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Virtual/augmented reality and its potential was a key theme with two of the speakers at one of the first panel discussions of the day at ICE on Tuesday. Amitabh Ghatak Head of Product Development at William Hill, Founder of Winistry Gerard Cunningham and Playtech’s VP of Product Strategy Liron Snir spoke on the topic of device innovation, and new devices that’ll transform …

Addressing industry news sources yesterday morning at ICE 2016, Playtech CEO Mor Weizer detailed that omni-channel competencies combined with dynamic data/intelligence gathering would lead his firm’s future growth strategy. Noting a higher scope for increasing player values and better user retention rates by clients, Weizer stated that Playtech future development and innovation would be led with the aim of  creating ‘best-in-class’ industry …

Having secured a listing day share price of £105 on the London Stock Exchange, newly merged betting enterprise ‘Paddy Power Betfair’ confirmed its new governance team, which will lead the company post-merger integration. ‘Paddy Power Betfair’ will be led by former Betfair CEO Breon Corcoran, who will serve under the Chairmanship of Gary McGann (former CEO of Smurfit Kappa Group). …

GVC Holdings (GVC) has confirmed the appointment of Stephen Morana and Peter Isola as Independent Non-executive Directors, having completed its £1.1 billion takeover of bwin.party Entertainment. Morana and Isola join GVC governance, as the new merged enterprise targets a FTSE 250 listing in the coming months. Stephen Morana who currently serves as CFO of digital property planner Zoopla, has prior …

Gamification+ Ltd is delivering an interactive workshop on how to apply the cutting edge techniques of gamification to marketing. Gamification is the process of making activities more game like, and is a particularly useful way of applying game design theories to everyday situations, especially marketing. The workshop is being held at 68 Middle Street in Brighton, UK. The course will …

Clive Hawkswood of the Remote Gambling Association has insisted the gambling industry is on the right road with self-exclusion policy, and cited the complexity of the issue for those expecting a quick fix. This came in response to Wanda Goldwag, Chair and Independent Standards Commissioner of the Senet Group, claiming that we are a long way from establishing effective policy. Self-exclusion …

Leander Games has launched Blueprint Gaming content with PokerStars. The world’s biggest online poker room is the first to benefit from the collaboration between the two suppliers which sees titles, including Wish Upon a Jackpot and Winstar, now being distributed via LeGa RGS. The agreement enables PokerStars and other operators to take advantage of LeGa’s flexible integration and rapid delivery. …

Sky Bet has announced the details of its latest partnership with talkSPORT 2, a new 24-hour sports radio station which itself launches on the opening day of the Cheltenham Festival. Broadcasting from Sky Bet’s box at the Festival on Tuesday March 15th, talkSPORT 2 will focus on a wide range of live sport including football, horse racing, cricket, tennis, golf, rugby and US …

With fifteen Premier League 2015/16 match days remaining, Gibraltar bookmaker BetVictor has made the bold move of launching its ‘Price Promise’ initiative which will ensure that its accumulator customers will be paid out with the best market prices. BetVictor will match the price guarantee to all of its football five-fold win/lose/draw accumulator bets which will can be placed on any …

OpenBet will demonstrate the continuing development of its omni-channel product offering at ICE 2016. The sports betting and gaming industry software provider will launch its in-venue companion app, which takes omni-channel betting to the next level with the industry’s equivalent of ‘click and collect’. ‪Through the app players can see the full range of betting options available with live odds …