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New London-AIM share issue sees Gaming Realms raise £1.1 million

SBC News New London-AIM share issue sees Gaming Realms raise £1.1 million

Updating the market, London AIM-listed industry mobile games and platform developer Gaming Realms Plc has confirmed that it has raised £1.1 million (before expenses) following its subscription of +10 million new shares. Priced at 0.10p each, Gaming Realms governance details that the new subscription represents approximately 3.8% of the firms existing share capital. Updating investors, Gaming Realms detailed that the …

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‘Kenya & Uganda’ bookmaker Betin launches affiliate program with Income Access

SBC News 'Kenya & Uganda' bookmaker Betin launches affiliate program with Income Access

Kenya and Uganda market focused gambling group Betin will launch its affiliate marketing platform utilising Paysafe Group’s Income Access software. Seeking to optimise its partner marketing channels, BCLB-licensed Betin will move to integrate Income Access marketing and player tracking software across its sports betting and online casino products. Betin seeks to become the ‘best value sports betting operator’ within the …

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New European football season sees Betsson launch new mobile betting product

SBC News New European football season sees Betsson launch new mobile betting product

Ahead of the start of a new European football season this August, Stockholm-listed online gambling group Betsson AB has announced the launch of its new mobile betting platform for its brands of Betsson, Betsafe and Nordicbet. In its H1 interim update, Betsson governance had alerted stakeholders that the company would move to relaunch the mobile betting offering of certain brand …

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Betway announces new £25,000 football promotion for the upcoming season

SBC News Betway announces new £25,000 football promotion for the upcoming season

Heading into the new Premier League season, Betway has announced a new promotion giving football fans the chance to win £25,000. In order to be successful in the free to enter game, punters are required to successfully pick the first four teams to score in the three o’clock kick-offs across each of English football’s four leagues.  Betway’s Alan Alger, commented …

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GVC’s partypoker announces lobby & table upgrades designed on player feedback

SBC News GVC's partypoker announces lobby & table upgrades designed on player feedback

GVC Holdings online poker subsidiary partypoker has concluded a set of enhancements to the look and feel of its product lobby and tables, having received feedback from a large segment of its players. Updating its player base, partypoker management stated that it wanted to ‘improve the player experience, especially for those playing longer poker sessions’. Notable changes to its poker …

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SBTech boosts expansion bid with new CCO Andrew Cochrane

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Andrew Cochrane said that SBTech is “the most innovative and dynamic technology provider in the industry” after being appointed as the company’s new Chief Commercial Officer. With a track record of managing top-tier omni channel operators in regulated markets, Cochrane will play his part in SBTech’s ongoing global expansion by defining strategic objectives, identifying opportunities for growth and maximising revenues …

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iGaming Super Show pleased at 9% jump in numbers

SBC News iGaming Super Show pleased at 9% jump in numbers

Information provider for the iGaming market, iGaming Business has hailed this year’s iGaming Super Show a success, with a total of 4,718 delegates attending the four-day event at the Amsterdam RAI. The amount of delegates in attendance, was up 9% year-on-year and compared to last year, the number of operators and affiliates in attendance also rose sharply, up 16% on …

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Easy Payment Gateway CEO Alex Capurro: The evolution of the payments sector at #boscon2017

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Easy Payment Gateway CEO Alex Capurro is speaking about Innovation in Payments at next month’s Betting on Sports conference (12-15 September). We caught up with him for an interview ahead of his eagerly anticipated session, which will look at how the payments sector has been using technology to provide a smooth and safe user experience for both customers and operators. SBC: …

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‘Technology First’ Paddy Power Betfair delivers solid H1 2017 performance

SBC News 'Technology First' Paddy Power Betfair delivers solid H1 2017 performance

Presenting its 2017 H1 interim results, the governance of FTSE100 listed Paddy Power Betfair Plc (PPB) maintains that the company is ‘well positioned for sustainable and profitable growth’. Despite being set against a tough 2016 comparative period (featuring UEFA Euro 2016), PPB delivered a 9% increase on pro-forma revenues of £827 million (H1 2016: £759 million) combined with a group …

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Portugal’s Estoril Sol expands Gaming1 joint-venture launching new sports betting product

SBC News Portugal's Estoril Sol expands Gaming1 joint-venture launching new sports betting product

Updating the market, Estoril Sol Portugal’s largest land-based gaming group has informed that it will launch its new sports betting product utilising Gaming1 ‘full-scalability’ platform provisions. The partnership sees Estoril Sol expand its existing digital services agreement with Gaming1 to include sports betting provisions which have been launched under the newly rebranded ESCONLINE.pt website. Last year saw the launch of …

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