Andrew McCarron

Adge gives affiliates the edge

SBC News Adge gives affiliates the edge

Adge, a software as a service which aggregates statistics from online gambling affiliate programmes into one cloud based platform, has doubled its coverage from 250 programmes to nearly 500 since launching in Q4 2014. Adge was soft-launched in 2014 and then taken to the wider market in early 2015 at the LAC and ICE trade shows. Adge was developed over …

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Betting Awards to launch in Russia

SBC News Betting Awards to launch in Russia

June will see Moscow host the Betting Awards 2015 ceremony as part of Russian Gaming Week, an international gaming and entertainment exhibition. Betting networks, online bookmakers, providers of payment solutions and services, industry media and other members of the Russian market will compete for awards in more than 10 categories. Smile Expo, an organiser of the ceremony, has gained the …

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Shwartz takes EveryMatrix role as Vice President for Product Development

SBC News Shwartz takes EveryMatrix role as Vice President for Product Development

EveryMatrix has announced the appointment of Oren Cohen Shwartz, who it describes as ‘a brilliant new Vice President for Product Development’, in its quest to adapt to the changing dynamics of the iGaming industry and hire the most knowledgeable and highly qualified staff. Shwartz is a highly experienced executive manager in the online gaming, video and security industries, with a …

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Microgaming pulls out Rabbit

SBC News Microgaming pulls out Rabbit

Slots developer Microgaming is set to release its Rabbit in the Hat online slot in April. The game is a 5×3 reel, nine line game with a magical theme, featuring bright and bold graphics and several entertaining features. The base game springs to life when a magic hat appears at random on reel five. During each subsequent spin, the magic …

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Government branded ‘bunch of tossers’ over machine regulations

SBC News Government branded 'bunch of tossers' over machine regulations

Ahead of a General Election in which none of the parties have garnered popular support, Lord David Lispey has perhaps captured the mood of the nation by branding the Government ‘tossers’. Lord Lipsey has called the Government ‘a bunch of tossers’ for not implementing the Gaming Machine (Circumstances of Use) (Amendment) Regulations – which requires anyone playing with stakes above …

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Culture Secretary appoints new Gambling Commissioners

SBC News Culture Secretary appoints new Gambling Commissioners

Culture Secretary Sajid Javid has appointed three new Gambling Commissioners to the regulator’s 10-strong board.  Alison Hastings and Trevor Pearce CBE have both been given 4 year terms, while Jonathan Scott has been given 5 years. Alison Hastings is a Non-executive Director and Vice President of the British Board of Film Classification, a Press Complaints Commissioner, a Non-executive Director of …

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George Harborne: Betting Partnerships in the Premier League

SBC News George Harborne: Betting Partnerships in the Premier League

George Harborne, Head of Partnerships at Premier League side West Bromwich Albion, discusses how the betting industry currently works alongside the country’s top football clubs. As far as partnership categories go, betting is one which is a ‘sure thing’, with Premier League clubs deriving some form of income from advertisers in this industry. However, despite the hefty investment from the …

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Thomas Smallwood: unlicensed operators are popular for a reason

SBC News Thomas Smallwood: unlicensed operators are popular for a reason

Thomas Smallwood, CEO of SKS365 Group GmbH – parent company of Planetwin365, believes that national regulators should be taking their lead from the gambling industry’s customers if it wants to successfully regulate the product in this cross-border age. Cross border betting and gaming remains a hot topic in many countries and cries come from various quarters regarding how best to …

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Gamescale offers content from NYX OGS

SBC News Gamescale offers content from NYX OGS

Gamescale, a full service provider for online casinos, has teamed up with NYX Gaming Group to offer the NYX OGS to its customers.  Having launched in 2010, and supporting several clients from their base in Malta, Gamescale can now provide a whole range of content from NYX OGS. Gamescale launched earlier this week with an initial set of games from …

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