The founding eight members of the Asian-African Tote Association (AATA) were announced in the opening association meeting held yesterday in South Africa. The new association aims to create strengthening ties among African betting operators and totes, and to further increase African racings and totes profile throughout the global gambling sector. The eight members of the AATA include Hong Kong Jockey …

 Playtech has announced the successful migration of online gaming operator Winner to its new multi-balance wallet as part of the supplier’s Information Management System (IMS). Playtech said that the new single wallet eliminates the use of multiple accounts for the various products, with players able to enjoy a borderless multi-product experience across all products they are playing including casino, bingo, …

Ladbrokes is set to introduce new digital and experiential  features to all its UK retail stores, as the operator looks to revamp its high street offering for 2015. According to UK marketing news source – Marketing Week, Ladbrokes has been consulted by retail design agency FITCH London, with a view to differentiate itself from its retail betting competitors. The new …

The Polish Government drafted its first ever amendment on licensed online gambling. The amendment will look to be attached to Poland’s existing Gambling Act, and would remove various obstacles for foreign based sports betting and igaming operators to market products in the region. The amendment will remove existing legislations that require gambling companies to operate within Polish borders. This existing …

Macau Horse Racing Co Ltd, the owners of the Macau Jockey Club (MJC) reported a deficit of $5.2 million (£3.10 million) on MJC 2013 betting operations. The Macau racing operator announced these figures in its annual financial report published this morning. MJC had decreased its annual losses from $7.5 million in 2012, as financial figures demonstrated an increase in track …

Evolution Gaming, has announced that it has this week launched a Mobile Live Casino service on behalf of Italian operator Eurobet.it. The deal is unique in that Eurobet Italy has selected only Evolution’s Mobile offering at this stage. Initially Eurobet.it will offer players on leading smartphones and tablets direct access to Evolution’s market leading selection of Mobile Roulette, Blackjack and …

Burnley FC has announced the biggest shirt sponsorship deal in the club’s history. The newly promoted Premiership Football Club has reunited with Asian-focused igaming brand Fun88. The sponsorship will see the Fun88 brand on the Clarets’ home and away shirts for the 2014/15 and 2015/16 English football seasons. It will be the second time Fun88 have sponsored Burnley FC, as …

The provider of turnkey sports betting solutions SBTech has launched its ‘fast markets’ betting product, which offers players fast-paced and exciting betting options with outcomes settled in only one or five minutes. Fast markets give players an enhanced betting experience that allows them to predict whether a specific event such as a goal, corner, free kick, throw in or a …

87 professional club players are the subject of a disciplinary investigation, after the French Football League (LFP) reported a potential breach of sports betting regulations. A statement from the authority said: “Under Articles 124 of the General Regulations of the FFF and 407 regulations of the LFP, the Disciplinary Committee will investigate the cases of 87 professional clubs players who …

Solutions that leverage iBeacons, bitcoin, innovative slot content, artificial intelligence in poker and minigames in social gaming are to be showcased during GiGse’s start-up competition that will see five companies pitching for the vote of the investors and of the 700-plus social and real-money gaming industry executives. Start-Up LaunchPad is part of the 14th Global iGaming Summit & Expo (GiGse), …