German sports betting and igaming operator – Mybet published a €5.4 million (£4.46 million) loss for 2013. A company statement issued by the operator commented described its 2013 performance as a “deeply unsatisfactory “12 months”. The operator saw an earnings fall of 150%, as Mybet incurred losses from several of its divisions. Revenue declines had been driven by poor performance …

London-based leading provider of social casino games Plumbee, has today announced the launch of a 13th game in its flagship Mirrorball Slots app on Facebook. Royal Frog, built by Quickspin, brings the Princess & The Frog fairy-tale to life with great graphics and sounds, synonymous with Mirrorball Slots. Featuring a 5×4, 40 winline base game, the game features an exciting Free Spins bonus …

Controversial bookmaker Paddy Power is set to face more  media backlash  and animal rights protests regarding the opening of its latest betting market. The Irish operator  has opened up betting on which animal is likely to be killed next at Copenhagen Zoo, in what may just be the Irish bookmaker’s crudest sports betting market yet. Last February the bookmaker came …

Ahead of the upcoming Betting on Football Conference on May 8,  SBC caught up with session speaker Bernard Marantelli CEO and founder of Colossus Bets. Colossus Bets is a football pool betting operator offering guaranteed jackpot prizes and consolations for easy to play correct scores and correct outcome predictions. Bernard Marantelli set up Colossus Bets to bring lottery-sized prizes, with interactive fractional cash-in …

Ladbrokes announced the launch of its Playtech powered igaming casino, edging the operator to the complete migration to Playtech’s full igaming services suite. Playtech will supply Ladbrokes online casino with access to all the software developers slot inventory, additionally Playtech have also designed a Ladbrokes live dealer casino room, which will be catered especially for the operator. Ladbrokes will no …

Investment bank and corporate financiers Morgan Stanley lowered its estimate of the U.S. Internet gambling market on Tuesday to $3.5 billion by 2017, down from a previous forecast of $5 billion. The Wall Street firm cited worse-than-expected technical issues in its projection, but said it’s optimistic about the new industry’s long-term prospects. It forecast an $8 billion market by 2020, …

Iforium developer of  sports betting software platforms and player management systems has agreed a new partnership with  NYX Interactive suppliers of gaming entertainment systems. NYX Interactive is the digital arm of supplier subsidary NYX Gaming Group, who operate from Stockholm Sweden. Under the partnership agreement Iforium will be issued with over 100 casino and slots games from the NYX interactive …

iGaming and sports betting operator William Hill announced that it was to restrict player access from selected ‘grey area’ regions, as the operator looks to strengthen its regulatory oversight. William Hills digital gaming division will no longer accept payments and wagering from players and IP’s from the below listed regions William Hill sent a corporate communication to its affiliate and …

Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc. (“GCA” or the “Company”) (NYSE:GCA), a global provider of innovative cash access solutions, cash handling devices and business intelligence for gaming establishments, today announced its Everi™ product has been awarded second place in Casino Journal’s 2013 Top 20 Most Innovative Gaming Technology Products. Everi™, launched in 2013, is an innovative payments and monetization solution bridging payments opportunities …

English professional footballers Michael Boateng , Hakeem Adelakun  and Moses Swaibu, pleaded not guilty  to criminal charges made against them on football match fixing and bribery grounds.  The three man had been arrested by UK Police and  UK anti corruption  taskforce, with regards to investigations on suspicious betting activity The three professional footballers appeared at Birmingham Crown Court on Tuesday …