Asia

Fire & Ice confirms leading Asian online gaming company Dafabet as one of the lead sponsors of its 14th annual Victorian-themed gala, to be held on 4th February 2015 at the Troxy London. Dafabet, a member of the AsianLogic Group, will host their annual celebration on the main floor of Fire & Ice inviting business partners, friends and VIP guests from the …

Barry Martin CEO of sports betting operator 666Bet has resigned from his position leading the UK betting market newcomers. The news of Martin’s decision to relinquish the operators CEO position was first reported by industry news source EGR Magazine on Friday 22 January. EGR Magazine reports that Martin has decided to take up a new consultancy role under KPI Gaming …

Isle of Man-based Premier Gateway International Ltd (PGI) is working with the Emirates Racing Authority as the host of the international horse race betting pools for this year’s Dubai racing season, which includes the Dubai World Cup Carnival – the richest race meeting in the world. The Dubai World Cup Carnival is a series of 11 highly-competitive race meetings that …

European igaming and sports betting operator Unibet has appointed former Centrebet Head of Operations Peter Staunton as General Manager for its Australian business division, as the operator looks to expand its presence in the burgeoning but competitive Australian igaming market. Industry news source EGR Magazine reported that Staunton had begun his role at Unibet Australia last week, replacing outgoing GM …

The inaugural Hero Indian Super League (ISL) completed its first season on December 20th. Its debut campaign was the subject of much hype, millions of pounds of investment and a host of famous names associated with it, both on and off the pitch. SBC has covered the ISL in detail, including the build up, the seeming potential, the excitement and …

ICE Totally Gaming, the world’s biggest b2b gaming exhibition which runs across the 3rd, 4th and 5th February at London’s ExCeL Centre, has teamed up with Sports Betting Community (SBC) to provide two Sports Betting Tours of the exhibition floor. The tours, which are part of Betmarkets, one of the eight ICE Conferences being held alongside the exhibition, will give …

Vermantia’s Tony Plaskow explains what his firm has in store for ICE Totally Gaming and London Baby! What has your company and its services and operations learned from 2014? 2014 was a transformative year for Vermantia with significant corporate development, new content development and several new Tier 1 operators signed up to promote our content. Alongside the heavy investment into …

Chinese news sources have reported that the six licensed Macau casino operators are set to increase employee salaries by a minimum of 5%, as the casino operators look to overcome a potential 2015 labour shortage in the Asian Gambling hub This week SJM Holdings stated to staff tha they would recieve a 5% pay rise in 2015. SJM Holdings will be …

Last December Macau recorded a 30% monthly revenue drop, as the Asian gambling hub reported its first ever growth decline. Macau has been the focus of the Chinese Public Security Ministry’s fight against corruption and money laundering, a key public and political concern set out by Xi Jinping in 2014. The revenue plunge has accounted for a 40% fall in …

Gambling data specialists H2 Gambling Capital have conducted a comprehensive study on Australian consumer online gambling trends and habits. The study undertaken looks to provide further tacit details on Australian gambling consumers focusing on Who Australian online gamblers are? Why they gamble? What products they gamble on? The study shows that Australian gambling consumers spend about AUS $17.52 (£9.50) per …