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Football pools mega jackpots provider Colossus Bets,has made its first steps into the burgeoning African sports betting market by announcing a distribution partnership with Nigerian operator 1960Bet. The partnership will see Colossus Bets products including the pools operators’ flagship £10,000,000 Colossus jackpot being distributed throughout 1960Bet Nigerian sports betting network. Bernard Marantelli, founder and CEO of Colossus Bets commented on …

An independent audit undertaken by BPA has confirmed that attendance at ICE Totally Gaming 2015 fell just three short of 25,500.  The audited figure of 25,497 represented an 8% increase on  2014 and was 15% up on 2013, vindicating the decision to relocate to the purpose-built ExCeL Centre situated next to London’s financial and commercial district at Canary Wharf. ICE attendance audited at record …

Scientific Games Corporation has announced  that SG Connect, the Company’s field service division in the UK, has been awarded a contract by Best Gaming Technology (BGT) to refurbish, supply and service 2,050 of its Vision self-service betting terminals (SSBTs), which will be deployed to the Ladbrokes estate Under the contract, every Ladbrokes shop in the UK will house at least one SSBT that uses …

888.com is set to become the launch sponsor of new UK TV channel Spike. The operator has signed an exclusive sponsorship deal to promote its igaming and sports betting services with the free to air TV Channel which is operated by Channel 5 and Viacom. 888.com brands will feature on Spike ‘s prime time schedule, popular programming on the channel …

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has responded to the statement made by temporarily suspended operator 666Bet regarding its  customer withdrawals of funds. 666Bet have claimed that the UKGC’s actions were misleading their customers, as its operations would need to have their website up and running in order to process customer payments. “While the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) have stated that …

As CEO and founder of BetVIP, the world’s first licensed bitcoin-only sportsbook and poker gaming site, I have grown a business operating in a currency that was initially unknown to many, but is now part of one of the most exciting developments in sports and betting in recent years. When I first encountered bitcoin, I was struck by the vast …

Igaming technology and platform provider EveryMatrix has announced the appointment of Richardt Funch as lead Nordic Sales Manager, as the provider looks to extend its presence and services in the Scandinavian market. Funch has over 17 years’ experience in online gambling focusing on Scandinavian operations, having worked as Danish Country Manager for Ladbrokes (2002 -2013) and having further held senior …

Touchbet ltd owner Magnus Hedman has been confirmed as the majority buyer of Pinnacle Sports, as his new enterprise looks to extend its presence within the European sports betting market. Pinnacle Sports CEO Paris Smith revealed to industry news source EGR Magazine that Hedman had become the company’s majority shareholder. The CEO stated that the company felt no pressure to …

Payment provider SafeCharge has furthered its services for the online gambling market, by announcing a payments supplier partnership with igaming platform and provisions provider TAIN. The two parties will begin to offer joint online payment solutions to TAIN network white label partners. TAIN will be granted access to SafeCharge’s network of alternative payment methods, giving its white label partners further …

Bitcoin focused igaming software provider Coingaming.io has announced the integration of Microgaming Quickfire games content to its mobile gaming platform. Coingaming.io’s platform will become the first Bitcoin igaming specialist provider to offer Microgaming content on its verticals. The addition of Microgaming Quickfire titles will see Coingaming.io extend its current mobile games portfolio. The suppliers white label solution will further offer …