Maarten Haijer, Secretary General for the European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA), has made public that the European Commission (EC) should follow through on promises to take the Swedish Government to the European Union Court of Justice over failure of the state to overhaul its online gambling regulations. Haijer warned that if the EC failed to act on this igaming …

Gaming and lottery supplier  GTECH is set to undertake a new corporate strategy, focusing on development of igaming verticals after the company published 23% decline in full year profits. 2013 proved to be a tough year for the gaming supplier, as it witnessed a decrease in Net Profits to €205.23 million (2012 – €265 million). Key factor for the fall …

New sports prediction service –  BetExpert.me is offering 50 sport predictions per month. Besides that, the service offers at least 1 sport pick per day from professional team of experts for free. BetExpert.me offers hand-picked predictions for nearly all major sports. Sports predictions and tips come from professional handicappers with years of experience who combine insight and research to put the information clients …

The UK Financial Times reports that UK sports betting operators are in a battle to secure new customers ahead of the proposed 2015 igaming taxation. The top six UK Sports betting operators – Paddy Power, Bet365,  Betfair, Coral, William Hill and Ladbrokes will break all previous records on industry TV adspend in order to gain new customers in 2014, prior …

European igaming operator – Tipico Sportwetten has confirmed that it will become title sponsors for the Austrian Bundesliga. The deal will see the operator replace current sponsor, Austrian bookmaker tipp3, and is set to run for three years. The value of the sponsorship agreement has not been disclosed by the Austrian Bundesliga or Tipico. Tipico Sportwetten is set to gain …

Hong Kong Jockey Club Horse Race Betting Limited (HKJC) and Webis Holdings have confirmed a partnership to allow Webis Holdings’ WatchandWager.com brand  access to promote HKJC “pari-mutuel” pools. Webis Holdings commented that the deal was the first of its kind, as “no other wagering operator in the world is currently able to wager internationally into these betting pools.” Connecting into …

Supplier of  Business to Business gaming software GameAccount Network announced a partnership with Net Entertainment, which will strengthen its position in the regulated Italian market. As part of the partnership agreement, GameAccount Network will offer Net Entertainment’s best in class PC and mobile content to well-known and established operators such as Sisal, Snai and Eurobet. Dermot Smurfit, CEO at GameAccount Network …

UK Bookmakers have donated a vast sum of money in order to improve the Wi-Fi  network at the historic Cheltenham Racecourse. The group consisting of Coral, BetVictor, Ladbrokes, William Hill, Paddy Power and bet365, have donated to the racecourse management in order to improve mobile access and connection for punters at the Cheltenham Festival. In previous race years certain areas …

Plumbee provider of social casino games, announced today the appointment of Rob Gorle to the position of Finance Director (FD). Gorle will be primarily responsible for leading Plumbee’s commercial strategy as the company continues to experience rapid growth within the social casino space, across games and platforms. Gorle is a Yahoo! Veteran of 7 years and was most recently CFO …

Holger Kristiansen founder of Danish online sports betting operator – Bet24 , has made his return to the Danish igaming market with the launch of new sports betting brand Bet25.dk. Kristiansen has partnered with Danish telecommunication supplier – TDC with a view to helping extent coverage of the new sports betting brand to Danish Customers and to help operational procedure. …