Europe

Czech Republic gambling and lottery operator Synot Group has confirmed that subsidiary SynotTip will become the title sponsor of Latvian football’s top division ‘The Latvia Higher League’ (Virsliga). Synot Group secures the naming right to the league for three consecutive seasons, in which it will promote subsidiary sports betting brand SynotTip. The operator informed that media that it was pleased …

European mobile gaming specialist LeoVegas has announced that its Stockholm Nasdaq First North Premier initial public offering was significantly oversubscribed as the operator hit peak trading of SEK 38.6 (£3.30) per share. Debuting trading under the ticker name ‘LEO’, LeoVegas AB had opened its Nasdaq trading at SEK 32 corresponding to its market value of SEK 3.19 billion (£275 million). …

New York-listed gambling and lottery technology supplier, IGT Group closed its full-year 2015 results (period ending 31 December) reporting adjusted revenues of $5.5 billion down 4% on 2014’s (pro-forma) revenues of $5.7 billion.   Declaring its first full-year performance as IGT Group (the combined enterprise of GTECH and IGT), the company would declare adjusted EBITDA earnings of $1.8 billion, down …

Industry publisher iGaming Business are pleased to announce the full conference schedule for the Betting Trends and Strategies Conference 2016. BeTS 2016 takes place on 9th June 2016 at the RAI in Amsterdam as part of the iGaming Super Show. BeTS 2016 is the only dedicated sports betting conference that focuses on the latest opportunities, trends and strategies in the …

Nicholas Wright is the Co-Founder at Dribble, a recently launched daily fantasy football app on iOS. With stats powered by Opta, and a smooth operating system which focuses on contests between friends, it’s looking to carve out a chunk of the burgeoning European fantasy market for itself. The legality of real money fantasy contests is a hot topic in courthouses …

Thanks to the new Virtuals Connect platform SBTech will become the first to offer Inspired’s range of Virtual Sports to third party operators. Virtuals Connect is a turnkey solution designed by Inspired to allow simple integration into all betting systems. This deal will see SBTech license the use of Inspired’s Virtual Sports platform and provide it to its third party operators …

On September 3rd the third annual Microgaming Soapbox Race will take place on the streets of Douglas, Isle of Man and you can join in on the fun. Entries are open now with the chance to build and design your own kart, the whackier the better, take part in the race and contribute to a great cause in the meantime. Prizes …

During the Budget Speech yesterday the Chancellor George Osborne announced that UK licensed operators will soon have to pay a new tax on ‘free bet’ offers on online casino and bingo games. This is subject to the motion being approved, and should it be it will come into effect on August 1st 2017. This will mean that operators must pay …

UK marketing news source Campaign Live (Campaignlive.co.uk) has reported that FTSE listed bookmaker William Hill is seeking a new creative agency ahead of a planned major UK advertising and promotional drive. The bookmaker will retain the services of Leeds and Manchester based agency Bark & Bite. However Campaign Live reports that William Hill marketing are seeking ‘extra fire power’ for …

Following his speech on the Budget William Hill has lengthened the odds for George Osborne to replace David Cameron as leader of the Conservative party. The Chancellor’s odds have moved from  11/4 to 3/1 whilst Boris Johnson has seen his odds cut from 9/4 to 2/1 favourite. William Hill Media Relations Director Graham Sharpe said: “Mr Osborne cost us dear by …