Igaming operators saw their online services disrupted on Easter Sunday after an explosion hit the main Gibraltar power station. The explosion was caused due to a waterport power station catching fire due to mechanical failure. Gibraltar based fire services spent hours trying to control the fire from spreading further. The impact of the explosion left many companies and Gibraltar residents …

The Association of British Bookmakers (ABB) has launched its petition to protect UK high-street bookmakers against the recent public and government backlash, which it believes has had a negative impact on the industry’s business operations. The petition named ‘Enough is Enough’ launched over the Easter holiday weekend and will be visible throughout UK retail betting shops. UK bookmakers will be …

Strategic partnerships between UK news publishers and igaming operators continue as Paddy Power announced the proposed launch of sports betting app with Trinity Mirror Plc the publishing company for the Daily Mirror and the Sunday People. Paddy Power continues the recent trend in UK sports betting that has seen The Sun announce a Partnership with BetVictor and The Guardian online …

French igaming operator Winamax has announced plans to support its French online poker room with the proposed launch of a Winamax sportsbook. The operator will look to diversify its gaming portfolio and improve company revenues by broadening its product range and services to include online sports betting for French igaming customers. The decision to launch a new sportsbook was undertaken …

Activist Investor Spring Owl, the investment vehicle that acquired 5.3% stake in igaming operator bwin.party , put fourth their selection of board representatives it feels will drive the operators performance forward. Spring Owl, headed by  investment and equity banker Jason Ader are currently the operators second largest investor after purchasing its bwin.party shareholdings at the start of 2014. Spring Owl’s …

BACTA, the largest trade association for the gaming industry has announced the resignation of Chief Executive – Leslie Macleod Miller. Macleod Miller has resigned from the association after a 10 year tenure, he will relinquish his position from the 1st May 2014. BACTA released a statement on the resignation of Macleod Miller which commented “After 10 years I am ready …

Betfair have confirmed the promotion of Mark Brooker to Chief Operating Officer, Brooker steps up from his previous position as Director of Sports Betting. Brooker has been involved within Betfair operations for more than five years, looking after sports betting initiatives and corporate development for the operator. Betfair’s appointment of Brooker, will see him become responsible for the performance and …

Sportradar and SportAccord signed a Memorandum of Understanding during the 2014 SportAccord Convention to harmonise their prevention and education approaches on Sports Betting Integrity. Sportradar are the world’s supplier of sports betting related data and statistics. The company assist sports federations, state authorities and law enforcement agencies around the world fight betting related match-fixing by providing sophisticated technical solutions for …

Unibet PLC finds itself in hot water, due to their sponsorship of the upcoming Stockholm Marathon, on the 31st of May. The operator’s sponsorship of the running event, has fallen foul of Swedish gambling regulator Lotteriinspektinen, who claim that the igaming operator has breached Swedish advertising regulations in their sponsorship of the event. Lotteriinspektinen have threatened the Swedish listed igaming …

Entertainment games publisher Atari, have announced a strategic partnership with Pariplay, which will see Atari’s popular interactive games inventory converted into real money  gaming formats, which will be further available to gaming and gambling operators. Popular titles set to be converted to real money formats include – Pong, Tempest and Asteroids Atari’s partnership with Pariplay, will see the distribution of …