Canadian marketing firm 37Entertainment (37E) is reported to have filed an arbitration claim with the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) against London AIM listed operator GVC Holdings (GVC) for misrepresentation of business through the reneging of services on a partnership deal. The marketing firm is seeking a multi-million damages relating to a 50/50 partnership formed with GVC for igaming provisions …

Ladbrokes Australia has reactivated its in-play live betting feature, ‘LivePlay’, following a review of failed legal proceedings against the service by the Australian Communication Agency (ACMA). The operator had withdrawn the live betting feature in July (at the time called ‘Ladbrokes – Quickcall’), following the announcement of a federal probe by the ACMA regarding the breaching of national online betting …

Pasadena (California) based start-up Betcade is aiming to open up the world of ‘real money’ gaming apps for Android users. To date main Android app store Google Play has not permitted the promotion or downloading of betting/gambling apps directly from its shop inventory. Android users wishing to purchase betting apps have had to configure their downloads via the betting operator’s …

The governance of European igaming operator Cherry AB has disclosed that it intends to apply for a full listing of its shares on the Stockholm Nasdaq by early 2016. The operator will seek to delist from Swedish development market the Aktie Torget, on which it has traded its stock since September 2006 for a full placement on the Stockholm Nasdaq. …

Presenting a review and perspective of the burgeoning fantasy sports market in 2015, Valery Bollier CEO & Co-Founder of European fantasy sports operator Oulala Games details why the year has marked a pivotal standpoint for the sector, its future growth and its relationship with external stakeholders. _________________________________________ After eight years of intensive growth in the USA, the second part of 2015 will …

Racing data and media inventory supplier SIS has this morning announced that it has extended its exclusive LBO  rights supply deal  with Meydan Racecourse  (Dubai – UAE) for a further two years. The  agreement with the Dubai course is an extension of the vital coverage that SIS has provided to operators for over 15 years. The deal will further see SIS …

York Racecourse officials have stated that they will allow bookmaker sponsors’ to renew track and event sponsorships regardless of whether the companies’ have gained an Approved Betting Partner (ABP) status by the British Horseracing Authority. The independent racecourse becomes the first venue to declare that it will not abide by BHA and UK Racing policy regarding ABP status for bookmakers, …

The Responsible Gambling Trust (RGT) has announced that Sophro Ltd has been commissioned to complete a study of online gambling behaviour which will investigate the causes of harm in online gambling. The research is the third strand to be announced from the independent gambling charity’s £750,000 eighteen-month programme of research into remote gambling. In contrast to “big data” research projects …

The Brazilian off and on approach to regulating gambling appears to be on again after a special review committee for the Brazilian Senate progressed the legislative agenda for a regulated national betting industry. The idea of regulating gambling in a country that banned bingo reletively recently in 2007 was mooted earlier this year as the government faced a fiscal crunch. …