Paddy Power Australian sports betting subsidiary Sportsbet.com.au has agreed terms to stream Racing Victoria thoroughbred races on its digital verticals. The streaming partnership between the two parties follows that closure of Australia’s Racing Network, which left Victoria state tracks without a broadcasting partner. The Paddy Power sports betting brand will be allowed to stream live races from all Victorian Metropolitan …

Japan’s pro gambling lobby is preparing to resubmit its failed bill to legalise gambling in ‘integrated resorts’ by the end of the month. Pro casino law makers are targeting approval or progress for the bill by the end of 2015. Legalised gambling has been promoted cautiously by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as part of Japan’s future economic growth program. To …

888 Holdings has announced ‘another record-breaking year’, as the operator posted its 2014 full year performance, with reported growth on all top line metrics. The igaming operator was able to record revenue increases in both of its key product divisions, as B2C saw a 11% jump to $391 million (FY 2013: $352 million) and B2B increased 32% to $64 million …

Preparing his company for a Noridic OMX NASDAQ IPO, Spiffx Founder Lennart Gillberg explains to SBC why he is bringing the innovative new betting exchange to the market and his company’s goals for 2015.  SBC: Can you outline your corporate journey from creating an alternative betting exchange to listing on the Nasdaq Nordic OMX? Lennart : We started four years ago by having …

League One football club Leyton Orient FC have dropped online betting operator 666Bet as their official shirt sponsor. The news of the termination of the East London football club’s shirt sponsorship, follows this weekend’s temporary suspension of 666Bet operations by the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC). Leyton Orient released the following statement on its website “Leyton Orient Football Club have terminated …

The controversial introduction of the Betting Right which aims to replace the UK’s 53 year old levy system to fund the horse racing industry may be contested in the European Parliament. Betting Right detractors may protest that the UK government and British Horse Racing Authority (BHA) may be in breach of interstate funding rules and policy. The Betting Right has …

Stockholm based casino and games content provider Quickspin has announced that it has entered a strategic partnership with igaming platform and provisions supplier Relax Gaming. The partnership will see Relax Gaming build a casino platform for Quickspin content, allowing for direct integration of Quickspin igaming titles to multiple operators in different jurisdictions through the suppliers remote gaming servers. Relax Gaming …

Cycling’s Tour de France management has confirmed that French sports betting operator Pari Mutuel Urbain (PMU) will not renew its sponsorship of the Tour’s Green Racing Jersey. The sports betting operator has been replaced by Czech car manufacturer Skoda. The announcement of its cancellation brings to an end a historic sponsorship of the Green Jersey by PMU which had sponsored …

Online Casino and bingo operator Gamesys has agreed terms with casino and games content provider NetEnt (Net Entertainment) to host popular games titles on Gamesys’ B2C network. NetEnt management confirmed that the licensing agreement had been agreed between the two parties, thus extending the games content providers presence within the UK online casino and bingo markets. Popular NetEnt titles will …

Sports wagering software and services specialist Metric Gaming LLC has been granted a remote operating license by the UK Gambling Commission, allowing Metric to continue providing its live betting  wagering software, products and services to the UK market. Metric’s license application was filed in response to the UK’s revised regulatory regime, requiring all gaming operators and software providers servicing the UK market …