Europe

Manchester-based industry design, innovation and software development agency Degree 53 has published a a report evaluating the desktop casino lobby user experience (UX) of ten leading online gambling operators in the UK. The research highlights the strongest and weakest features that online casino owners need to take into account, such as how easily users can register or log in, find …

Virtual sports specialist VSoftCo has signed a multi-year agreement to integrate its portfolio of virtual football content on the Inbet Games platform. The partnership will include the first integration of VSoftCo’s new market leading league format, which offers over 3000 betting options for every game. VSoftCo will also increase its offering by integrating the retail and online content from Inbet …

The horse racing tipster for AppBet, the providers of a free online service combining odds comparison and integration with betting accounts, has supplied expert tips for today’s Tipster Challenge. Sarah Shannon has been the AppBet horse racing tipster since the app’s conception back in 2015. A passionate tipster with over five years’ experience in the betting industry, she is currently …

Canada’s High Court has set a 20 November date for the ‘insider trading’ trial of former Amaya Inc CEO David Baazov by Quebec securities regulator Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF). Baazov faces 23-charges of illegal trades carried out over a six-year period as CEO of Amaya Inc. The AMF states that Baazov and twelve close associates had created a ‘sophisticated network’ …

Betting on Football will see its biggest ever exhibition space this year after organisers SBC Events extended the floorspace due to popular demand. After selling out 85% of the available stands at the conference, which is being held at Stamford Bridge on 3-5 May, SBC Events has made more space available on the show floor to enable more suppliers to …

London communications agency Hadden Consulting has confirmed that poker legend Phil Ivey has been granted permission by the Supreme Court to appeal his overturned £7.8 million Punto Banco ‘edge-sorting’ dispute against Genting Casinos. Last November, Ivey who is considered the best poker player in the world lost his legal battle against Crockfords Club Mayfair (Genting Casinos), as the UK Court …

With two weeks to go until the start of the 2017 Cheltenham Festival (14-17 March), Betfair has partnered with the Mirror Online (Mirror.co.uk) to host a live expert panel webcast on this year’s races. Hosted tonight at the Trinity Mirror offices (Canada Square London), Betfair ‘Racing Ambassadors’ and renowned racehorse trainers’ Paul Nicholls and Gordon Elliot will discuss all things …

Gibraltar independent bookmaker will broaden its customer online payment provisions by integrating Easy Payment Gateway (EPG) API system. Confirming the partnership, BetVictor will move to integrate EPG’s payment API across all its gaming channels. The bookmaker is set to benefit from improved reporting on transactions via EPG’s back-end, as well as stronger anti-fraud provisions and improved transactional scaling during the …

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has presented its latest 2016 statistics report into ‘UK gambling participation, attitudes and behaviours’ of British consumers.  Focusing its research on consumer participation and perceptions of gambling verticals, the UKGC gives detailed insight on user habits, influences, product awareness and attitudes to betting and gaming. Presenting its 2016 results, the UKGC reports the headline figure …