Japanese casino games developer Ganapati the platinum sponsor for London Baby 2017 (7 February – Café de Paris Leicester Square) has major ambitions in bringing added diversity and flair to the industry operators’ current games portfolio. Opening the London Baby ‘Ice Breaker’ series, Ganapati’s Richard Hogg tells SBC readers what he believes will dominate 2017’s industry agenda and discussion. ______________________________ SBC: What …
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Swedish gambling stakeholders have been left in limbo regarding the country’s path towards a regulated online gambling market following the departure of Hakan Hallstedt as Director General of Lotteriinspektionen, Sweden’s national gambling regulator. Last Friday, Lotteriinspektionen governance confirmed that Hallstedt would not be renewing his tenure as Director General, as he had accepted a placement as Judge for the Blekinge District, …
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Industry games and platform provider Yggdrasil Gaming (Yggdrasil) has secured a direct integration deal with FTSE-listed betting operator William Hill, conducted through its Gibraltar gaming division. Securing a further partnership with a ‘UK Tier 1’bookmaker, Yggdrasil’s full suite of games will be integrated within William Hill’s platform. The partnership will further see William Hill utilise Yggdrasil unique in-game promotional tool …
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The planned NFL ‘Owners Meeting’ scheduled for Phoenix 26-29 March, has gained added significance as franchise holders may be asked to vote on the approval of the Oakland Raiders relocating to Las Vegas Nevada. Representatives of the Davis Family (Raiders franchise owners) have submitted official ‘relocation papers’ to NFL governance. If approved, the ‘Las Vegas Raiders’ project will be put to …
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Malta-based European igaming operator GoWild Gaming (GoWild), will relaunch its online gaming services utilising industry tailored systems provider Finnplay as its principal development and operations platform. Under the leadership of new CEO Itai Zak, the former Chief Executive of industry software and technology provider SBTech (2011-2016), GoWild announced this January that it would relaunch its commercial services by Q2 2017. …
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The governance of Sky Betting & Gaming (SB&G) will continue its commitment to Yorkshire talent development by confirming a £500,000 investment in its ‘graduate program’ for a second year running. SB&G which services offices in Leeds and Sheffield is currently one of Yorkshire’s biggest technology recruiters. Following the successful implementation of its 2016 graduate recruitment scheme, SB&G governance is seeking …
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Seeking to boost its client performance marketing and retention capabilities, industry affiliate marketing software provider NetRefer has launched its new customer loyalty program. Announcing its initial launch, NetRefer governance details that its customer loyalty program will be unique within the industry as it will introduce gamification features to its existing performance marketing platform. Currently being tested in beta, NetRefer states …
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Sports structured finance modelling and risk assessment specialists SportsRISQ (Risq.uk) has confirmed that it has secured English football clubs’ Everton FC (Premier League) and Fulham FC (Championship) as new platform partners of its ‘RISQ Performance Dashboard’. Moving forward, Everton and Fulham will utilise the RISQ Performance Dashboard as a business intelligence tool specifically designed for football club executives. The dashboard …
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SBC and the Racing Post have joined forces after agreeing to a strategic event partnership for 2017. The deal will see the Racing Post take a prominent position in SBC’s two flagship conferences this year, Betting on Football (3-5 May) and Betting on Sports (13-15 September). Both events will feature the Racing Post Networking Cafe, allowing delegates to catch up …
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Oslo-listed Gaming Innovation Group (GIG) has announced the launch of new German-language online sportsbook Wetten.com delivered through its industry platform subsidiary iGaming Cloud. Wetten.com becomes the first betting operator to be launched on the iGaming Cloud platform, utilising GIG groups Malta Class 4 Remote Gaming License. GIG’s Wetten.com partnership has seen the company partner with German sports betting industry veterans Daniel …
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