Igaming software and services provider Playtech PLC announced publically the issuing of a public dividends to investors and shareholders, as the company saw revenues rise in the fianancial year of 2013. Playtech’s performance was boosted by strong sales revenues in 2013, and further aided by the successful sale of its share in igaming operator William Hill PLC and William Hill …

English Football League One’s Tranmere Rovers have suspended 61 year club manager Ronnie Moore over suspicions of breaching the English Football Associations rules regarding betting and gaming. The Football club issues a statement suspending the manager for the foreseeable future, as the FA will investigate the managers betting actions. Assistant manager John McMahon will oversee the management of the Tranmere …

SBC business correspondent Mark McGuinness caught up with businessman and industry entrepreneur Chris North to chat about his latest venture, GamCrowd which looks to disrupt the traditional way start-ups and existing companies seek funding and investment in the gambling sector. GamCrowd is a specialist igaming crowd funding platform, GamCrowd aims to bring better funding, industry knowledge,  to entrepreneurs and investors …

Picklive Limited, operators and suppliers of next-generation daily fantasy sports and social gaming are launching a unique poker room style based fantasy Champions League game with the Telegraph Media Group. The deal will allow the Telegraph to offer its current 200,000 fantasy players to play for a four figure cash prize using a poker room based contest with a fusion …

Business news sources the Wall Street Journal and Interactive Investor report that shares in Probability PLC have rocketed by 47.6% to 46.50 pence in the wake of news of a recommended cash acquisition by gaming and lotteries software supplier GTech Group. News sources report that GTech are prepared to acquire the mobile gaming operator, for a sum of £18m. The …

Ladbrokes Plc, announced the halt of its planned retail bookmaker expansion on UK high streets. The gaming and sports betting operator, who had a troubled 2013, halted plans to open betting shops in the UK due to growing concerns regarding UK policy regarding  Fixed Odds Betting Terminal (FOTBs). The move will see annual corporate expenditure fall from £100m to £60m, …

Ezugi, the innovative live dealer gaming system providers, today announced that White Hat Gaming shall be integrating Ezugi’s Live Casino solution to its gaming platform. The distribution deal shall see Ezugi providing their entire portfolio of games including Black Jack, Roulette, Baccarat and Live Lottery. All of Ezugi’s live dealer games will be available in a mobile HTML5 version as …

Looking ahead to the upcoming Football World Cup in Brazil, team SBC interview’s ArsenalFan.TV’s, Director and Founder Robbie Lyle. Robbie sheds insight into why he set up  his popular Youtube channel and website – ArsenalFan.TV, and how his young business has gained popularity through using social media channels. Robbie is a Surveyor by profession with experience of working in the …

Paul McNea Founder of Betfuze Mobile discusses mobile first retention strategies for igaming operators.  McNea aims to give insight into the latest mobile player trends and retention strategies needed for mobile gaming. McNea advice’s the ICE2014 audience what  igaming competencies can be transferred from  digital operational teams to mobile focused retention units. McNea further sheds light on what  gaming skills …

Brendan O’Kane CEO of OtherLevels mobile analytic and data gives ICE 2014 insight into post user acquisition retention and optimization of users on mobile platforms. O’Kane focuses on retention of new user during their first 90 days of engagement with new mobile products. O’Kane states that this is a key area, where igaming operators need to focus further resources in, …