iGaming and sports betting operator William Hill announced that it was to restrict player access from selected ‘grey area’ regions, as the operator looks to strengthen its regulatory oversight. William Hills digital gaming division will no longer accept payments and wagering from players and IP’s from the below listed regions William Hill sent a corporate communication to its affiliate and …

Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc. (“GCA” or the “Company”) (NYSE:GCA), a global provider of innovative cash access solutions, cash handling devices and business intelligence for gaming establishments, today announced its Everi™ product has been awarded second place in Casino Journal’s 2013 Top 20 Most Innovative Gaming Technology Products. Everi™, launched in 2013, is an innovative payments and monetization solution bridging payments opportunities …

English professional footballers Michael Boateng , Hakeem Adelakun  and Moses Swaibu, pleaded not guilty  to criminal charges made against them on football match fixing and bribery grounds.  The three man had been arrested by UK Police and  UK anti corruption  taskforce, with regards to investigations on suspicious betting activity The three professional footballers appeared at Birmingham Crown Court on Tuesday …

888 Holdings published its earnings report for 2013, the results saw a positive performance for 2013 as the operator generated a record turnover. 888 Holdings posted a full year revenue of $401 million (€290.6 million), the figure represent a 7% increase on the $376 million posted by 888 Holdings for 2012. 888 holdings B2C division, contributed the majority of revenue …

GamCrowd specialists in  crowd funding and crowd sourcing for the igaming industry , have announced the appointment of ex-Ladbrokes egaming and Scientific Games Chief Financial Officer Andrew Bowen. Bowden joins the newly formed crowd funding vertical as Chief Financial Officer Andrew Bowen is a veteran of the igaming industry, he was a key member of the Ladbroke Plc team that set …

Malta based betting arbitrage bookmaker – Yobetit has announced the appointment of Nikolai Livori as CEO. Livori will step up to take charge of the operator, from his previous position as Chief Technical Officer (CTO). As CTO of Yobetit Livori was a key figure in developing the operator’s home grown arbitrage betting platform, which debuted to the igaming public in …

Fairyhouse Racecourse announced today that Boylesports will sponsor the 2014 Irish Grand National, which takes place at the Ratoath venue on Easter Monday, April 21st 2014. Ireland’s largest independent bookmaker will take over the reins as official sponsors of one of Ireland’s most historic steeplechase races, which has been run at Fairyhouse since 1870. Commenting on the new sponsorship, General Manager of …

Dr Simon Dymond of Swansea University has studied what drives addictive behaviour in slots players. His study breaks down the psychological factors players attribute to near wins on the machines and how their minds react to symbols displayed on the slot reels. Dymond and his team believe that players addictive traits in certain players are triggered by brain reactions/impulses to perceived …

Gala Interactive, the interactive division of gambling operator Gala Group and operator of igaming brands – Galabingo, Coral.co.uk, Eurobet and Galacasino, has announced the soft launch of Gala.se, the operator’s first foray into the Scandinavian igaming market. Gala.se will initially target Swedish casino and slots players, with the launch of its new brand. The brand will be operated from the …

180Vita, the owner of igaming media and entertainment sites such as PokerTube, FootballTube andPokerVIP, has entered the realm of sports tipping with its new free betting site Tipday.Tipday is now fully live after soft-launching earlier this year, and allows players to make predictions on thousands of sporting events from English Premier League football to NBA basketball. Players can earn points for correct tips, and enough successful …