April 8th-9 2014 will see the hosting of the Scandinavian iGaming Forum at the Grand Hotel Stockholm. Key agenda will centre round the evolving regulations and player trends of igaming markets in Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark and Iceland. The two day conference will aim to bring further insight into the development of regulation concerning the regulation of igaming in the …

Former Chief Executive of Ladbrokes Plc, Chris Bell is set to bring Israeli igaming marketing and player acquisition operator XL Media to the London Alternative Investment Market (AIM).  Mr Bell, appointed to  aid the floatation of the company has appointed bankers  Cenkos Securities to undertake the proposed stock market flotation. XL Media provides digital marketing and  player acquisition services for igaming …

Michael Mueller co-founder of pre-paid payment provider – paysafecard has stepped down from his position as Chief Executive. Mueller had served as CEO, of the payment services company since 2005, and had been a core member of the founding team in 2000. Paysafecard announced that Udo Mueller would now be taking over the role of CEO. paysafecard is one of …

Website optimisation and marketing data specialists Maxymiser have announced the launch of the Maxymiser Customer Success Symposium, the marketing insight and networking event designed to shed light on digital customer marketing initiatives that have generated success in competitive markets The Maxymiser Customer Success Symposium is a  free-to-attend conference, hosted at BAFTA, 195 Piccadilly, London W1J 9LN, on the 27th of …

The Association of British Bookmakers (ABB) may have passed a voluntary code of conduct for the gambling industry; however UK Culture Secretary Maria Miller has asked the UK Gambling Commission to revise the proposed Code for Responsible Gambling and Player Protection, with a view to further strengthening player protection with regards to gambling products, both online and at retail level. …

 Igaming operator Bet365 sent Philippine players notifications, serving notice that the operator would no longer accept wagers from accounts and IP’s connected to the Philippines. The statement made public, notified existing Philippine customers that from the 28th of February the operator would no longer be taking bets and marketing its products to Philippine players.  Players would be given a period …

The South African Premier Soccer League (PSL) has announced the securement of betting fees placed on national football matches.  The PSL will use these funds to augment football funding and development of the game in South Africa. PSL Chairman Irvin Khoza made light that the governing body for professional football in South Africa had been chasing an agreement for some …

UK Newspaper the Daily Telegraph reported that Israeli based igaming software supplier Playtech may be looking to acquire business ventures in the coming months. Playtech may undertake a series of acquisitions in order to strengthen its existing portfolio of igaming products and services. Speaking to the British newspaper CEO Mor Weizer commented that the management of Playtech were on the …

Mt Gox, a major Bitcoin currency exchange,  has declared itself bankrupt in a Tokyo district court hearing this Friday 28 February. A company lawyer cited outstanding debts of $63.2 million against company assets valued at $37.7 million. The Bitcoin trader had suffered a security breach (hack) that resulted in the crypto currency being  stolen from its platform and customer savings …

iGaming solutions provider BetConstruct as announced a strategic content partnership with igaming content provider BetSoftGaming, which will see BetConstruct publish a range of  BetSoftGaming’s titles on its gaming solutions platform. BetConstruct’s igaming platform  will now feature BetSoftGaming’s popular 3D slot titles, offering players the chance to wager on slots such as RockStar, The Heist and Mad Scientist. BetSoftGamings currently boasts over …