Pooja Capellos Head of Product at user testing agency Gutsy Ninja details to SBC readers the importance of industry stakeholders implementing effective user research and testing initiatives in order to improve operational conditions and practices for future industry growth. Capellos a former Unibet product and digital strategist details to SBC that with a more demanding consumer,  industry operators, suppliers and technology …

As UK gambling operator Gala Coral Group (Coral) prepares for its £2.3 billion merger with rival Ladbrokes, the company presented its latest H1 2016 results (28-week period ending 9 April), reporting core metric growth throughout all its products. Despite its strong core metric performance, Coral would report H1 interim losses of £49 million as the company looks to reduce its …

  UK business news sources have reported this weekend that William Hill has approached KPMG consultancy to undertake a strategic review focusing on the company’s digital and technology operations. The consultancy review follows William Hill’s may financial update which saw the operator post an 11% net revenue decline in its digital division, with the company further detailing product declines in …

Stockholm Nasdaq-listed online gambling operator Mr Green & Co (Mr Green) has announced the soft launch of its new sports betting product in time for Euro 2016 (10 June – 10 July). Powered by sports betting platform provider Kambi, the Malta-based operator had detailed in its Q1 corporate update that it would look to launch a betting product in 2016. …

Detailing wagering insight on its UK ‘EU Referendum’ market, William Hill has revealed that its ‘High Rollers’ favour a ‘Remain’ outcome on 23 June. This week saw the majority of bookmakers shorten their odds on a UK ‘Leave’ vote to 2/1, offering the shortest price on the outcome since the market opened. Fighting for their cause, pro-Leave camps have stated …

Updating the market, London AIM-listed mobile casino and social games operator Gaming Realms Plc has informed that it has entered into a strategic partnership with London digital marketing specialist agency Ayima. The partnership will see Gaming Realms hand over control of media buying and performance marketing subsidiary QuickThink Media Limited to Ayima. Ayima will now act as lead online marketing …

Updating the market betting technology provider Sportech Plc has announced that Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs (HMRC) have applied to the Supreme Court for further permission to appeal its rescinded £97 million VAT repayment claim. The move by HMRC, follows last month’s decision by the UK Court of Appeal to rule in favour of Sportech Plc regarding its ongoing ‘Spot …

Greek licensed online betting operator Stoiximan furthers its Eastern European market presence by launching the services of its Betano (Betano.com) sportsbook for the Romanian market. Launching its Betano brand, Stoiximan governance stated that it saw great potential for its product in the recently regulated Romanian online betting market, with the bookmaker committed to adhering to new policies and regulations regarding …

Industry igaming content and games developer Yggdrasil Gaming (Yggdrasil) has strengthened its regulatory provisions by confirming that it has been awarded a Gibraltar B2B remote gambling licence by the ‘Gibraltar Licensing Authority’ (GLA) The GLA B2B remote licence will allow for Yggdrasil to offer its platform and software services to Gibraltar-based operators, extending the firm’s European client reach. Adding Gibraltar B2B …

Having agreed to acquire Italian bookmaker Sisal for €1 billion, private equity firm CVC Capital Partners acquires its third gambling operator in less than two years. Having spent + €3 billion on European betting operators, Scott Longley  gauges the impact and motives for this PE giant extending its influence within the sector _________________________ The latest acquisition by private equity house …