Continuing our series of interviews for the upcoming ICE 2014 conference, team SBC discuses with MetroPlay’s Managing Director Jamie Walters, mobile gaming strategies, marketing for mobile gaming and mobile content management. MetroPlay re-launched in 2013 its Metro Casino brand into the UK igaming market, with a dedicated focus on mobile take-up. MD Jamie Walters will be sitting on the panel …
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The weekend of the 11th of January 2014 ( Premier League match day 21) proved to be a nightmare for UK sports betting operators, as reports suggest that bookmakers made a combined loss of more than £30 million (€36.2 million/$49.3 million). All top eight English Premier League sides managed to beat their respective opponents. The weekend soccer action saw no upsets …
Read More »Gibraltar based igaming operator 32Red published that it had posted record annual revenues for 2013. The company stated that it had now witnessed 4 years of consecutive annual growth for its gaming operations in casino and sports betting. The operator revealed that its total revenues had increased by 21% on 2012 figures to £38.8m in 2013. Management at 32Red had …
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Online payment provider UKash has announced the launch of a partnership with English Championship football club – Birmingham City. The partnership will allow fans without credit or debit cards to purchase match tickets using the UKash voucher system. The partnership will extend the football clubs revenue channels by allowing fans access to purchase Birmingham City goods – such as match …
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A Bet A Technology, a gaingsupplier of EPOS, call centre, and online transactional software, has signed a deal with independent bookmakers David Pluck Limited. The specialist provider, which services betting operators throughout the UK and Ireland, as well as 22 different global territories, will replace Open Bet as the operator’s exclusive supplier. David Pluck, which began trading in Widnes, Cheshire …
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SBC catches up with Nick Garner ahead of a busy month for the igaming industry. Nick Garner CEO of Search and online Reputation agency 90 Digital discusses the latest trends in SEO, PR and online reputation management for igaming. Nick is a veteran of SEO for the igaming industry, having headed up international projects for Unibet and Betfair. SBC discuses …
Read More »Sports analysis, data and content provider – Perform Group have began to search for a new Chief Financial Officer, after the company confirmed that CFO David Surtees had stepped down from his position last Friday the 3rd of January. Surtees leaves Perform Group after six years of service as CFO, having joined the company at start-up phase from TV production …
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iGaming operator bwin.party digital entertainment have announced the first ever US professional sports team and igaming partnership with US National Basketball Association franchise – the Philadelphia 76ers and National Hockey League New Jersey Devils. Both sports franchises are controlled by private equity and financial investment billionaire Josh Harris. The partnership deal is the first between US based sports franchises and …
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Sports spread betting company Sporting Index, today announces the release of an upgraded version of its mobile site, https://mobile.sportingindex.com/, developed in-house by the Group’s London-based software engineering team. The new version offers a much faster user experience with slicker navigation tools thanks to the creation of drop down menus which allow users more useable screen space. The improvements behind the …
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Uk based racecourse operator Arena Racing Company have made public the announcement that Lord Michael Howard of Lympne has resigned from his corporate duty as Chairman of Arena Racing. Micheal Howard the previous UK Conservative Party leader had served as Chairman of Northern Racing since 2008, Lord Howard continued his position after the business had been merged with Arena Leisure to …
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