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. …

Legally licensed US igaming operator BetAmerica.com, has announced a strategic partnership with igaming marketing and partnership specialist technology – Income Access. Montreal based Income Access will aid BetAmerica.com, with the launch of its new affiliate marketing platform. The operator is legally approved to offer horse and greyhound racing betting to US citizens. BetAmerica.com, additionally offers a range of fantasy sports …

Coral Interactive, the digital gaming division of the Gala Coral Group, has continued its focus on strengthening its interactive portfolio with the announcement that it has acquired multi-channel casino games provider Cool Games. Oldham-based Cool Games was founded in 2004 by Andrew Todd, an experienced gambling software developer who had previously designed games for slot manufacturer Barcrest. Cool Games’  acquisition sum …

iGaming news source, eGaming Review reports that troubled real money social betting operator Bodugi Technology is set to sell its player database to sports betting Bet Butler. Bodugi Technology had its igaming licence suspended by the UK Gambling Commission after it received complaints that customers could not withdraw funds from the operator.  Last week Bodugi Technology’s management announced that it …