UK gambling trade association the National Casino Forum (NCF) aims to raise public awareness for responsible gambling by announcing the launch of SENSE – the Self-Enrolment National Self-Exclusion tool which it will roll out through its land based casino partners This national programme is being introduced by casinos in advance of the Gambling Commission’s licensing condition which is due to come into force …

Speaking to The Times, 888 Holdings Chairman Brian Mattingley stated that he remains confident that his firm would win in its pursuit of bwin.party Entertainment, against the increased takeover bid of GVC Holdings. Mattingley who replaced Executive Chairman Richard Kilsby in May, told The UK newspaper that he expects a clean and fair fight for bwin.party operations, as GVC increased …

London creative strategy agency Cubo, has been awarded Betfair’s brand management account ahead of the start of the new Premier League season on 8 August. Cubo will launch and manage the operator’s first ‘above-the-line’ campaign for the start of the English football season titled “More to Play For”. The campaign will utilise multiple media channels including TV, Radio, Press and …

The Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club has signed a deal with the Curragh racecourse to sponsor the Group 3 Phoenix Sprint on Sunday, 9 August, 2015. The race is run over 6 furlongs. Nasser Al Kaabi, General Manager of QREC, commented: “We are very pleased to have secured the sponsorship of the Group 3 Phoenix Sprint at The Curragh on 9 August which …

The Serbian state lottery faces suspicions of corruption and fraud following a live broadcast of its draw which showed the winning ball number on screen before it had been drawn the lottery container. Serbian TV viewers cried foul on Tuesday evening’s broadcast of the Serbian National Lottery as the winning 21 ball appeared on the screen before it had been …

Bwin is set to enter the Italian retail betting market having agreed a brand licensing agreement with Italian regulated gambling provisions supplier Obiettivo 2016. The partnership was presented to the Italian media in Rome, Obiettivo 2016 who will lead the brand agreement have targeted the Bwin to be active across 15% of the Italian retail betting sector. The Bwin brand …

Coingaming.io, software provider for white-label Bitcoin casino solutions has announced that it has launched its bitcoin only sportsbook product ahead of the forthcoming English Premiership football season which starts on August 8th 2015. The sportsbook solution will offer several unique opportunities for bitcoin gaming operators. The new product has been designed and built in-house to maximize profits for bitcoin operators looking to …

Caesars Interactive Entertainment (CIE) has announced an agreement with Income Access, to provider affiliate/partnership platform and player acquisition services . The new affiliate program for CIE’s Nevada and New Jersey-facing real-money online poker brand WSOP.com and online casino brands CaesarsCasino.com and HarrahsCasino.com will be powered by the Income Access platform and managed by the company’s affiliate managers. Following Nevada’s regulation …

Gambling virtual content provider Vermantia, has announced that it has completed the ADM certification in compliance with Eurobet systems, Italian gaming and betting operator, for the provision of its full Virtual Games service and provisions.   Eurobet will distribute Vermantia’s Virtual Games to its Retail network, as well as its Online and Mobile offering. The initial rollout will include Football, Greyhound …

Greek lottery and gambling systems operator Intralot has bolstered its digital gaming and sports betting services by confirming it has acquired a 35% stake in digital gambling platform provider bit8. Intralot did not disclose the acquisition sum of its stake in Bit8, however the company informed that it had first option on increase its stake in the platform provider to …