Sportech PLC today announced that it had been granted permission by the UK Court of Appeal in relation to its VAT repayment claim regarding its “Spot the Ball” competition. Sportech is set to further challenge the UK tax authorities relating to tax claims worth more than £90 million. The company issued a short corporate statement this morning stating that a …

Interactive gambling operator NetPlay TV has appointed Interim CEO Bjarke Larsen as Chief Executive Officer with immediate effect. The operator announced the appointment of Larsen in its latest trading update. Larsen had taken over the position, following Charles Butler’s stand down from the role to take on a Non-Executive Chairmanship in August 2014. Larsen has been with NetPlay TV since …

With 2015 well under way football betting expert Davide Palombi takes this weeks lead having predicted some remarkable European football results. Stefano Saccani Bet Advisor Affiliate & Business Development Manager takes us through this weeks Bet Advisor highlights Davide Palombi – Tipster of the Week A great few picks from the Tipster of the Week this week, Daivde Palombi. The football …

iGaming technology and provisions provider EveryMatrix has announced it has reached a games contetn agreement with slots and P2P games worldwide provider Spigo® as the igaming technology provider continues to expand its aggregated offering and product offering for the its client base. Games developer Spigo is dedicated to developing and delivering the high quality casual gaming sites in 16 countries …

Canadian MP Brian Masse has written to the NHL Chief Commissioner Gary Bettman, to ask him to reconsider the Leagues position on sports betting. Masse who represent the electoral district of Windsor West, has urged for the NHL to rethink its position on Canada’s C-290 Bill, which will look to amend sports betting practices throughout Canada. The C-290 Bill looks …

William Hill has backed JJ Abrams Star Wars reboot, ‘Star Wars Episode 7: The Force Awakens’ to be the highest grossing film of 2015. The bookmaker is currently offering odds-on for the Disney Studios film to top this year’s worldwide box office revenues, ahead of Marvel’s Avengers Age of Ultron (4/1) and Jurassic World (8/1). UK blockbuster hopes will be …

iGaming Business, publishing, research and events company for the iGaming sector, has signed a deal with GoCoin to accept crypto currency including bitcoin. The deal will allow iGaming Business to take virtual currency payments from all of its clients making it the first business-to-business publishing and events company to accept these types of payments. “Crypto currency offers the ecommerce and …

London Affiliate Conference (LAC ) event organisers  iGaming Business has confirmed the Casino Affiliate Programs (CAP) Network will take the lead sponsorship of the new acquisition zone within the conference show 31st January – 3rd February 2015 Targeting senior marketing executives working within both operator and affiliate brands, the acquisition zone is a premium area within LAC that is focused …

Scientific Games has signed a five-year agreement with UK-based Mecca Bingo Ltd to provide the Company’s leading server-based gaming solution to Mecca Bingo clubs across the UK. The new agreement will provide Mecca with a server-based gaming platform powered by technology partner Videobet, a Playtech company, and exclusive content from the SG Gaming library alongside a combination of Clarity, T8 …

After just four months since launching its joint venture social betting game Sportster ‘betandwin’ with games publisher Nordeus, bwin.party has announced the closure of the Facebook social betting game. The operator sent the following communication to Sportster customers “Dear users, we are sorry to inform you that we are shutting Sportster down on January 30th.Please note, that you will not be …