Data released this morning by social media analytics and insights firm Crimson Hexagon reveals how the bookies faired on social media at this year’s Royal Ascot (16-20 June). Bookmaker Coral came out on top with 36% share of voice on social media platforms; followed by Betfair with 31%, Paddy Power with 14%, William Hill 11% and Ladbrokes with 9%. Royal Ascot 2015 …

Igaming content and games developer Realistic Games has released its own version of Baccarat. The supplier’s interpretation of the casino favourite, which incorporates their trademark table game design and intuitive user interface, is one of the few phone variants on the market. It features the all-important game roadmap, detailing previous game history, and is available in 17 different languages and any currency. …

The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) has published details of a new Horseracing Bettors Forum, which will allow people who bet on British Racing to provide the BHA with constructive suggestions about how the sport can develop and change, for the benefit of the betting public. The purpose of the Forum is to deliver proposals and recommendations to the BHA and …

The US daily fantasy sports market continues to witness a period of corporate acquisitions with the conformation that entertainment and leisure group Latitude360 has agreed to acquire operator Major League Fantasy (MLF) for an undisclosed sum. Detailing insight into its fantasy sports acquisition, Latitude360 noted that it would use the MLF acquisition to further its digital inventory and to create …

Gibraltar based sports betting operator BetVictor has announced a new deal to become the global betting and gaming partner of Premier League champions Chelsea FC. The partnership will see the bookmaker create unique offers and markets for Chelsea, as well as BetVictor’s branding being featured throughout Stamford Bridge. The agreement will provide a major boost to BetVictor’s visibility internationally with the global …

Industry content and system suppliers Betdigital has followed up its content deal with William Hill by agreeing to supply a number of leading operators with a selection of high-quality omni-channel slot games. Crazy Pots and Wild Jewels are just two of the in-house developed games ready to be launched across retail, mobile and desktop to satisfy operators’ desire to cater …

Sports betting start up Colossus Bets has expanded its mega jackpots pools services into the Australian market by partnering with Ladbrokes Australia Colossus Bets announced the launch of its multi-million AUS  ‘Mega Margin’ pools for mobile, taking wagers on Australian Rugby League (AFL) and National Rugby League (NRL) games. Colossus Bets will further introduce its Partial Cash Out mechanism allowing players …

Set for Saturday July 11 at the Las Vegas MGM Grand Arena, UFC 189 Aldo vs McGregor is this years most anticipated mixed martial arts (MMA) fight. The main event will see stoic Brazilian featherweight champion Jose Aldo ‘Junior’ (28) take on raucous Dubliner ‘The Notorious’ Conor McGregor (26) in a fight that has caught the public and international media’s …

Bookmaker Coral has announced the  launch of Wild Magic on mobile and desktop as the first of many in-house omni channel games on the way. Developed by their in-house studio in Manchester, Coral is the first bookmaker to design and build their own omni channel games across all retail, social, mobile and desktop interactive channels under their CR Games brand. Coral has a strong pipeline …

Toronto listed igaming group Intertain continues its market expansion through strategic acquisition by announcing the acquisition of online bingo technology Parlay Group for CAD $2.8 million (£1.4 million). The agreed deal will see Intertain acquire Parlay Group software source code, plus domain URL’s Bingo.ca. The acquisition of Parlay software sees Intertain boost its online bingo services, having acquired Gamesys, operator …