Irish online betting operator BetBright has secured the services of specialist online gambling marketing agency Digital Fuel Ltd to manage its new casino affiliate programme. Issuing a corporate statement announcing the partnership, Digital Fuel management detailed that the agency had been tasked with driving the ‘strategic direction and general management of BetBright’s wider affiliate and player acquisition offering’. The BetBright …

The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (NJDGE) has cleared bwin.party Entertainment to continue to operate online gambling services (online poker and casino) under the ownership of GVC Holdings (GVC). GVC who have cleared all regulatory conditions to takeover bwin.party, are in the process of transferring the operators New Jersey license to its new enterprise. NJDGE will allow bwin.party to …

Publishing an official statement regarding the merger of Ladbrokes-Coral, the UK Competition & Markets Authority (UK CMA) has declared that it will not investigate the position of industry technology provider Playtech Plc and any influence it may have on the deal. The UK CMA who are undertaking a Phase 2 review of Ladbrokes-Coral, were addressing concerns raised by a third …

Stating its intent to join a future regulated German sports betting market, Malta licensed European operator Betsson Plc has declared that it will pay historic taxes of circa SEK 113 million (£9 million) to the German government. Issuing a corporate statement declaring its goodwill intent, Betsson governance stated “Betsson still believes that it is not subject to a tax liability, but …

Australian gambling operator Tabcorp Holdings has selected specialist online gambling marketing agency Digital Fuel Ltd to lead the UK launch of its new brand ‘Sun Bets’ in cooperation with media publisher News UK. Digital Fuel will lead first stage marketing initiatives for the ‘Sun Bets’ brand that will aim to launch in early 2016. The brand was first announced in …

The board of French gambling operator Française des Jeux (FDJ), has confirmed the appointment of Jean Christophe as new CEO of subsidiary sports betting technology and provisions provider LVS Ltd. Christophe has been tasked with leading the implementation of LVS systems in more than 25,000 betting points in France. Taking on the leadership role Christophe commented “LVS has proved the …

  Industry sports betting software supplier SBTech has signed exclusive agreements to provide two of Latin America’s biggest regulated operators with their award-winning omni-channel sports betting solution. The first will see Promotora Latinoamericana de Entretenimiento (PLE) equipped with the supplier’s innovative retail products through its Mexican licence. Founded in 2005, PLE runs sports betting facilities in land-based casinos, restaurants, bars, …

Addressing industry news sources yesterday morning at ICE 2016, Playtech CEO Mor Weizer detailed that omni-channel competencies combined with dynamic data/intelligence gathering would lead his firm’s future growth strategy. Noting a higher scope for increasing player values and better user retention rates by clients, Weizer stated that Playtech future development and innovation would be led with the aim of  creating ‘best-in-class’ industry …

Having secured a listing day share price of £105 on the London Stock Exchange, newly merged betting enterprise ‘Paddy Power Betfair’ confirmed its new governance team, which will lead the company post-merger integration. ‘Paddy Power Betfair’ will be led by former Betfair CEO Breon Corcoran, who will serve under the Chairmanship of Gary McGann (former CEO of Smurfit Kappa Group). …

GVC Holdings (GVC) has confirmed the appointment of Stephen Morana and Peter Isola as Independent Non-executive Directors, having completed its £1.1 billion takeover of bwin.party Entertainment. Morana and Isola join GVC governance, as the new merged enterprise targets a FTSE 250 listing in the coming months. Stephen Morana who currently serves as CFO of digital property planner Zoopla, has prior …