VSoftCo has signed a multi-year agreement to integrate its complete portfolio of virtual football content and casino-based table games on Infinity Gaming Solutions. The agreement with Infinity, the provider of a bespoke multi-vendor gaming platform, includes use of VSoftCo’s roulette version of Spot the Ball and the first integration of VStriker, an exciting joint venture between VSoftCo and the Striker …
Read More »UK
32Red targets Wincanton winners in Grand National week
With just four weeks to go in the Tipster Challenge 2016/17, sponsored by Betting Gods, Gerry Murray is the latest expert to challenge AppBet’s Sarah Shannon for top spot. The Director of Brand & Acquisition for 32Red, the operator subject to an outright cash offer from Kindred Group, has provided expert tips for today’s seven race card at Wincanton. In …
Read More »Star Sports unveiled as lead sponsors of the Towcester English Greyhound Derby
UK independent bookmaker Star Sports has been unveiled as the new sponsors of the English Greyhound Derby, the world’s most prestigious greyhound race. The 2017 Star Sports Greyhound Derby will be run at Towcester, the UK’s newest greyhound track, for the first time on Saturday 1st July, with a winner’s purse of £175,000 and total prize-money of over £350,000, it is the richest greyhound …
Read More »EPFL confirms data partners for its first multi-league deal
Sportradar, Perform Group and Genius Sports have been confirmed as official partners for the collection and supply of data across eight European football leagues. The first multi-league agreement signed under the umbrella of the Association of European Professional Football Leagues (EPFL) covers the Austrian Bundesliga, Belgium ProLeague, Danish Divisionsforeningen, Israeli Professional Football League, Dutch Eredivisie, Norwegian Toppfotball, Swedish Föreningen Elitfotboll and …
Read More »Betting on Football explores opportunities in the CIS and beyond
Three of the leading Eastern European-focused gambling operators will be represented in a Betting on Football 2017 session exploring new opportunities in the CIS and beyond. Parimatch chief executive Sergey Portnov, BetOlimp chief operating officer Alexey Sinyushkin and Favbet chief executive Nikos Halikias will be joined on a market profile panel (3 May) at #bofcon2017 by a trio of experts …
Read More »Ascot sticks with Betfred Tote for launch of ‘AscotBet’ pools in 2018
Updating the market, the management of Ascot Racecourse has confirmed that it will launch its ‘AscotBet’ pool betting system in 2018. The product will be developed in-partnership with Betfred’s Totepool, who will end its trackside pools monopoly on July 2018, opening the market to new incumbents. Ascot management stated that following a review of options, it had decided to keep …
Read More »Coral hosts ‘SPLASH-IONAL’ ahead of this weekend’s Grand National
To celebrate this year’s Grand National, bookmaker Coral has staged its own aquatic version of the race at the Liverpool Water Sports Centre featuring six graceful flyboarders dressed as jockeys and holding model horses’ heads as they flew towards the finishing line. The 300m race, that took place beside the Mersey against a backdrop of Liverpool’s most iconic buildings, saw …
Read More »Paddy Power extends terminal systems contract with Playtech BGT
Updating the market, Playtech Plc sports betting division Playtech BGT Sports (PBS) has confirmed that it has extended its multi-year contract with Irish bookmaker Paddy Power. Confirming the extension PBS management stated that the partnership would reflect the industry’s ongoing ‘trend towards self-service’ products within betting shops. Paddy Power is a customer of PBS and Racing Post’s content driven betting …
Read More »Ladbrokes Coral takes full control of video content with bespoke iGame Media platform
FTSE-listed bookmaker Ladbrokes Coral has claimed a “world first technology” by taking full end-to-end control of its licensed video content. In partnership with iGame Media, Ladbrokes Coral has developed a new video streaming platform which merges the enterprises combined API video content providing users with a unified front-end experience using a single player across all digital outlets. Updating the market, …
Read More »Paddy Power appoints Nigel Farage as face of Trump recruitment
Paddy Power politics has announced Nigel Farage as the face of its recruitment drive to fill the vacant ‘Head of Trump Betting’ vacancy. The bookmaker revealed the move in a witty blog posted on 1 April, which led many to believe it was merely an April Fools joke. Confusion reigned supreme but Paddy Power have since confirmed that it’s deadly serious …
Read More »