Betfair Sportsbook has offered the public the chance to vote on who they want to win Froch v Groves II with a unique boxing experience. Betfair Sportbook gave rival boxing fans an opportunity to ‘step into the ring’ at Paddington Station and put their best punch forward for their preferred winner of the most highly anticipated boxing event of the …
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Slots developer Aristocrat Leisure Limited has revealed that group performance for the six months to 31 March 2014 was ahead of the prior corresponding period, with reported profit after tax and non-controlling interest of AUS$57.4m representing a 9.1 per cent increase over the prior year. The firm said that the result was driven by improving operational delivery, particularly share growth …
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UK listed igaming operator GVC Holdings have confirmed the gaming operations approval of Betit Holdings by the Malta’s Lotteries and Gaming Authority (LGA). Betit Holdings is a GVC Holdings and Betit Securities joint igaming venture, set to target the Scandinavian igaming market. The partnership between the two parties was announced last April, at GVC Holdings quarterly financial address. The new …
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Barry Martin Chief Executive Officer of newly launch sportsbook and casino – 666Bet, announced his company’s ambition to compete with established operators in the UK sports betting and igaming market. Martin, former CEO and Founder of The Gutshot Poker Club, unveiled ambitious plans for 666Bet, stating that the brand would enter the sports betting market with £8 million marketing drive …
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Clive Jones, chairman at interactive TV gaming firm NetPlay TV, has described 2013 as a ‘very strong year’ for the company ahead of its AGM today. Jones said that the company delivered its third consecutive year of net revenue growth in excess of 20% and increased EBITDA by 21% to a record £5.2m. He added: “We have continued to be …
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Locus Gaming, operator of the mobile Jack Gold Casino, is to debut an innovative white label service with the launch of an online casino aimed at the Asian community based in the UK. Casino Raj, which will go live at the end of this month, is the brainchild of former World Pool Masters champion Raj ‘Hitman’ Hundal and will be …
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GamCrowd, the gambling-focused crowdfunding and crowdsourcing company, has launched an infographic to allow users of the site to quickly assess the quality of the site’s ‘crowd’. The new infographic, which updates once a week, shows users various statistics around the investors and start-ups in the crowdfunding area of the site as well as details of the buyers and seller within …
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90 Digital & Linkdex have released the video sessions of the January ‘Igaming and SEO Think Tank’, the one day conference focusing on igaming marketing and SEO. Video sessions give insight into current igaming marketing trends, and what factors are affecting SEO for igaming operators. Furthermore 90 Digital and Linkdex offer outside industry opinion on optimizing SEO practices. To view …
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Coral are the latest sports betting operator to have their advertisement pulled by the UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), after it was found guilty of linking gambling with sexual content and seduction. The TV advertisement shows two men at a barber shop reading debating placing a bet on their mobile phones, before a woman, wearing a jockey’s outfit that left …
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Social sports betting technology developer Oddslife is providing its 2014 World Cup social betting solution to Bulgarian sports media Sportal Media Group The World Cup themed game, due for launch on 2 June, will allow Sportal to offer its users interactive entertainment around this summer’s footballing extravaganza in Brazil through Oddslife’s social sports betting platform. Sportal has signed a ground-breaking …
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