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Spread betting operator Sporting Index has launched an all new-website for desktop users featuring partial cash-outs, quick filters and improved functionality to manage positions. A period of deep analytical study of customer journeys was launched in July 2014 by the spread-betting firm, which led to the first phases of development in early December 2014. Key feedback from clients including faster …

The UK Gambling Commission has informed the public that embattled sports betting operator 666Bet has been compulsorily wound up by its holding company Metro Play Limited. The company had been served an Alderney Court Order on 2 July forcing it to close its remaining operations and begin the liquidation of existing assets. The Alderney Court has informed that KPMG Channel …

Igaming operator Mansion Group, operator of Casino.com brands has announced that it has become official shirt sponsor of South London football club Crystal Palace FC. Mansion Group replaces igaming payments specialist Neteller as official sponsor of the Eagles. The online casino operator announced its shirt sponsorship on the day Crystal Palace announced its record signing of French international midfielder Yohan …

Former Republic of Ireland and Manchester United captain Roy Keane has sued Paddy Power over infringement of his image rights, with regards to a billboard run in Dublin by the operator during last month’s Ireland vs Scotland UEFA Euro 2016 international qualifier. The billboard which depicted Roy Keane as 1995’s Oscar winning film character William ‘Braveheart’ Wallace (character played by …

Online betting exchange Smarkets has announced that it has doubled profits for the first two quarters of 2015. Following a successful opening to 2015, Smarkets management estimates it will record £6 million in pre-tax profits for its 2015 performance The betting exchange stated that growth had been driven a substantial increase in its trading volume, which had seen its number …

Following this week’s sacking of Barclays CEO Antony Jenkins, William Hill have opened its market on the bank’s next leader. The bookmaker has placed Group Finance Director Tushar Morzaria as evens money favourite to be the new leader of the ‘Big 4’ bank. Barclays’ new chairman John McFarlane (nicknamed Mac the Knife) axed Jenkins after three years leading the banking …

bwin.party Entertainment the operator at the centre of a £908 million reverse takeover by GVC Holdings, issued a Q2 trading update (period ending 30 June). Giving insights into its performance bwin.party governance stated that igaming revenue was in-line with expectations, whilst sports betting turnover was ahead of expectations, despite margins being below normalised levels. The operators performance has been supported …

igaming platform provider Bede Gaming has bolstered its online casino inventory by announcing a content partnership with igaming studio High 5 Games. High 5 Games content will be available to Bede Gaming clients and will sit alongside supplier titles from IGT, Microgaming, NetEnt and WMS. Newcastle based Bede Gaming has focused on delivering maximum scalability and flexibility to its partners, the company was …

White Label Bitcoin casino solutions provider Coingaming.io has announced that it will add Net Entertainment (Net Ent) games titles to its client side gaming platform. Coingaming.io will become the first Bitcoin gambling provider to integrate Net Ent gaming titles. The content partnership sees Coingaming.io boost its client product inventory with access to over 150 HTML5 titles. The partnership will further …

bwin.party Entertainment governance have confirmed the GVC Holdings reverse takeover offer of £908 million ($1.4 billion) for its entire business operations. The operator’s governance is set to work with GVC in order to formalise the deal which it will present to its shareholders in order to proceed with its acquisition. The deal is set to compromise of a cash sum …