The eSports sector is a “generational movement” that can provide scalability that the gaming industry will relish, according to experts who will focus on the topic at EiG in Berlin, Germany. Unikrn CEO Rahul Sood and Marco Blume, Head of Sportsbook at Pinnacle Sports, will lead an industry discussion on ‘eSports and gambling – exploring the potential at the intersection of both’ …

Online poker operator PKR has announced the appointment of Neil Alexander as its new CEO. Alexander replaces Malcolm Graham who departed the poker operator to join mobile gaming platform developer Gametech as Vice President last May. Alexander joins PKR, from German interactive lottery operator Tipp24, where he was Managing Director of Mylotto24 and Lotto Network divisions. Alexander has further prior …

San Francisco based real money games platform provider Betable has confirmed that igaming marketing specialist ActiveWin Media has won the contract to services its B2C casino brand Prospect Hall. Under the agreement, ActiveWin will offer marketing and player acquisition services and strategies for the expansion of the Prospect Hall casino brand targeting the UK market. Prospect Hall operations director Adele …

A headline speaker at the  Slot Summit  Romania, team SBC caught up with slots and games development and customer engagement expert Arjan Korstjens Strategy Director at Quince Amsterdam, an international Player Activation Agency. Having undertaken high level consultancy projects for Holland Casino, Lottomatica, Sisal, Merkur Casino and Grand Casino Luzern, Korstjens sheds light on the current development of slots, research of key …

William Hill Group Finance Director Neil Cooper is set to leave the operator to join UK property developer Barratt Developments. Cooper leaves William Hill following five years leading the bookmaker’s financial operations. Cooper’s contract has a 12 month notice period, but his actual departure date will be confirmed by the operator in due course. William Hill confirmed that it had …

The NBA has become the first US pro league to openly drop its opposition towards the Canadian single sports betting bill C290. Following the conclusion of the NBA 2015 Finals this week, the Canadian Gaming Association disclosed a statement noting the support of NBA for sports betting in Canada “as long as there is an appropriate legislative framework that protects …

Darren Haines the former Head of UK PR at Paddy Power has joined Heavyweight as  Director of PR. Haines, who previously spent 11 years at the bookie who made their name through PR and has also worked under Theo Paphitis at his retail empire, will be working across the award  agency’s roster of betting and sports clients. Haines said: “I’m …

Gambling technology provider BetConstruct has continued its international services expansion by announcing the launch of Spanish and Russian language versions of BetConstruct.com Senior management stated that the fully translated business website represented a further commitment to international expansion and localised services for BetConstruct operations and products. We are happy that we can present our vision, products and services in a …

Gibraltar based sports betting operator BetVictor has announced that they will be partnering with international executive search firm Odgers Berndtson for the hiring of eight new key C-level/senior managers to complement the existing management team under new CEO Andreas Meinrad. Welcoming applications from both internal and external candidates, Odgers Berndtson will place individuals in following key roles: Chief Financial Officer …

Igaming technology provider Playtech has announced that it plans to raise £250 million to fund its planned £450 million acquisition of financial trading platform Plus500. Playtech is prepared to sell +29 million new shares, an equivalent of a 9.9% stake in the company. Playtech founder Teddy Sagi will retain 33% holding in Playtech via Brickington Holdings Company, Sagi is prepared …