Billionaire brothers David and Simon Rueben co-owners of Arena Racing UK, have featured as the highest placed Brits in the 2015 Sunday Times Rich List. The Sunday newspaper estimates the brothers to be worth a combined £9.7 billion. The Rueben brothers are reported to have earned an additional £700 million in 2014, through diverse investments in property, digital services and …

Sweden’s state owned gambling operator Svenska Spel reported a year-on-year 4% decline in revenues to SEK 2.2 billion (€230 million) for its opening 2015 quarter performance (period ending 31 March). The operator cited the impact of increased competition from remote operators and the introduction of new responsible gambling measures as the main reasons for its decline. Svenska Spel recorded a …

Table games specialist Games Marketing has licensed two of its leading side bets products to Realistic Games. The deal will see Perfect Pairs and 21+3 made available to Realistic’s customers.Games Marketing CEO Chris Reynolds said he was delighted to have signed an agreement with the pioneering supplier, whose multi-channel approach reflected that of their own. He said: “It is a real …

Paddy Power marketing has again caused controversy and split public opinion with the release of its latest multi-content marketing campaign on the Irish referendum on marriage equality. The bookmaker has launched a cross channel campaign via billboard, press and online verticals which depicts two balaclava dressed men embracing following their marriage. The bookmaker has attached the IRA Slogan ‘Tiocfaidh Ár …

Italian sports betting operator Eurobet has confirmed the appointment of Alfredo Melloni as its new Head of iGaming. Melloni joins the Gala Coral European subsidiary from Paddy Power where he served as Italian iGaming Product manager since 2012. He takes over igaming managerial responsibilities from Marco Trucco who departed the operator to join PokerStars as Head of Italy. Melloni will …

Entering its 25th year in operations, European online sports betting operator Interwetten, one of the industry’s longest serving online sportsbooks stated that it was in a stronger position than ever. CEO Werner Becher highlighted that the company had begun 2015 strongly, as the operator had seen a 10% increase in turnover to €12 million. The operator’s positive performance had been …

Camelot the UK national lottery provider has announced ticket sales of £7.27 billion in 2014/15 financial year, recording an increase in ticket sales of 546 million on the preceding year. Camelot governance highlighted that the surge in ticket sales had been driven by consumers using Camelot’s digital inventory to purchase tickets and additional lottery products. Uptake of its digital lottery …

FTSE 250 listed igaming technology supplier Playtech posted its 2015 opening quarter performance, reporting top line metric growth on all key verticals as the operator extended its technology provisions and signed new customers in the period. In what has so far been a tough first quarter for online gambling operators who have faced increasing tax costs and unfavourable sports result …

UK licensed online sports betting provider Titanbet.co.uk has pushed on with its UK racing sponsorship drive by agreeing a deal with all-weather racetrack, Lingfield Park Racecourse. The agreement sees Titanbet.co.uk sponsor three of the course’s meetings on Wednesday 29th April, Thursday 30th April and Friday 1st May 2015. Each event has seven races on the card and race-goers will be able to enjoy special sign-up offers and …

The general release of the Apple Watch on Friday 24 April, saw some 3000 dedicated Apple Watch apps published to the public. Bookmakers, William Hill, Coral, Unibet, and Ladbrokes Australia were the first industry operators to release customised apps into the Apple Watch eco-system. The industry bragging rights for first publicised release were shared by Ladbrokes Australia and William Hill, …