UK tabloid newspaper The Sun, part of Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp International, is set to target the UK sports betting market with the  release of its  own white -label online sports betting brand. I-gaming news source Creports that the popular UK newspaper is set to agree terms with sports betting operator BetVictor, who will operate and market the white-label brand …

Richard Glynn CEO of troubled gambling operator -Ladbrokes PLC,  has been awarded a  staggering 85% total remuneration rise as the firm’s operating profits plunged by a reported 33%.The news comes as a surprise to the gambling and sports betting industry, as Glynn’s position as the head of Ladbrokes operations, has come into question with many industry commentators forecasting the CEO’s …

Online payment service provider SafeCharge, a  majority owned  company by Israeli igaming  magnet Teddy Sagi, has announced its intentions to raise about $100 million by listing its shares on London’s junior Alternative Investment Market (AIM) stock exchange. A Company statement read that the payment provider was eyeing an April date for its flotation and further funding on the AIM. The …

Sports bettors on Twitter can now find out football results before they happen with the launch [email protected] new proposition from BETEGY, a sophisticated online and mobile prediction tool that accurately forecasts outcomes of matches and a range of betting markets, provides instant responses via Twitter, where sports events are among the most popular discussion topics. During the 2013 Champions League final …

Australian news sources have speculated that Crown Resorts is set to acquire the remaining 50% stake of its joint venture with sports betting exchange Betfair for control of Betfair Australia . The casino operator will buy out Betfairs stake in Betfair Australia, a joint funded venture between both parties which launched in August 206, under the licence of the Tasmanian …

Yggdrasil Gaming, has agreed terms with Unibet to provide the leading sports betting and gaming operator with its entire games portfolio. Unibet is the largest operator Yggdrasil Gaming has partnered with to date and is also one of the fastest growing businesses in the European regulated gaming market having posted record earnings in 2013. In its most recent results its …

Rank Group owners of gambling operators – Mecca Bingo and Grosvenor casinos have announced the departure of Senior Independent Director – Colin Child. Child resigned from his position with immediate effect, and will also step down from his position on the company’s board. Rank have not made public Child’s reasons for leaving the company. Childs (55) had been appointed by …

Defender Reiss Noel and goalkeeper Joe Woolley, who both played for Southern Stars, pleaded guilty and were fined by a Melbourne court in December after manipulating games on the instruction of betting syndicates based in Malaysia and Hungary. Noel was slapped with a fine of A$2,000 (£1080) while Woolley got a penalty of A$1,200 (£720) for his role in the …

GTECH Interactive CEO Walter Bugno has shown his full support for the recently agreed software supply  partnership with Greek licensed gambling operator – OPAP, stating it represents a major coup for GTECH Interactive and that it validates the company’s online capabilities. OPAP selected GTECH Interactive as its supplier of igaming inventory, in a closed tender that saw 888 Holdingss, Playtech …