at GiGse's annual Start-Up launch pad

Solutions that leverage iBeacons, bitcoin, innovative slot content, artificial intelligence in poker and minigames in social gaming are to be showcased during GiGse’s start-up competition that will see five companies pitching for the vote of the investors and of the 700-plus social and real-money gaming industry executives. Start-Up LaunchPad is part of the 14th Global iGaming Summit & Expo (GiGse), …

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Dutch Gaming Authority requests more powers to shut down unlicensed igaming operators

SBC News Dutch Gaming Authority requests more powers to shut down unlicensed igaming operators

Jan Suyver the Chairman of Kansspelautoriteit the Nederland’s Gaming Authority issued a warning to unlicensed igaming operators that the authority would begin to close down operator sites that did not comply with Dutch igaming laws. In an annual meeting between Kansspelautoriteit and Dutch government officials, Suyver outlined several new processes it was willing to implement in order to protect the …

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Greek media groups join Oddslife network

SBC News Greek media groups join Oddslife network

While Greek football fans may have their attention focused on Brazil and the national team’s performance, closer to home three of the country’s biggest media brands have been making plans for the upcoming domestic season. A massive multi-media partnership between satellite TV broadcaster Novasports,gr, radio owner NOVASport-FM 94,6, sports newspaper SportDay and social betting platform provider Oddslife will see sports …

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Spin Palace player drops Mega Moolah jackpot

SBC News Spin Palace player drops Mega Moolah jackpot

A Spin Palace player has won €2,384,388.87 playing Microgaming’s Mega Moolah slot. Jorge S hit the Mega Moolah jackpot on the evening of Wednesday 18 June. Amazed as this mind-blowing sum flashed upon his computer screen, Jorge’s reaction when Spin Palace’s host called to congratulate him on his jackpot win was:  “Is this for real, did I win? I can’t …

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Robertson to become ARC’s CFO

SBC News Robertson to become ARC's CFO

Racecourse operator ARC has appointed Kevin Robertson as the company’s new Chief Financial Officer. Robertson is currently At The Race’s Chief Financial Officer and will take up his new role at ARC on 1st July. As CFO,  Robertson will join the Board of ARC. Tony Kelly, ARC Managing Director, said: “We are delighted Kevin has agreed to join us from …

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