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ICE Totally Gaming takes place between February 2nd to February 4th at London’s ExCeL Centre. As the largest iGaming event in the UK calendar there’s always a lot going on, and plenty of industry figures to talk to.  Here SBC profiles Ian Hunter of MRG Systems to see how they prepare and what he’s excited about ahead of this year’s event. …

London AIM listed betting operator GVC Holdings Plc has confirmed the appointment of Nick Batram as new Head of Investor Relations and Corporate Strategy. Batram takes on the newly created role, with GVC Holdings having gained full shareholder approval to finalise its takeover of bwin.party Entertainment, the operator will now push to conclude the deal by 1 February. GVC governance …

ESSA have reacted to the suspected match-fixing at the top level of world tennis by stating their intention to work closely with the Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU), and throwing their support behind the recently launched UK Sports Betting Integrity Action Plan. Yesterday, secret files exposing evidence of widespread suspected match-fixing, including at Wimbledon were leaked online. In fact, over the …

October 2015 saw William Hill launch its new sports betting platform ‘Trafalgar’. The in-house developed platform aims to create a joint web and mobile infrastructure for the operator as it seeks further differentiation in a saturated betting market. SBC spoke to Stu Weston William Hill Sportsbook Director on the creation and development of Trafalgar, and why William Hill is prioritising innovation …

UK High Court Judge Guy Newey has granted Spanish distressed gambling operator Grupo Codere SA the right to secure its €1.2 billion (£850 million) debt restructure utilising London market policy. Following a preliminary hearing, Newey ruled that Codere’s debt restructure was viable under London jurisdiction, despite its previous bonds having been issued in New York and the operator having no …

The British Horseracing Authority has dismissed Coral’s offer for a flat 7.5% of its online and retail horseracing profits, labelling it an an “unrealistic realistic starting point” on the grounds that it would generate less for the sport than existing arrangements. The latest clash between racing and the bookmakers has been caused by the introduction of the Authorised Betting Partner …

OtherLevels Inc, an enterprise digital messaging platform, is pleased to announce a new deal with Gametech Ltd. Gametech has chosen OtherLevels to incorporate messaging capabilities into its portfolio of mobile apps, including Nenx, ProOptions, and other exciting products currently under development. Gametech will be using the OtherLevels platform to implement push notifications, messages sent from a centralised server to a …

Super affiliate Better Collective has launched Dailyaccas.com, a new affiliate site to help punters find the accumulator that suits them on a daily basis. The site takes upcoming football games within the next 12 hours and mixes them into three simple accas to suit the player’s profile. The ‘Banker’ safe selection, the ‘Risky One’ containing three bets with odds of …

CashBet has announced the global expansion of its enterprise licensing business with the appointment of David da Silva as Commercial Director. Based in London, da Silva will focus on license sales of the CashBet mobile-first iGaming platform to real-money gaming publishers. The company was founded in 2012 and has headquarters in California. David has a complex understanding of the real-money iGaming …