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Detailing further insight as to why James Henderson was ousted as Chief Executive of William Hill, Gareth Davis Chairman of the company stated that digital performance had not met board expectations. Speaking to UK business news sources, Davis detailed that William Hill’s in-house led development strategy for its mobile and digital platforms (Project Trafalgar) had met several difficulties which had …

Toronto-listed online gambling operator Amaya Inc has confirmed that it has made a number of redundancies to its London office as the operator looks to restructure its operations and reduce costs. Amaya’s staff cuts were confirmed last week by VP of Communications Eric Hollreiser to industry news source eGaming Review.   The company detailed that it was eliminating “dozens” of …

The Sunday Times has reported that the governances of Rank Group and 888 Holdings have entered ‘relatively advanced’ negotiations to form a £2 billion merger. Rank and 888 governances are expected to issue market updates on Monday outlining merger discussions, as the UK gambling industry sees further consolidation. As yet, little is known of how the merger transaction will be …

Marco Cecchinato, the Italian world number 143, has been banned from Tennis for 18 months and fined €40,000 for match-fixing. Cecchinato, part of the Italian Davis Cup squad just last weekend, is one of three Italian players to be banned, alongside Riccardo Accardi and Antonio Campo. The Italian federation has suspended Cecchinato until January 2018 for allegedly throwing his match against …

Sports media and digital content publisher Perform Group has signed an exclusive 10-year digital streaming contract with the J-League, Japan’s highest professional football body. Perform’s live content streaming deal is reported to be worth ¥210 billion (£1.5 billion) The content partnership will see J-League J1, J2 J3 division matches broadcast live via Perform owned streaming platform DAZN (www.DAZN.com). The J-League is …

Alexandre Tomic Co-Founder and CEO of online casino operator ALEA, details to SBC readers how his brand SlotsMillion maintains a portfolio of over 1,000 slots.  Managing one of the fastest growing European online casino brands, Tomic sheds insight on his firm’s approach to efficient partner selection for content and selective market strategy  for future growth.  ______________________ SBC: SlotsMillion now has …

Marathonbet has gone live with slot games designed by Swedish slot supplier, Quickspin. All Casino players will have access to a full suite of products across both desktop and mobile. Quickspin already work with the likes of Iforium and Betsson, providing a catalogue of games which include feature triggers and tailored free spins. The content roll-out for Marathonbet will also include …

Ahead of the start of the Rio 2016 Olympics (5 August), Camelot operator of The National Lottery has announced the launch of its ‘I AM Team GB’ animated ad campaign. Working in partnership with national broadcaster  ITV and design studio Art&Graft, The National Lottery launches the first ever 40’ animated advertisement supporting Team GB athletes in their quest for Rio …

Sporting Lisbon has become the latest football club to jump on the recruiting a FIFA player bandwagon by signing Portuguese player Francisco ‘Quinzas’ Cruz. Quinzas has some pedigree having won the FIFA Interactive World Cup back in 2011. He became the youngest ever player to do so in the process. Now 21 years old, Quinzas has been involved in the scene since …

Yggdrasil has brought Chinese fairytale to life with the release of its latest slot title, Legend of the White Snake Lady. The winners of Slot Provider of the Year for 2016 at the EGR B2B Awards have based the new game on Chinese Mythology, with a ‘Win All Ways’ feature. This means it has no pay lines, and any combination …