Australia’s Seven broadcast network and Racing Victoria have launched a new free to air channel devoted to Victoria racing events, Racing.com Racing.com will be made available using the full range of Seven Network services and devices, as the channel makes its debut this Saturday. Details on Racing.com were announced today by Tim Worner, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of …

Having announced a revenue up lift of 40% to $223 million (£144 million), combined with adjusted corporate profits of $37.3 million (£24 million) for its H1 2015 performance. Optimal Payments CEO Joel Leonoff has stated that company governance is on the lookout for its next target, as Optimal aims for entry into the London FTSE 250. Having completed its €1.1billion …

Google online video streaming subsidiary Youtube has announced the launch of dedicated gaming content app Youtube Gaming. The app which was officially launched on Wednesday and is available via desktop, ios and Android systems, aims to be the market leader in worldwide gaming content. The launch sees Youtube enter the growing gaming broadcast market, as it aims to compete with …

New Zealand’s Ministry of Internal Affairs has confirmed the re-appointment of Graeme Reeves as Chief Gambling Commissioner. Reeves, a commercial lawyer with experience in commercial and property law, previously served as a director of the Airways Corporation for New Zealand and spent time as a director of New Zealand Post. The re-appointment of Reeves is announced as New Zealand Racing …

European igaming platform and software provider EveryMatrix are the latest igaming and sports betting provisions provider to announce that it has been granted a set of gaming license issued by the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC). This morning EveryMatrix executive  management announced that it had obtained a UKGC General Software License and a  General Betting Standard Real Event License , allowing EveryMatrix …

The announcement of a potential Paddy Power and Betfair merger has dominated industry headlines this morning. Nevertheless Paddy Power governance delivered a  very strong H1 2015 interim report (period ending 30 June), as the operator posted top metric growth for both digital and retail divisions. Paddy Power would record a group operating profit before taxes of €80 million up 33% on 2014’s …

SIS, supplier of real time betting and data provisions for online and retail betting sectors (sis.tv), has announced the appointment of Nigel Stocks as its new Chief Financial Officer. Stocks joins from Jatomi Fitness, a global health club business that employs over 2,500 people across Eastern Europe and Asia, where he contributed to new business and international expansion initiatives from its …

Targeting further fan coverage ahead of the start of the 2015/16 NFL season (start date 10 September), US daily fantasy sports (DFS) operator DraftKings has announced a partnership with restaurant, leisure and entertainment firm Hooters. The partnership will see an extension of DraftKings ongoing media deal with US sports broadcaster ESPN, as the DFS operator hosts $300,000 Hooters Fantasy Football …

US pro sports betting advocates heard the expected news that a federal appeals panel had upheld the ban of sports betting in New Jersey. The Third Court of Appeals in Philadelphia denied New Jersey’s appeal by a majority decision of 2-1, denying New Jersey the right to bypass the 1992 Professional & Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA). The New Jersey …

Neil Alexander has stepped down as CEO of PKR after just two months leading the online poker operator. Alexander will be replaced by former bwin.party Group Poker Director Chris Welch. PKR confirmed the departure of Alexander to industry news source EGR Magazine yesterday, further confirming that Welch had been appointed as successor. Alexander a former Managing Director of German online …