Europe

Gibraltar government officials are set to launch an urgent review into its telecom infrastructure following the Easter Sunday fire at the Water Port Station. The fire disrupted the services and operations of numerous igaming operators, including Betfred, BetVictor and Ladbrokes. Website operations were affected by the fire as several operators could not accept wagers on a busy Sunday of sports …

Sportsradar,  supplier of sports related data, has announced a new partnership with The Football Federation of Belarus (BFF). Sportradar has signed a five-year deal with commercial rights holder Sport Tube LLC to become official “Sports Data Partner of the Football Federation of Belarus”. The BFF is the governing body of football in Belarus, based in Minsk. It organizes the Belarusian …

Gala Coral have announced its first venture into the social gaming sector, by agreeing a strategic partnership with San Francisco based mobile gaming and social games studio – Ruby Seven Studio. The social games developer is set to develop exclusive social and real money games for the igaming operator, as Coral looks to expand its igaming inventory and create a …

The Czech Republic is gearing up for an overhaul of its current gambling laws, in order to allow the government mandate to prepare for the regulation and legislation of online gambling. At present the Czech Republic has five licensed operators who supply fixed odds betting terminals – Sazka, Synot, Chance, Fortuna and Tipsport.  The proposed amendments will allow the licensed …

Paddy Power continues to dominate the money-back offers arena, as the latest monthly report from affiliate FREEBETS.com puts the Dublin-based layer top of the rankings for March. In a month dominated by the Cheltenham Festival, alongside high-profile domestic and European football action, punters were offered some great insurance with valuable money-back offers galore. After a quiet February by recent standards, …

Ukash, the online cash payment provider, is one of just a select few companies to receive four consecutive Queen’s Awards. Announced on Her Majesty the Queen’s official birthday, the Queen’s Award for Enterprise features a diverse collection of UK businesses. But it is the inclusion of Ukash for the fourth consecutive year that, perhaps most effectively, reflects the changing landscape …

Ahead of the Betting on Football Conference – Team SBC caught up with Emmie Faust, Business Director of MC&C Media,  to discuss igaming and sports betting marketing trends and impacts. Emmie is an igaming marketing veteran, who set up the first dedicated igaming marketing agency in 2005 – Jack Media London. Jack Media recently merged with MC&C to create MC&C …

Igaming operators saw their online services disrupted on Easter Sunday after an explosion hit the main Gibraltar power station. The explosion was caused due to a waterport power station catching fire due to mechanical failure. Gibraltar based fire services spent hours trying to control the fire from spreading further. The impact of the explosion left many companies and Gibraltar residents …