Planning to overhaul its organisational structure Toronto TSX-listed NYX Gaming Group (NYX) has confirmed that Jeremy Thompson-Hill is to step down as Chief Executive Officer of its OpenBet division. OpenBet management confirmed to SBC, that Thompson-Hill would remain as a close advisor to its business for a period of two years. This week’s publication of its Q3 trading results, saw NYX …

(Correction: This article previously stated that this deal meant Betradar were the first in the industry to offer live odds across multiple esports titles. This is not the case.)  Sports betting data and insights provider Betradar (subsidiary of Sportradar AG) has become the latest supplier to offer live-odds across multiple esports for online and live competitions, enhancing bookmakers’ current market offerings. …

Tech business news sources are reporting that leading US daily fantasy sports operators FanDuel and DraftKings are reaching a conclusive agreement with regards to a merger. Since October, the governances of the DFS operators have been in ‘fast track’ discussions with regards to creating an outright market-leading enterprise. On Wednesday, former ‘Fortune’ finance editor Dan Primack revealed that according to …

Returning from the Malta iGaming Summit (MiGs), Lee Richardson, CEO of Gaming Economics assesses the impact of Brexit on gambling’s international stakeholders. Facing an uncertain future who stands to gain the most from Brexit and its wider impacts… _______________________ Late last month Collins, the dictionary publishers, named ‘Brexit’ the word of the year…and in light of the UK’s historic referendum …

Geoff Freeman the President & CEO of the American Gaming Association (AGA) has requested for the impending Trump administration and the Supreme Court to review the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) which has outlawed sports betting in the majority of US states. The AGA stands by its claim that PASPA provisions which have limited legal sports betting to …

Industry in-play betting technology and software specialist Metric Gaming (Metric) has confirmed that it has reached a price feed agreement with new News UK and Tabcorp joint venture UK sportsbook Sun Bets. The partnership will see the Sun Bets brand initially roll-out Metric end-to-end pricing for its golf markets. Sun Bets betting proposition will be further supported by Metric’s unique …

The ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) has today announced that it will continue to work with sports data insights and intelligence provider Sportradar on its match-fixing detection and integrity monitoring capabilities. Updating betting and government stakeholders, AFF officials detailed that Sportradar would continue to oversee AFF Suzuki Cup syndicated matches, with Sportradar’s system monitoring over 550 relevant betting operators around the …

iGaming Business (iGB) the event organiser of the London Affiliate Conference (LAC) has today informed industry stakeholders that all its floor space for the LAC conference (9-12 February) has been booked up in record time. The event organiser has sold its conference floor space despite moving the LAC show to the larger London ExCel Centre (Royal Victoria Dock) in order …

“Nolimit City was born out of frustration!” says co-founder Jonas Tegman of the new games development business he has launched with fellow industry veteran Per Lindheimer. “We have both worked for some of the largest suppliers and operators in the market, and from our point of view they are all making the same mistake,” he continues. “Instead of asking operators …

Industry software provider Mediatech Solutions (Mediatech) has launched a major recruitment drive, seeking to fill a number of technical positions as the company aims to meet its growth targets driven by new client wins in 2016. Updating the market, the Madrid-based company informed that its seeking to boost its resources working on its core product the ‘IRIS Product Suite’, a …