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 …

Gamification+ Ltd is delivering an interactive workshop on how to apply the cutting edge techniques of gamification to marketing. Gamification is the process of making activities more game like, and is a particularly useful way of applying game design theories to everyday situations, especially marketing. The workshop is being held at 68 Middle Street in Brighton, UK. The course will …

With fifteen Premier League 2015/16 match days remaining, Gibraltar bookmaker BetVictor has made the bold move of launching its ‘Price Promise’ initiative which will ensure that its accumulator customers will be paid out with the best market prices. BetVictor will match the price guarantee to all of its football five-fold win/lose/draw accumulator bets which will can be placed on any …

Scandinavian news sources have reported that Ander Ingves has resigned as Chief Executive of Paf following an ongoing dispute with corporate governance regarding the future strategy of the gambling operator. The board of directors of the Aland Islands licensed company, confirmed to local news sources that Ingves had left the company last week, and had been temporarily replaced by Chief …

Having gained regulatory approval of its proposed new share scheme by the UK High Court of Justice, this morning will see the first trades of new gambling powerhouse ‘Paddy Power Betfair’ on the main stock exchanges of Dublin and London. The beginning of trading, will see Paddy Power and Betfair governances complete their agreed £6.4 billion merger which was first …

Issuing a market update for its six month H1 2015/16 performance (period ending 31 December), London AIM mobile gaming operator Nektan Plc has reported that its operational losses increased to £3.6 million. The losses represent a 55% increase on its comparative H1 2014/15 results of -£2.3 million. However, Nektan governance were encouraged with the firms revenue performance which had increased …

Toronto (TSX) listed operator Amaya Inc has today issued a corporate statement detailing that current CEO and Chairman David Baazov has submitted an all-cash deal to takeover the company. Amaya’s Board of Directors will now create a special independent committee to review the forthcoming proposal by Baazov which is estimated to be offering CAD $21 (£10-11) per common share, representing …

Sydney based sports data and user engagement developer iSport Genius has confirmed the appointment of Lee Richardson as Head of European Commercial Development. Richardson an 18 year gambling veteran joins iSport Genius from private industry consultancy Gaming Economics, where he advised numerous start-ups and new services targeting market entry. Richardson has further held governance positions at Boylesports (2010 -2011), Chartwell …

Sports betting solutions provider SBTech has signed a multi-year deal to provide SAZKA, the Czech Republic’s market-leading lottery operator. SAZKA is part of international investment group KKCG, operating in 11 countries on four continents, and a member of the European Lotteries (EL) and World Lottery Association (WLA). SBTech will supply SAZKA with its sports betting platform, including a customised, fully …

Irish online bookmaker BetBright this Saturday confirmed the appointment of Rich Ricci as its new Executive Chairman. Ricci (51) the former Director of Corporate Investments for Barclays Bank, is one of UK racing’s most successful owners with his stables having provided champion studs such as Douvan, Faugheen and Min. Following press speculation that Ricci would join BetBright, the operator unveiled …