Furthering its presence within Eastern European betting markets, Oslo-listed Gaming Innovation Group (GIG) has confirmed that it has entered a platform services partnership with Niké, Slovakia’s largest betting operator. Niké who at present operator over 900 betting points in Slovakia, will integrate GIG’s iGaming Cloud (iGC) platform as the gambling operator prepares for a new regulatory framework for igaming and …

Industry omni-channel platform providerMediatech has agreed a deal with Global Gaming Network opening its services to the fast-emerging Cambodian market. The agreement will see Mediatech work and advise on a number of projects within Cambodia’s regulated gaming market. Mediatech Solutions’ Head of Asia-Pacific Tom Moester said: “We are delighted to have entered an agreement with Global Gaming Network to explore …

In its Corporate Business Plan for April 2016 to March 2017, about which I wrote in May – see http://www.sbcnews.co.uk/features/comment  – the Gambling Commission made clear that: amongst its strategic objectives was to empower and protect consumers and to raise standards across all gambling sectors to ensure safe and fair play for consumers and wider public confidence in the integrity of …

In a bid to attract a younger audience to its casino floors, Caesars Entertainment Corporation (CEC) has partnered with ‘real-money games’ specialist Gamblit Gaming bringing skill-based gambling content to its properties. Beginning in October, CEC will roll-out Gamblit syndicated content throughout its California and Nevada properties, as the casino operator looks to diversify its slots and games inventory making it …

Beginning its third football season on the 3 October the ‘Hero Indian Super League’ (ISL) has moved to strengthen its match fixing monitoring capabilities by joining Sportradar’s Integrity Services Platform. Sportradar will now monitor all ISL 2016/17 matches for suspicious betting patterns, and will further consult and assist ISL governance regarding strengthening its league integrity and preventing match-fixing. Announcing the …

As the tech world awaits today’s presentation of the Apple iPhone 7 by CEO Tim Cook, betting operator Betway has declared ‘odds-on’ that the new handset will sell less than the previous iPhone 6 version. Much pressure has been placed on the iPhone 7 release, as this July Apple recorded a second consecutive quarter of mobile sales decline, which led …

Updating the market, industry platform and software supplier EveryMatrix has informed that it has added 40 Omni-channel games from Malta-based content provider Playson on to its CasinoEngine solution. Agreeing partnership terms, EveryMatrix will now add popular Playson HD titles to its client casino platforms including; “Lucky Pirates”, “Bumper Crop”, “Dracula’s Family”, “Alice in Wonderslots” and “Gold Rush”. Playson a specialist in …

Coral Interactive has been reprimanded by the UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), relating to unclear terms attached to two campaigns promoting ‘Free Bet’ offers during this summer’s Euro 2016. The advertising authority stated that they had received public complaints relating to Coral’s promotion of a £/€ 20 free bet on any team to win the Euro 2016 and a £/€ …

Better Collective AS the operating company of leading European sports betting player portal bettingexpert.com, has triumphed over almost 32,000 entrants to be named National Champion at the European Business Awards 2016/17. The awards, which include competing companies from 33 countries, recognise business excellence and best practice in the European business community, with Better Collective one of just 2% of entrants …

Hopes of progressing legalised ‘single-game’ sports betting in Canada, will again return to the spotlight as Ottawa’s House of Commons reviews Bill C-221 on 21 September. Canadian Commons’ will debate whether to progress C-221 ‘’ The Safe & Regulated Sports Act” to its Committee on Justice and Human Rights for further review or whether to simply reject the proposed bill. …