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Ladbrokes appoints Sly Bailey & David Martin as board advisors

SBC News Ladbrokes appoints Sly Bailey & David Martin as board advisors

Ladbrokes Plc has announced the appointment of Sly Bailey and David Martin as members of its Board Committees. Both appointments are effective as of 25 September. The appointments will see Sly Bailey named a member of Ladbrokes Social Responsibility committee and David Martin as advisor to the Audit Committee. Both new committee members have served as non-executive directors at Ladbrokes. …

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PokerStars celebrates ten years in Isle of Man

SBC News PokerStars celebrates ten years in Isle of Man

PokerStars (Amaya Inc) will celebrate ten years of having its operational headquarters in the Isle of Man by hosting a UKIPT poker festival at the Villa Marina which begins on 1 October. PokerStars marketing announced that the poker festival would kick-off with a free to view 3D projection and lighting spectacle on 30 September. Issuing a corporate statement PokerStars commented …

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China LotSynergy secures Heilongjiang and Guangxi lottery extensions

SBC News China LotSynergy secures Heilongjiang and Guangxi lottery extensions

Lottery provisions operator China LotSynergy has renewed supply contracts to provide machine lottery ticket terminal for the Chinese provinces of Heilongjiang and Guangxi. The firm announced the renewal of the supply contract to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. To date, China LotSynergy has claimed 30% market share of this year’s total Sports Lottery terminal procurement volume in China and retained its …

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Colossus Bets enters online casino market with ‘Colossus Fracpot’ release on Sky Vegas

SBC News Colossus Bets enters online casino market with 'Colossus Fracpot' release on Sky Vegas

Sports betting jackpots specialist Colossus Bets has entered the online casino market with the release of its ‘Colossus Fracpot’ slot machine in collaboration with CORE Gaming. The slot is the first to feature a partial cash-out mechanism, and will make its debut on Sky Vegas with a £1 million jackpot prize. Colossus Bets stated that the feature was a game changer for …

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ABB – Betting shops to introduce “Responsible Gambling Code” from 1st November

SBC News ABB - Betting shops to introduce “Responsible Gambling Code” from 1st November

The UK’s eight million betting shop customers are to benefit from improved standards to help them bet safely and responsibly from 1st November, the Association of British Bookmakers (ABB) has announced. The “Responsible Gambling Code” will be introduced by all members of the ABB, and encapsulates a ban on the advertising of gaming machines in shop windows, the development of …

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Novomatic acquires arcade manufacturer Playnation

SBC News Novomatic acquires arcade manufacturer Playnation

Austrian gambling machine supplier Novomatic has confirmed the acquisition of UK arcade machine manufacturer Playnation. Novomatic governance has chosen not to disclose the terms of its acquisition in the Runcorn based company. Under the agreement, the larger Novomatic will take ownership of Playnations UK network, which covers 20,000 amusement machines across 1,700 commercial sites. Playnation is one of the UK …

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Proprietary platform drives Gaming Realms H1 2015 revenues

Mobile gambling specialist Gaming Realms recorded an 89% revenue increase to £8 million in its H1 2015 performance, up 89% on H1 2014 £4.2 million. Gaming Realms governance detailed that its improved revenue performance had been driven by an uplift in white label activities combined with the success of its newly integrated proprietary platform. The London AIM listed operator which …

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Amaya Inc sponsors Canada Startup Open House

SBC News Amaya Inc sponsors Canada Startup Open House

Amaya Inc aims to promote Canadian enterprise innovation by announcing that it will be main sponsor of Startup Open House taking place in the cities of  Montreal, Toronto, and Vancouver on 29 October and in Waterloo and Quebec City on 5 November. The event aims to promote aims to promote Canada’s burgeoning start-up scene by welcoming job seekers, business professionals …

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Lottomatica eyes potential Sisal takeover

SBC News Lottomatica eyes potential Sisal takeover

Italian news sources are reporting that Lottomatica (IGT) has entered talks for the potential acquisition of Italian betting operator Sisal Italia. The merger of Lottomatica and Sisal, would create Italy’s biggest gambling operator in a deal rumoured to be in excess of £1 billion. The acquisition of Sisal, would see Lottomatica expand its presence within the Italian retail sector taking …

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