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 …
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Winamax to launch French sportsbook
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 …
Read More »Ader looks to shake up bwin.party with board replacements
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 …
Read More »Macleod Miller Resigns from BACTA
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 …
Read More »Mark Brooker steps up as Betfair COO
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 …
Read More »Sportradar and SportAccord Agree on MoU
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 …
Read More »Unibet face fine over Stockholm Marathon sponsorship
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 …
Read More »Pariplay set to convert Atari titles into real money games
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 …
Read More »Betfred plan mobile first strategy for Aussie market entry
Betfred announced plans to launch its brand in Australia, applying a mobile first strategy to its marketing and operations, as it aims to establish itself in the market. Betfred believes that utilising mobile channels for the Australian igaming market will create a point of difference between them and their competitors. Luke Brill Managing Director of Betfred Australia, announced that the …
Read More »Brazil Internet Constitution Policy set to restrict igaming operators
Brazilian Government drafted its ‘Internet Constitution Policy’, a set bills designed to implement policies and standards for governance and regulating internet and digital use in the region. Part of the drafted Bill has been geared towards implementing potential policy for the governance of igaming in Brazil. The Bill sets to implement restrictions on use of unlicensed online gambling and sports …
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