Plumbee provider of social casino games, announced today the appointment of Rob Gorle to the position of Finance Director (FD). Gorle will be primarily responsible for leading Plumbee’s commercial strategy as the company continues to experience rapid growth within the social casino space, across games and platforms. Gorle is a Yahoo! Veteran of 7 years and was most recently CFO …
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Phil Gibbs, Head of Marketing at land-based and online gaming operator Praesepe, has been stocking-up with plentiful supplies of factor 50 sun protection as he prepares to walk 100 km across the world’s hottest desert. Gibbs, whose trek across the Sahara, has already raised close to £3,000 for The Responsible Gambling Trust with sponsorship pledges still coming in, is one …
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SBC News caught up with Remote Gambling Association Chief Executive Clive Hawkswood to ask him a few questions about his organisation’s new ground-breaking agreement with GamCare and Gordon Moody Association for protecting vulnerable people using self-exclusion. SBC: What has been the biggest challenge in setting up a self-exclusion system for remote operators? Clive Hawkswood: For individual remote operators, self-exclusion works …
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Asian bookmaker SBOBET has donated £1,000 to a charity linked to football club West Bromwich Albion. The gambling operator donated the cash to the Albion Foundation and its ‘Walk the Albion Way’ challenge. SBOBET chairman Mr Wong Yew Choy said: “It is a special privilege to learn of the fantastic work by the Albion Foundation in the community. SBOBET as …
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Coral Interactive, the digital gaming division of the Gala Coral Group, has continued its focus on strengthening its interactive portfolio with the announcement that it has acquired multi-channel casino games provider Cool Games. Oldham-based Cool Games was founded in 2004 by Andrew Todd, an experienced gambling software developer who had previously designed games for slot manufacturer Barcrest. Cool Games’ acquisition sum …
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iGaming news source, eGaming Review reports that troubled real money social betting operator Bodugi Technology is set to sell its player database to sports betting Bet Butler. Bodugi Technology had its igaming licence suspended by the UK Gambling Commission after it received complaints that customers could not withdraw funds from the operator. Last week Bodugi Technology’s management announced that it …
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Scottish singer Susan Boyle has explained her application for a cashier’s job in her local betting shop as a ‘desire to be normal’. The performer, who shot to global recognition after appearing on Britain’s Got Talent with a rendition of ‘I Dreamed a Dream’ from Les Misérables, had picked up an application form from a Ladbrokes shop in her West …
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Greg Dyke, the Chairman of the English Football Association (The FA), commented that a complete ban of betting by English Football registered players may be introduced. Speaking to BBC Late Kick Off North West, Dyke commented: “No final decision has been made, but it a complete ban is one of the things that’s being discussed,” Dyke told BBC Late Kick …
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Playtech Founder Teddy Sagi is set to IPO another of his business ventures – online payment provider SafeCharge. Sagi is the main shareholder of the payment provider with 90% of the company’s shareholding. SafeCharge is set to offer its initial IPO on the London Alternative Investment Market (AIM), with a view of raising $100m in new equity for future acquisitions, …
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Ladbrokes has agreed to add the full portfolio of Williams Interactive online slot games to its casino offering after signing a multi-year agreement with the Scientific Games-owned company. Through integration with the Williams Interactive Remote Game Server, Ladbrokes.com players will have access to a library of authentic Vegas-style slot games. Many of these games are already popular with players in …
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