Introducing eSports to the gambling sector will be a key theme at EIG 2015 (Berlin Arena Halle 20-22 October). The rise of competitive platforms in eSports has seen a number of questions being asked of this contemporary industry SBC caught up with Rahul Sood Co-Founder and CEO of Unikrn, an eSports competitive platform that plans to lead this exciting and …
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Scientific Games rolls out Operator Wide Area Progressive System with Rank Group
Scientific Games Corporation will integrate its Operator Wide Area Progressive System with Rank Group Plc premises in what will be the largest installation of a gaming system undertaken by a single operator. The initial rollout covers 21 tables in 10 casinos across the United Kingdom, with 86 more progressive tables to be installed by the end of this year. Overall, the …
Read More »Ireland’s Commercial Court to judge Roy Keane vs Paddy Power
Beginning legal action over the infringement of his image rights by Paddy Power, Former Republic of Ireland and Manchester United captain Roy Keane has labelled the Paddy Power ‘Braveheart’ billboard advert (pictured) as “crude and offensive”. The infringement case put forward by Keane has been admitted to Ireland’s Commercial High Court, who will pass judgement on the matter in November. …
Read More »William Hill – WHLabs delighted with quality of accelerator applicants
Issuing an update on its industry accelerator programme, William Hill has stated that it has been delighted with the level and quality of the applications it has received. In June the operator announced that it had opened strategic start-up accelerator programme WHLabs in London and Tel Aviv in order to target future market growth and product innovation. William Hill is …
Read More »NYX Gaming appoints Huw Thomas as Chief Development & Marketing Officer
Former Betsson Chief Commercial Officer (COO) Huw Thomas has been appointed by NYX Gaming Group as its new Chief of Corporate Development and Marketing Officer. The appointment sees Thomas lead NYX Gaming’s external marketing strategy and commercial business development teams, as the igaming operator looks to expand its business services following a number of corporate acquisitions. Thomas joins NYX Gaming …
Read More »Dead Trigger 2: eSports tournament released by Cashplay and Gamblified
Cashplay and Gamblified are two fast-growing platforms which, together, offer enhanced versions of games with the added perk of real money gaming. Founded in 2012, Cashplay is an eSports tournament provider with its HQ in Prague, whilst Gamblified is another young company, also based in the Czech Republic. As a development firm it focuses its efforts on modifying games to …
Read More »BetBright gains Virtual Sports inventory with Betradar
Sports and betting data services provider Betradar, has confirmed that Irish online bookmaker BetBright will integrate its Virtual Sports portfolio. The content partnership will see BetBright expand its sports betting content with a range of Betradar games including Virtual Football for its mobile and desktop channels. BetBright customers now benefit from the most realistic betting products in the market. The …
Read More »William Hill – Sam Smith leads Spectre Bond theme song market
Sam Mendes the director of the new James Bond ‘Spectre’ movie has confirmed that the theme of the new film has been written and recorded. The film’s producers are set to reveal the songs leading artist soon, as they gear up for the release of one 2015’s most anticipated movies. Spectre’ the second Bond film directed by Sam Mendes is …
Read More »Tim Howkins steps down as IG Group CEO
Financial spread betting operator IG Group Plc has today announced that Tim Howkins is to step down and as its CEO and director following the company’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) scheduled for October.Peter Hetherington, a Board member since 2002 and currently Chief Operating Officer, will assume the role of Interim Chief Executive, subject to regulatory approval. The news of Howkins …
Read More »GVC considers options regarding bwin.party bid
GVC Holdings is considering its options regarding its takeover bid for bwin.party Entertainment, after the FTSE listed operator announced last Friday that it had agreed a deal with acquisition competitor 888 Holdings. In a statement GVC governance commented that there was no certainty that it would make a fresh bid for bwin.party. GVC who had created a special purpose vehicle …
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