The 13th EiG will take place at the Arena Berlin during the week commencing Monday October 20, 2014. This year’s conference will focus on current concerns within gambling/igaming and  incoming future factors that will impact the industry’s value chain. Ahead of future legislation/regulations entering the European igaming market, and with industry concerns regarding innovations and industry technology capabilities, EIG Berlin …

666 Brand Ambassador Harry Redknapp will be attending the iGaming Super Show in Amsterdam on Wednesday 25 June with 666Bet where affiliates will be able to have their photo taken with him on the 666Bet stand. The QPR manager will be flying in on a private 666Jet with Vas Blackwood, who starred in Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, and …

Coral is the first European igaming operator to launch with Las Vegas-based Metric Gaming’s SuperLive product, a feature which will  allow customers the chance to place bets on sporting events within a 1 minute Super Live market window Metric Gamings SuperLive product will be integrated into Coral’s sports betting platform focusing on European football markets, the special feature will allow …

New Jersey is set to allow sports betting by the start of September, despite the federal ban on the activity outside of Nevada, Delaware, Montana and Oregon. Senator Ray Lesniak has been bullish in predicting that New Jersey will allow sports betting by the start of the American Football season if the US Supreme Court decides not to review the …

Gala Coral has made a positive move to divest its bingo division by recruiting Lazards to set up a sale, according to the latest reports in the Financial Times. Any sale would allow the company to concentrate on its betting business, mainly the UK’s third biggest retail estate. The gambling operator is hoping that its 135 bingo halls will generate …

Supplier of interactive gaming technology and content NYX Gaming Group has announced that subsidiary  SNG Interactive (“SNG”) has entered into an agreement to provide a new online gaming platform to the Atlantic City-based Resorts Casino Hotel (“Resorts”). This follows the November 2013 decision by the state of New Jersey to legalise online gaming in the State. The iconic Resorts was …

Ahead of tonight’s crunch encounter against Uruguay, support for the Three Lions has seen one plucky Welsh customer stake £10,000 on England to win the competition outright. Money has also been flooding in on Roy Hodgson’s men to beat Uruguay in their second game of the tournament, where they are current 11-10 favourites, said Coral’s John Hill. “Considering the expectation …

Irish Sports betting operator Paddy Power will tweet ‘near-live’ World Cup football clips to its 354,000 followers, after securing a deal with UK broadcaster, ITV. The partnership will allow the  bookmaker and TV network to tweet up to 10 match highlights until after the final on July 13th. Twitter Amplify believes highlight reels can kick start conversations and target diverse …

The Gibraltar Betting and Gaming Association (GBGA) has followed through with its threats and written to the UK Government  and Gambling Commission placing them on notice of a claim for judicial review, giving them 14 days in which to respond. The GBGA, which represents Gibraltar-based online gambling operators, has instructed the law firm Olswang to write to the Secretary of …

Ladbrokes has completed its balance sheet refinancing to extend its existing bank facilities, which together with the completion of the £100m retail bond offer, results in an extension of debt maturity on attractive terms as well as diversifying its sources of finance. The re-financing follows from the launch on 27 May of a £100m 5.125% sterling retail bond with 8.25 …