The citizens of British overseas territory Gibraltar, are backing remaining in the European Union ahead of next month’s UK EU Referendum (23 June). The latest polls undertaken by various Gibraltar news sources, indicate that ‘The Rock’ is firmly committed to staying in the EU economic zone with results showing 85% of Gibraltarians wanting to remain (8% leave / 7% undecided). …

Announcing a new corporate strategy focusing on developing multi-channel capabilities, Genting UK President Paul Willock has announced a restructure of the operator’s executive team. Focusing on delivering a compelling multi-channel offering to its customers, Willock confirmed the appointment of Mark Sergeant as Managing Director of Genting Casinos UK ‘Home Markets’. Sergeant the former Managing Director of Gala Coral UK Casinos, …

Embattled Caesars Entertainment Corporation (Caesars Entertainment) has confirmed the appointment of the Honourable Robert E. Gerber as Chief Restructuring Officer (CRO) Gerber a New York Bankruptcy Court Judge has been appointed on the recommendation of Caesars Entertainment’s special strategic committee. Updating the market, Caesars Entertainment detailed that Gerber would be advising the company on corporate restructuring initiatives, debt obligations and …

Amaya Inc has confirmed that it will migrate players from subsidiary brand Full Tilt onto a shared poker network with its leader product PokerStars. The player migration which will be actioned on 17 May, will see Full Tilt and PokerStars merge their ‘poker player liquidity’. In February, Amaya governance detailed that it would create a shared network for its online …

The Turkish Ministry of Finance has formally announced that it intends to privatise its National Lottery opening up the its first stage tender process on 5 August. Presenting initial details, the Ministry outlined that its private tender for ‘Milli Piyango’ would be set for a period of ten years. Turkey’s previous attempts to privatise its National Lottery have been unsuccessful, …

Having set up industry bespoke ‘Affiliate M&A’ advisory TAG Media, Founder and Managing Director Tom Galanis speaks to SBC on business consolidation entering the affiliate and player acquisition sector Galanis, an industry affiliates and player acquisition specialist, details the changing market conditions and business values of industry affiliate marketing practices that have led to M&A becoming a reality. ______________________________ SBC: …

Ladbrokes and betting technology provider SIS have signed an exclusive four-year deal for track and broadcast rights for the Monmore and Crayford greyhound tracks. The agreement, which takes SIS’ longstanding partnership with Ladbrokes-owned greyhound tracks up to the end of 2020, further enhances the SIS Greyhound Service coverage available to LBOs in the UK and Ireland, and also extends the …

Australian gambling and leisure tycoon James Packer has sold an $800 million (£550 million) stake in joint venture Melco Crown Entertainment (MCE). Business news sources report that Packer and his advisors are seeking to limit Crown Resorts’ exposure in the declining Macau casino market. As part of a more conservative strategy Crown Resorts will focus its growth on Australian casino …

Genius Sports subsidiary BetGenius has claimed that its cutting-edge ‘betslip technology’ has cut sportsbook customer acquisition costs in half by serving up personalised content to customers. Using Connextra retargeting technology, operators have been able to deliver tailored content to players both before and after a bet is placed, which in-turn has seen a decline of ‘betslip abandonment’ on bookmaker’s markets. The retargeting technology means …

Newcastle United midfielder Jack Colback has become the latest Premier League footballer to face allegations of breaching English football rules on football betting. This weekend UK news sources reported that the Football Association (FA) would investigate the footballer in relation to bets placed on the Atletico Madrid vs Bayern Munich UEFA Champions League semi-final on 27 April. At present there …