US billionaire Carl Icahn is reported to be selling the Fontainebleau Resort, an unfinished casino development on the Las Vegas Strip. Finance magnet and renowned ‘corporate raider’ Icahn is reported to have contracted property broker CBRE Group to conduct the sale of the $3 billion unfinished development. US business sources have speculated that Icahn is seeking a sale price of …

Digital gaming content and systems provider GAN (formerly known as Game Account Network) has announced the appointment of Michael Daly as its Vice President of Systems for North America.   Daly joins GAN, having served as CEO of Nevada based Automated Cash Systems (2014-2015). Daly has prior experience in the gambling industry having served in numerous senior management roles from …

US racing operator Penn National Gaming has announced that it has partnered with Sportech Racing Digital to deliver its digital and mobile betting solutions for its pari-mutuel betting inventory. Sportech Digital is set to provide Penn National with digital provisions using its G4 betting framework and Digital Link app for mobile betting. The partnership will see Sportech further provide support services …

Sky Betting & Gaming (Sky Bet) governance has announced that it has invested £11 million with a view of creating 200 new jobs and opening its new customer hub in Leeds City Center. Sky Bet detailed that the £11 million investment will be spent this financial year on the following: 200 new hires primarily in the technology and contact centre …

Ladbrokes marketing has been forced to pull down an email campaign featuring Manchester United Dutch footballer Memphis Depay. Memphis Depay (22) image was used in a ‘Don’t Miss Out – Money Back’ email promotion by Ladbrokes. The UK Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP) branded the advertisement as ‘irresponsible’, since it featured an image of a athlete aged under 25 attached to …

Sports betting platform provider FSB Technology has agreed a deal to provide Toals bookmakers with its first online sports betting platform. The supplier will design a bespoke web and mobile service for the popular independent retailer who has shops across Northern Ireland. They will trade a number of different sports, both pre-match and in-play, including their market-leading horse racing product, …

Having announced an all-star ‘US Advisory Board’, with business and sports heavyweights such as Mark Cuban and Michael Jordan guiding its initiatives. SBC caught up with Ulrich Harmuth Managing Director of Sportradar AG to discuss the company’s ambitious market plans.  Harmuth details why Sportradar set-up its ‘US Advisory Board’,  the company’s entry into the market and the core differences between US sports practices/trends at both commercial …

The share price of embattled gambling operator Caesars Entertainment has dropped 10% to a $7.60 – $8.08 range as markets reacted negatively to the operator’s Q3 performance update (period ending 30 September). Despite recording a 12% increase in revenues to $1.14 billion (£750 million), NASDAQ traders saw no positives for the operator which posted quarter net loss of $756 million …

With a year to go to the US presidential election, Hillary Clinton stands out as the clear favourite among UK bettors to secure the Democratic party candidacy and to win the race to The White House. Matchbook.com punters in the UK have put their money where their opinions are, placing eight times the amount of money on Clinton compared to …

The Isle of Man Parliament has announced the appointment of Jonathan Mills as new Director of e-Business with immediate effect. Mills takes on the executive position having been Non-Executive Director of Isle of Man based gaming company Veros Digital. A thirty year digital veteran Mills is Chairman of gambling technology provider ABETA (2009-2015), and has served as Managing Director of …