Spanish-based sports betting and gaming provider OPTIMA will introduce its MGS multi-channel gaming platform at EXPOJOC 2017 in Valencia (13-14 June). OPTIMA said that visitors to its EXPOJOC booth (B-7) will be able to see a complete range of products, designed for operators who want to contract an independent platform which they can develop in a personalised way without sharing …

InBet Games has prepared for the FIFA Confederations Cup in Russia by unveiling Penalty Kick, a new game replicating one of the most nail-biting aspects of tournament football. Penalty Kick, which is already available as a part of the InbetVProducts utility software, forces the player to make a prediction – will the taker be victorious or will the goalkeeper make …

SBC Events has increased its focus on industry leading content and thought leadership debate at this year’s Betting on Sports conference (#boscon2017 13-15 September) to meet the demands of organisations sending staff from multiple areas of the business. The second incarnation of the largest international sports and betting trade conference will introduce no fewer than eight conference tracks combined with …

Expert industry analysis from Chandru Mullaparthi, the Chairman at Industrial Erlang User Group, Director at Bluehouse Technology, and former Head of Software Architecture at bet365. ____________________________________ “Innovate or die” is a reality of life for most consumer facing industries these days. As the pace of progress in the computing industry shows no signs of slowing down, disruption by innovative startups is …

Sportradar has agreed a partnership with EHF Marketing GmbH, a subsidiary of the European Handball Federation, to provide a range of services across the federation’s top club competitions. The partnership, which was unveiled at the ‘European handball goes Tech’ business event, will see Sportradar provide a range of data, streaming, marketing and digital services across over 650 matches a season, …

VSoftCo has been in the news recently after agreeing a multi-year deal to integrate its branded football game VStriker and a branded variant of Spot The Ball on Leander Games. To mark the start of a busy summer for the virtual sports specialist, we caught up with the company’s sales director Simon Westbury to discuss motion capture filming at Bramall …

Smarkets has announced a 30% increase in football trading volume across the biggest leagues in 2016/17, with £600 million traded on Europe’s top five leagues and two major cup competitions. Having accounted for £300 million of the football volume, the Premier League was by far the most popular league for trading on Smarkets. The rest was traded on La Liga, Serie …

Ganapati Malta can make its Japanese-themed slots available to Malta-licensed operators, after being awarded a Class 4 licence by the Malta Gaming Authority (MGA). The online-focused casino supplier, which has developed a portfolio of games including CrypBattle and She Ninja Suzu, is also going through the licensing process in the UK, with further plans to expand across regulated markets worldwide. …

SBC Events has reacted to the huge success of last month’s Betting on Football conference by scaling up the exhibition space to drive innovation and product display at Betting on Sports 2017 (13-15 September). The Olympia Conference Centre in Kensington in London will now be hosting up to 50 exhibitors across the first two days of #boscon2017, which will include …

Stephen Harris, the horse racing guru at bettingexpert, saw his lead cut in the Tipster Challenge, despite matching the 2.25-point return of this week’s guest at Nottingham. BetVictor PR Manager Charlie McCann sits third in the early stages of the Flat Season competition, sponsored by Betting Gods, after a win for 9/4F Another Touch in the 3:50. Unfortunately, neither of …