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Online payments and risk management operator SafeCharge has won the 2015 Risk Management Systems prize at the London Fintech Innovation Awards. SafeCharge who are one of the leading online payment providers for the igaming and sports betting sectors, were awarded the prize for their technology’s flexibility and customisation which met client demands in Fintech, the world’s fastest growing technology market. …

Our love affair with mobile devices shows no signs of diminishing. There are already more mobile devices on the planet than human beings, and analysts say the global scale of mobile device adoption is only going one way – upward – but on a j-curve so steep it looks almost vertical. This rise in mobile device adoption and mobile network …

Malcolm Gray, CEO of World Betting Exchange (WBX), has claimed that the firm’s business model is ‘no longer viable’ after the firm shut down its operations earlier this week.  The betting exchange announced its closure on Monday, citing increased market competition and compliance costs, although it is refunding its player base and closing all of its markets. In a corporate …

SG Gaming Group Managing Director Phil Horne explains why he and a number of his colleagues are joining the Responsible Gambling Trust‘s latest fund raising effort – a trek along the Great Wall of China. How many of you are going in the trek from SG Gaming and what are your goals? There are four people in total participating in …

Chancellor George Osborne has seemingly given the go-ahead for the long-standing Horseracing Levy to be replaced by a ‘betting right’ – presumably meaning that bookmakers will have to pay racing for the privilege of taking bets on the sport. In today’s Budget announcement, Osborne said that the Government was ‘introducing a horseracing betting right’ , although there was scant other …

Online games supplier iSoftBet, has expanded its content coverage by making its mobile and desktop slots titles available to Iforium customers on the Gameflex platform. Iforium’s commitment to taking a modern and flexible approach to gaming prompted the development of its successful Gameflex platform, and iSoftBet games will heavily complement the offerings available from the renowned platform provider. Not only …

Ladbrokes has appointed London creative marketing agency Kaper to design and execute its campaign for the upcoming birth of the Duchess of Cambridge Katherine Middleton’s second baby. Kaper were appointed to lead the special project, following a pitch to Ladbrokes marketing management. The agency will lead Ladbrokes marketing and design for the novelty betting marketing which will be displayed on …

Roy Clements, Managing Director, UK for STATS, explains how the firm is continuing development on its award-winning fantasy sports product. SBC: Hi there, can you give further details of STATS’ fantasy sports product and where you feel it fits in with the sports data and insights solutions you provide? RC: Our Fantasy unit has been in operation for more than …

FSB Technology Ltd has become the first managed service provider to build a fully-responsive sportsbook platform and launch a native iOS mobile application. The website provides customers with a consistent look and feel, no matter what device or operating system they use, while the platform allows licensees to create a bespoke user experience at an affordable price. The new GoWager …

The High Court of England & Wales has cleared the acquisition of International Game Technology (IGT) by GTECH SpA. The approval grants the technology provider one of its final steps before clearing its $6.4 billion acquisition of IGT which aims to be completed by 7 April. As previously stated by GTECH governance, once the acquisition is finalised. GTECH and IGT …