The latest in the saga that is the daily fantasy sports legal battles in the States is that FanDuel will be leaving Texas in May, whilst DraftKings has decided to continue to fight for the legal recognition of its paid DFS contests in the state. This is particularly big news as Texas is responsible for a significant chunk of DFS …

Kayvan Novak, the star of Fonejacker and Facejacker, has teamed up with Paddy Power to feature in a new series of adverts for the bookmaker. Novak plays the role of head of complaints for the betting operator which has a reputation for touting controversy and has received extensive complaints in the past. Thanks to its Oscar Pistorius ‘It’s Oscar Time’ advert, …

GamCrowd has announced that Athens-based live pool betting product provider Playventure is the winner of this year’s Pitch ICE competition. Playventure beat 13 other start-up competitors to this year’s title. Each took part in the GamCrowd show at ICE Totally Gaming at the ExCel in early February, taking to the stage to talk to event attendees about their business idea. Alongside the winner, the …

Swedish gaming studio Quickspin has agreed a new deal to provide its games on the casino tab of 188BET.com. The terms of the deal see the Isle of Man-licensed sportsbook provided with access to Quickspin’s full suite of products, developed for both desktop and mobile devices. Based in Stockholm Quickspin develops video slots games for the social and real money gaming markets. …

It has been announced that Christina Alejandre and Min-Sik Ko have been appointed as executives of the ELeague; the forthcoming televised esports league in the States. The ELeague, which is a joint effort between Turner Broadcasting and agency WME | IMG, will launch in May and show regular Counter-Striker: Global Offensive tournaments. Min-Sik Ko will take on the position of Commissioner whilst …

It is being reported that Sky Bet is to be announced as the latest bookmaker to sign up for authorised betting partner status with British horseracing.  This is a somewhat exclusive status and should it go ahead the operator will join Betfair, bet365, BetVictor and 32Red as an APB. This is in addition to a number of smaller companies. The primary benefit …

Daily fantasy sports operator Mondogoal has announced the introduction of three new leagues to its offering in the form of the Chinese Super League, the Russian Premier League and the Turkish Super League.   In doing so the operator has become the first DFS site to launch these leagues, and shows that it’s sticking to its goal of becoming the first truly …

BetVictor has announced the revamp of its brand with its new look site set to complemented by a number of new product improvements.  The bookmaker has stated that all these changes it has in the pipeline are focussed on providing customers, both old and new, with a more intuitive and simple betting experience. Having recently signed up to become Authorised Betting …

Specialist supplier A Bet A has teamed up with Kiron Interactive to offer a new, low-cost virtual games service in the UK and Ireland.  The service, called Betty VC, allows bookmakers to integrate 10 virtual sports including horse racing, dogs, and football in-shop with customised branding. In addition to the fixed-odds betting markets, it also includes a progressive jackpot pool …

Ladbrokes Australia has announced the release of its latest innovation; the Odds Boost betting function. Odds Boost allows Ladbrokes customers to select any runner in any event across thoroughbred, greyhound and harness racing and increase the potential windfall by clicking the button located on the betting slip section. The function is available to customers across platforms and will reset at midnight each day ensuring …