The iGaming Super Show announced today that it has confirmed 17 new sponsors and exhibitors for 2015, reinforcing its position as the dominant and rapidly growing business event for the entire iGaming industry. The iGaming Super Show will be held on the 23rd -26th June 2015 at the Amsterdam RAI. “After such a hugely successful show in 2014 we are …
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bet-at-home.com successfully launches Betradar’s Virtual Football
Betradar, supplier of sports and betting related data, announced today the successful integration of Virtual Football within the new virtual product line of bet-at-home.com. bet-at-home.com customers now have access to the most realistic betting product in the market with an extensive soccer league betting offering. With eight matches always running simultaneously, Virtual Football provides the most popular individual betting markets …
Read More »WinView secures $1.2 in second round of venture investment
Social games sports start-up WinView, a business looking to engage players with real time mobile sports mechanisms offered through synchronised two-screen viewing has announced that it has secured $1.2 million (€1.1 million) in second round venture investment. The funds raised will be used to grow WinView’s development and operations ahead of the planned launch of WinView mobile games in time …
Read More »William Hill says ‘Hold Your Hoses’
With the majority of British bookmakers focusing their general content and commentary on the upcoming UK General Election on 7 May. It appears that the bookmaking industry has forgotten the question on all the British public’s mind – “Will it be a hot and sunny British Summer”! Brave bookmaker William Hill seems to think so, as the bookmaker anticipates a …
Read More »Yahoo looks to enter daily fantasy sports market in 2015
Digital media operator Yahoo has announced that it is planning to enter the daily fantasy sports market, as the media company aims to become the marketplace’s third biggest player. Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer announced the upcoming product launch during the company’s Q1 earnings call, Mayer further outlined that Yahoo would aim to release its product by Q3 2015. At present …
Read More »iSoftBet releases first content on Paddy Power casino
igaming content provider iSoftBet has announce the release of its first slot on the Paddy Power site. Available in both flash and mobile formats, the Alice Adventure slot is one of iSoftBet’s most popular original titles and features an array of familiar characters and exciting features like the “Drink Me” and “Pick Me” bonus games. Paddy Power has been entertaining …
Read More »Tough 2015 opening for Ladbrokes as operator is hit by adverse sports results
Entering its first performance quarter under the leadership of new CEO Jim Mullen, Ladbrokes reported that its group performance for the period (ending 31 March) had been impacted by “customer friendly results and externally imposed headwinds” – UK POC tax and increased betting machine duty. As a result of these factors the operator posted an EBIT decrease of 22.3% …
Read More »The Financial Times profiles Stoke business leader Denise Coates
UK business news source The Financial Times (FT) has profiled bet365’s founder and Co-CEO Denise Coates. The profile, written by Enterprise Editor Andrew Bounds, describes Coates as the ‘driving force’ behind the operator’s success and rapid growth. In a period of 15 years bet365 has become the world’s largest online gambling operator employing more than 2000 staff, making the company …
Read More »Digital agency Degree 53 gains UK operating licence
Manchester based independent digital agency Degree 53 has been awarded a remote operating licence for the design and build of gambling software in the UK market. Degree 53 is one of only a small number of agencies in the UK that are licensed to build bespoke transactional mobile apps, websites and services to UK gambling operators. The licence means that Degree 53 is …
Read More »iGaming North America Awards 2015 winners announced
The winners of the 2015 iGaming North America Awards were announced on the 16th April 2015 during a special luncheon at the iGaming North America conference in Las Vegas. The iGaming North America Awards were organized in partnership with iGaming Business, The Innovation Group, eGaming Brokerage, Lewis Roca Rothberger and BolaVerde. The awards aimed to reward excellence and innovation in our sector and …
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