William Hill and UK Newspaper group Trinity Mirror have announced the launch of a new betting focused racing website – Mirrorracing.com The launch of Mirrorracing.com will represent the third igaming related product released by Trinity Mirror this 2014, following the launch of affiliate betting websites – Mirror Free Bets and Mirror Football. The website aims to give horse racing enthusiasts …
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William Hill has renewed its sponsorship of the Scottish Sprint Cup at Musselburgh Racecourse for the next three years. Subject to fixture list planning approval by the BHA, Willam Hill are continuing their sponsorship commitments of the racing event by adding the £100,000 five-furlong race to their sponsorship portfolio until 2017. Musselburgh Racecourse general manager, Bill Farnsworth, said: “The Scottish …
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Finnplay, the Finnish based Gaming platform provider which specializes in tailored gaming solutions, has signed a deal to integrate Betradar’s Virtual Horse Racing solutions. Martin Prantner, CEO of Finnplay, said: “Virtual Betting is an extremely popular and growing product for online operators and their player base. Betradar’s virtual products shall provide Finnplay and our clients with real money 24/7/365 betting …
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A new report from Juniper Research has revealed that by 2016 total revenues from mobile games will reach $28.9 billion – a growth of over 38% on the 2014 figure of $20.9bn. The report highlights that in an effort to maximize their apps’ potential, developers are turning their focus on increasing user lifetime value. The report, Mobile & Handheld Games: Discover, …
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French B2B supplier SPORTNCO has been powering three new sportsbetting platforms during the World Cup; one for Belgian subsidiary EUROTIERCE and two for ZETURF; one for the horserace betting operator’s French customers and one for its International customers. For each of these new customers, SPORTNCO provides a fully integrated turnkey sportsbetting solution, including both the IT solutions and the trading …
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Realistic Games has launched mini game versions of blackjack and roulette with BetVictor and Boylesports in time for the World Cup and Royal Ascot. Customers of the two operators using desktop devices can now play the two table games whilst they bet on tournament matches and other sporting events. The popular products, which are bigger than most mini games, work …
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William Hill has announced that its iOS Sportsbook App has now been downloaded two million times. The landmark figure was reached on the weekend of England’s first FIFA World Cup 2014 match, following a large spike in downloads. Launched in 2012, it hit one million downloads in just over a year and reached 1.5m in early 2014. It has already …
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The annual EGR B2B Awards were hosted at the Tower of London Pavilion last night. The EGR B2B Awards recognised the best and brightest for igaming’s services, software and provisions that serve the industry’s value chain. In perfect June weather, igaming guests were treated to a cocktail drinks reception on the Pavilion lawn with a historical view of the Tower of …
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The World Cup is in full flow, but that hasn’t stopped Premier League bosses from releasing the fixtures for 2014-15. Defending champions Manchester City travel to Newcastle, while Liverpool play host to Southampton at Anfield on August 16th, one of only two sides to inflict a rare home defeat on the Reds in the 2013-14 campaign. Last year’s top two square off against each other a week later at the Etihad, while …
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With an estimated £83 billion pounds laundered by criminals using sports betting, Callcredit Information Group urges the gaming industry to ensure they have robust fraud checks in place this summer as the World Cup gets firmly underway. The 2010 World Cup saw a surge in new players placing online bets and if the 2014 tournament follows suit gaming operators will …
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