Interactive gambling operator NetPlay TV has announced that it has acquired product development and marketing studio Otherside Inc for £3.2 million. The London AIM listed operator stated that it had been actively looking at the market and considering various options as part of its stated strategy to expand the business both organically and through M&A. Founded in 2008, Otherside specialises …

As forecasted by city analysts Ladbrokes Plc posted H1 2015 operating losses of £41 million, making for a somewhat downcast first corporate update by New CEO Jim Mullen. However, the Scotsman feels upbeat about the operator’s future performance having called in a much needed review of its retail business division. Under Mullen’s guidance Ladbrokes’ new executive team implemented a write-down …

Sports data provider Sportradar has announced the integration of its Live Match Tracker into the 365Scores mobile app. The Live Match Tracker provides comprehensive and graphically enhanced live content, including live scores overview, point-by-point coverage, live statistics, attack visualisation and positional data of match events across a variety of different sports including soccer, basketball, rugby, tennis, volleyball and handball among others. …

Fantasy iTeam (FiT) saw unprecedented traffic on the opening weekend of the Premier League season with an astonishing 20 million page impressions and over a million app start-ups. The market-leading fantasy football mobile app, which is also available via the Mirror and Goal.com, is one of the world’s biggest fantasy football communities and has secured thousands of 5 star reviews on …

Reporting for the first time as a single entity, IGT Plc the merged gambling and lottery technology operator of GTECH and International Game Technology (IGT) (merger date 7 April 2015), presented results for Q2 2015 trading. Due to its merger, IGT Plc governance noted that a number of items affect the comparability of its reported results for Q2 2014. In …

Independent UK sports betting operator bet365, has today confirmed that it has been granted a Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) Class 2 Remote Gaming License for its sports betting services and operations. bet365 management released the following statement regarding its Malta sportsbook application “Due to the regulatory developments in various operating territories, bet365 decided that in addition to the remote gaming …

Reporting on its half year 2015 performance (period ending 30 June), FTSE250 betting operator Ladbrokes Plc posted group operating losses of £41.4 million (after tax). As expected by business analysts Ladbrokes’ retail betting division had been hit by a £51.8 million impairment charge, following a strategic review of its 2169 betting shop portfolio. The write-down of retail assets, would form …

Betway’s new ‘Bring the Game to Life’ TV campaign launched on Saturday to coincide with the start of the 2015/16 English Premier League (EPL) season, it was announced today. Airing across the UK and Ireland, the campaign shows how the “Betway app brings football to life and takes fans closer to the action”. The ad depicts the app transforming the world around …

US broadcaster NBC has confirmed that it has extended its English Premier League (EPL) rights coverage for the US market for an additional six years, until season 2021-2022. The Comcast owned operator did not disclose the sum of the broadcast rights, however US business news sources have stated that NBC would pay over its current $83 million (£52.5 million) per …

Optimal Payments has confirmed its €1.1 billion ($1.2 billion) takeover of Skrill Group services, the acquisition sees Optimal become the biggest payment provider for the online gambling sector. The payment provider has fulfilled all takeover obligations set by the UK FCA, and met payments conditions set by majority stakeholder CVC Capital Partners, who had acquired a majority stake in Skrill …