Singapore’s government is set to toughen its stance on unlicensed online gambling operators, as it introduces its Remote Gambling Act next Monday 2 February. The new set of laws approved by the country’s Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) will target online payment transactions and ISP blocks to unauthorised online gambling websites. Singapore had first outlined severe amendments to its gambling …

Nordic online casino firm Mr Green & Co, confirmed this morning that it had agreed to acquire mybet Italia. The move sees Mr Green &Co, further its European igaming expansion by entering the Italian market. Mr Green & Co governance, did not disclose the price of the acquisition of mybet Italia. The acquisition of mybet italia was need in order …

Its time to meet our latest London Baby Sponsor Realex Payments! Corporate Sales Manager Ian Nicholson explains what his firm has in store for ICE Totally Gaming and London Baby! SBC: What key topics and discussion do you feel will dominate the industry in agenda in 2015? Ian: Regulation will continue to evolve in many regions as governments seek to reap tax revenues from online gaming …

In a recent interview with Computing.co.uk’s Sooraj Shah (21 Jan), bet365 Chief Information Officer Martin Davies stated that the company was not committed to adopting the latest ‘hot’ technologies. Davies stated that although bet365 were technology driven, its operational knowledge and competence gave it the abilities to asses the latest corporate technology trends and their potential impacts on its business …

Toronto based igaming operator Intertain Group announced yesterday that it was in ‘advanced discussions’ with an unidentified third party, with a view to complete a ‘significant acquisition of certain assets” worth “in range of CAD $1 billion ($ 806 / £535 million). The operator had issued a corporate statement to inform the markets, which saw trading suspended on the Toronto …

Churchill Downs Incorporated  announced t that Aditi Javeri Gokhale, Senior Vice President – Digital for Nutrisystem, Inc., was appointed as a Class III director to the Company’s board of directors. Gokhale will serve on the 10-member board until the 2015 annual meeting of shareholders where she will be nominated for election by the shareholders. Robert L. Evans, Chairman, said, “We …

Sports wagering software and services specialist Metric Gaming and Hattrick Sports Group, one of the premier gaming operators in Central Europe, today announced a licensing agreement to incorporate Metric’s SuperLive™ products into Hattrick’s Gaming Platform. SuperLive™ – Metric’s flagship product – is optimized for mobile devices, deploys HTML5 and industry-leading push technology, and is powered byMetric’s sophisticated sports analytics to usher in the next …

UK national lottery operator Camelot Group Plc, has announced the appointment of Nikos Kryvossidis as Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of its operations. Kryvossidis joins Camelot Group, from sports betting technology provider Openbet were he headed up sportsbook and casino technology operations as Senior Vice President. The appointment of Kryvossidis as CTO, sees Camelot expand its technology resources and competencies as …

GameAccount Network, developer and supplier of enterprise-level B2B gaming software and online gaming content, has given some context to the popularity of its Simulated Gaming product with news that 135 billion virtual credits were wagered in December. The announcement comes in the week prior to GameAccount’s appearance at ICE (stand N2-310) where it is anticipating significant interest in the social …

The NFL has seen a rise in popularity throughout European markets, as its Chief Commissioner Roger Goodell eyes the opening of a London based NFL franchise. Totally different to any European sport SBC asked team Matchbook.com to provide a preview of this year’s NFL Super Bowl XLIX final between the New England Patriots vs Seattle Seahawks (Sunday Feb 1) Rising …