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PokerStars has moved to expand its service offering with the launch of a new application for Apple TV. The App, available on the latest version of Apple TV, will live stream the online poker brand’s PokerStars.tv. This service offers coverage of various PCA, EPT and PokerStars events from around the world. PokerStars.tv has been available for streaming to desktops, mobiles …

The unclaimed National Lottery jackpot will roll over to an estimated +£58 million this Saturday, following the result of 13 successive rollovers. Saturday’s National Lottery draw will be the biggest in UK history surpassing the previous record of £42 million. Following Wednesday’s unclaimed draw, Lottery operator Camelot stated that a winner will be picked from the next tier if six …

EveryMatrix has strengthened its Virtual Sports offering by partnering up with leading Virtual Sports provider Global Bet. The partnership sees Global Bet’s full portfolio of virtual sports and number games rolled out to EveryMatrix’s network of Sports Betting and Casino clients on a single wallet, omni channel basis. Ebbe Groes, CEO of EveryMatrix, stated: “It’s become apparent over recent years …

Online and Retail Betting and Gaming technology provider BetConstruct has announced that its Sportsbook product has been certified for physical devices in a casino environment by an internationally recognized testing laboratory, Quinel M Ltd. The product was tested against the Maltese Gaming Act Regulations S.L 400.01, and this certification applies to both the bookmaker and cashier client modules. As part …

Ladbrokes is pleased to announce that Kristof Fahy has today joined the company as Chief Marketing Officer, leading on all brand and marketing activity across the Ladbrokes’ Digital and Retail offer. Kristof Fahy said: “I’m delighted to arrive at Ladbrokes at such an exciting time for the company. Ladbrokes has an extremely strong brand and I’m looking forward to building upon that strength with our …

Wiggin, a media and technology UK based law firm, has announced the appointment of Stephen Ketteley and David McLeish as Partners in its Betting & Gaming practice. Ketteley, an expert in remote gambling law, has worked in the field of betting and gaming for close to a decade and joins from DLA Piper a company at which he was Head …

Before the World Darts Championships kicked off in December, we caught up with Tony Kenny to chat about William Hill and their plans for sponsoring the show-piece event. Fast forward a few weeks and with the darting hysteria dying just a little, SBC spoke with him again to find out how it all went. ______________________ SBC: Tony, William Hill must be …

The 2nd February sees the igaming & betting industries’ first yearly networking social ‘London Baby’ hosted at the Café De Paris (Leicester Square – London), for delegates attending the ICE 2016 Totally Gaming Expo (ICE 2016). Following December’s announcement of ‘London Baby’ opening its RSVP registration, event organisers’ SBC and iGaming Business (iGB) are expecting a record turnout with industry …

Steve Fisher is facing up to the prospect of finding a new brand name for the Stan James chain of betting shops that he first set up in 1973, in a process that will cost a seven figure sum. As reported by Racing Post, the change has been forced by the Swedish operator Unibet’s purchase of the seperate Stan James …