888 Holdings has confirmed the closure of online poker room Lucky Ace (www.luckyacepoker.com). The brand will be terminated by 28 December, with its existing player base migrated to 888’s main poker product 888poker.com. The defunct poker brand had been in service for eight years, primarily used by 888 to target the German market. In November 888 had halted new customer …

Scientific Games has announced the promotion of Michael Quartieri to Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Quartieri will further serve as corporate secretary succeeding Scott Schweinfurth. Quartieri a nine year Las Vegas Sands Corp leadership veteran joined Scientific Games in November as Corporate Controller. Having served an introductory period assesing Scientific Games Corporation’s operations, Quartieri will now be tasked with leading the …

William Hill has announced that it has extended its title sponsorship of the PDC World Darts Championship at London’s Alexandra Palace until 2020. Ahead of the start of the 2015/16 championship, William Hill marketing released a statement confirming that it had agreed terms with the PDC following the marketing and coverage success of its 2014/15 sponsorship. The 2014/15 William Hill …

Swedish gambling operator Svenska Spel has had its licence extended by the Swedish government until the end of 2018 The three year extension will see Svenska Spel continue provide the Swedish market with lottery, betting, casino, slots and poker provisions and services for both online and land based gaming. The licence has been extended despite mounting pressure from the European …

bwin.party Entertainment shareholders have formally approved the firm’s £1.1 billion acquisition by London AIM listed operator GVC Holdings (GVC). Hosting a shareholder ‘extraordinary meeting’, bwin.party governance announced that 99.99% of its investors approved in favour of the reverse takeover by GVC. GVC and bwin.party governance will now work together to officially complete the deal by Q1 2016 and begin the …

With the BHA’s ‘Approved Betting Partner’ (ABP) status set to commence next January, the relationship between UK racing and bookmakers has reached its lowest ebb. Scott Longley examines the debate regarding the proposed racing right, and whether any all-round resolution can be reached in 2016 ________________________ It may be the season of peace and goodwill but it would be a …

Circus Group online casino platform provider Gaming1 has annouced the appointment of f former Amaya and NYX Gaming executive Paul Caffery as International Business Development Manager. Caffery has worked in the online gaming industry for the past seven years with his most recent position being commercial director at Amaya. Prior to that, he held roles at NYX Gaming, Sportech, the Tote …

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 …