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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 …

A year after taking charge of live betting technology start-up Metric Gaming and launching its SuperLive product, Team SBC caught up with Peter Bertilsson, CEO & President of Metric Gaming, to discuss his operations progress as Metric Gaming looks to bring market and game play innovation to sports betting Metric Gaming’s ambitious SuperLive product allows customers to wager on in-game events …

The UK Supreme Court has overruled a VAT appeal lodged by Rank Group Plc with regards to a £31 million dispute on taxation of its gambling machines between 2002 and 2005. The appeal was brought up by Rank Group on 21 April 2015, with regards to the operatpors claims that it had overpaid VAT on Grosvenor Casino and Mecca Bingo …

Igaming platform and technology provider EveryMatrix has confirmed that it has agreed a content supplier partnership with Swedish igaming studio Quickspin. Quickspin slots and games content will be integrated onto the EveryMatrix ‘CasinoEngine’ casino platform and made available to EveryMatrix clients. The Swedish studio’s games titles are amongst the most popular and most engaging in the igaming sector. The integration …

Independent bookmaker Betfred have released an upgrade to their mobile betting platform that sees the inclusion of Racing Post data and form news available to its UK racing customers. Betfred mobile customers will now be able to view the latest form and ratings. Plus there is now access to the Racing Post verdicts and spotlight data. The Manchester based bookamaker hopes …

Online gambling group GVC Holdings the operator at the centre of a potential bwin.party reverse takeover announced its H1 2015 trading update. The London AIM listed firm reported that it had increased wagering revenue by 19% to €823 million (H1 2014: €690 million). Its strong wagering performance transferred to an increase in Net Gaming Revenues (NGR) of €120 million up …

The Betting on Football conference is back, having been transferred to Arsenal FC. Betting on Football 2015 will be held at the Emirates on 10 September 2015 and once again plans to bridge the gap between sports betting and football. Organised by SBC Events, Betting on Football is a focused, one day conference, exploring the key facets of the betting industry’s …

Spreadex’s Andy MacKenzie tells SBC readers where to find the best value for this summer’s Ashes series…. The sun may be shining but it’s still time for some serious sledging. I refer of course to the summer, cricketing kind rather than the winter downhill variety as the Aussies come to town; brash, rash and hoping to thrash England once again. The Mitchell …

Ladbrokes has surprised political commentators by announcing that the UK is more likely to leave the European Union than Greece. The bookmaker has placed Greece at 2/5 to remain a Eurozone member in 2015, while cutting the odds on a ‘Brexit’ from 7/2 to 3/1. Following last Sunday’s Greek Euro Referendum which saw the beleaguered nation vote NO to further …

Following a reviewing on race track surface conditions undertaken by Arena Racing Company (“ARC”), racing will return to Great Yarmouth Racecourse on Sunday 30 August The Executive at ARC and Great Yarmouth Racecourse, in conjunction with Professional Sportsturf Design and the British Horseracing Authority (“BHA”), have decided to give the track one further month for the turf to develop and …