Nick Garner, founder of 90Digital has announced the launch of a new online casino. Oshi! is a Bitcoin specific operator, with a strong emphasis on the fun element that casino entertainment brings to its players. Oshi! is backed by industry supplier SoftSwiss and will offer over 1,000 games including all the famous brands. “Having been in the iGaming sector for …

British horseracing is entering another new era after agreeing a tripartite structure for governance of the sport. In what it is describing as ‘a landmark moment in the history’ of British Horseracing, the industry’s major stakeholders have signed a Members’ Agreement, which in theory allows it to act in a unified manner, with the major stakeholders making strategic decisions for …

eSportsbet, the community-based portal and publisher of eSports betting information today announced that Betway is to be the first recipient of its inaugural eSports Betting Bookie of the Month award. eSports is the fastest growing betting category for both mainstream online gambling operators and pure play eSports dedicated betting brands. This inaugural award aims to recognise operators that are putting …

European bookmaker Fortuna Entertainment Group has reported a 25% increase in turnover so far in 2015, but this hasn’t prevented the firm from posting a near 20% decline in EBITDA over the same period. In the first nine months of the year, total EBITDA amounted to 17.7m euro million, a 19.6% decline over the same period of last year, with …

Table game and slots specialist Play’n GO has released Rage to Riches, the latest title in its range of premium content. The Swedish firm’s five-reel game, simultaneously released in mobile and flash, features classic arcade game characters who cascade down onto 20 fixed pay lines, before trigging three city-smashing bonus rounds. Complete with high-definition animation and smooth performance across phone, …

Scott Longley spoke to Bet Buddy founder Simo Dragicevic for SBC to explore how analytics can be used for identifying problem gambling behviour and the benefits of such an approach. We know that the online gambling industry has fallen for data analytics in a big way. What it offers operators in terms of knowing the customer and being able to …

An Australian politician is pushing to have the country’s gambling taxation laws overhauled, and has the sports betting industry in her sights. National Party senator for Victoria Bridget McKenzie is pushing the federal government to impose a new national gaming tax and effectively ban gambling with overseas operators using ‘banking and other tools’. McKenzie has made a formal submission to …

The UK Gambling Commission has published an update to its advice note – The Role of Authorised Persons – Scotland – to communicate the regulator’s view on Authorised People to local councils and authorities north of the border. UKGC comments that authorised persons in Scotland – including police officers and officers of licensing authorities – have an important role to …

The start of the X Factor has prompted Ladbrokes to set up its Christmas number one market, with the show’s main protagonists at the head of the market when it comes to landing 2015’s coveted chart spot. Louisa Johnson is the current favourite at 9/4, while Che Chesterman (8/1) and Anton Stephans (10/1) are also in the top five of …