SBC Business Correspondent Mark McGuinness met up with Ray Davies for a coffee and croissant. Ray is the Egaming Development Manager at the Department of Economic Development for the Isle of Man Government. Mark McGuinness catches up with Ray to discuss 2014 big issues, and how the Isle of Man Government is gearing to tackle new regulations and new technologies …

iGaming operator 888, has announced the launch of a new UK multi-media campaign to promote its sports betting division – 888Sports. The campaign titled ‘Bet You Can’ will feature coverage on UK targeted digital and broadcast verticals, and will aim to showcase new betting innovations and improvements to 888Sports betting services. The campaign designed to highlight new in-play and pre-event …

New Jersey Governor Republican Chris Christie stated that he would ask the US Supreme Court to permit sports betting to take place in authorized New Jersey state casinos, after a federal appeals court said late Friday it would not rehear the Governors re-appeal for sports betting . US professional sports leagues and the National College Athletic Association (NCAA), have previously …

Sports betting and betting pool operator Sportech PLC has announced the appointment of Slingo CEO Rich Roberts as a non-executive director of the business with immediate effect, Rich Roberts will replace long serving director John Barnes who retired from his position on the Sportech PLC board. Rich Roberts currently serves as CEO of social gambling portal Slingo, developers of community …

Sportradar, supplier of sports related data, is pleased to announce the prolongation of its data partnership agreement with The Football Association of Serbia (FSS). Sportradar has signed a three-year deal to become “Official Sports Data Partner of The Football Association of Serbia”. The FSS is the governing body of football in Serbia, based in Belgrade. The contract includes all matches …

iGaming operator Betfair published Q3 2013 performance reports, figures saw Betfair report increased earnings despite a decline on revenue. The London stock exchanged listed operator reported that company revenues had dropped by 6% o £188m (€227m/$308m) for the six month period leading to October 2013. Decline in gaming revenues was attributed to Betfair withdrawing operations and marketing from Greece and Germany …

BetTech Gaming has plugged in market-leading games content from Quickfire, powered by Microgaming, as it continues to broaden its product offering. The agreement means operators can benefit from Quickfire’s world-class games such as Thunderstruck II and Immortal Romance, in addition to licensed titles including the highly sought-after The Dark Knight Rises™. The first operator to take advantage of this partnership …

This week marked the official launch of new social gambling platform, TradeFight. This industry game changer brings gambling and financial trading together in a unique and innovative way by allowing players to challenge each other and bet on real financial data which powers the TradeFight games. The first of its kind, TradeFight offers three different games based on live feeds …

A “super six” awards were shared between four long-standing Income Access customers at the annual eGaming Review Operator Awards, the online gaming industry’s equivalent of the Oscars. Income Access customers Gamesys and Tombola both took home a brace of awards for their efforts this year, with former 2012 Operator of the Year winner SkyBet claiming yet another headline prize, while …