Bitcoin gaming platform provider Coingaming.io has become the first ever licensed Bitcoin-only gaming platform to offer Microgaming Quickfire games. Integration with Quickfire, powered by Microgaming, provides operators that use the Coingaming Bitcoin only casino platform with access to over 400 games, which include games like Avalon II, Thunderstruck II, and branded content titles such as, The Dark Knight, The Dark …
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Online casino operator 888 has seen its share price jump by 18% after it revealed that William Hill has been considering making a move for the company. Shares in 888 rose 26.5 pence to 171.5 pence at the close of trading in London, valuing the company at about £608m. In a regulatory announcement, 888 told the stock market: “The Board …
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Smarkets CEO Jason Trost is hoping to carve out more business for his betting exchange by keeping its commission charges low. In an interview with February’s edition of Betting Business interactive, Trost said that sports betting customers will continue to become more informed and more demanding, meaning that the value offered by companies will be crucial towards success. He explained: …
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A ‘slow count’ fraudster has avoided jail despite costing bookmaker Ladbrokes an estimated £10,000 across an 18 month period. Snaresbrook Crown Court heard how John O’Connor conned staff at 14 branches of Ladbrokes over 18 months from July 2012. Among the tactics used by O’Connor was the placing of a bet near to the off, then using a variety of …
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Paul Leyland, Principle Consultant at Regulus Partners, is of the opinion that a heavy tax burden will hit growth in the industry this year, although there are prospects for the industry to flourish longer-term. 2015 was always going to be a difficult year for gambling operators from a fiscal perspective: UK remote Point of Consumption taxes (15% revenue from December …
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Voting has opened at www.GamCrowd.com/PitchICE to determine the inaugural winner of Pitch ICE. Presented by GamCrowd and Clarion Events, the competition saw start-ups showcase their ideas in front of attendees during 15-minute slots at ICE 2015. Videos of the pitches have been published and the concept which attracts the most votes before the deadline on Friday, February 20, will gain …
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Online bookmakers have been given until 2017 to help develop a national self-exclusion scheme by the UK Gambling Commission in a series of measures aimed at tightening up standards around the gambling industry’s social responsibility. The latest update to the Commission’s Licence Conditions & Codes of Practice (LCCP), which are essentially the meat to the skeletal structure of the 2005 …
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Suresh Vaghjiani, director of Optimal Payments’ Card Services division, has been elected to the Advisory Board of the Emerging Payments Association (EPA). The EPA is an organisation set up to help shape the future of emerging payments. Its mission is to make the UK a global leader in payments innovation by attracting investment capital and creating a hospitable regulatory environment …
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The International Cricket Council (ICC) has apparently waged war on live betting ahead of the Cricket World Cup, and warned that anyone caught breaking the rules would be barred from the whole tournament. Speaking to the media at the end of last week, Sir Ronnie Flanagan, head of the ICC’s anti-corruption and security unit, said that ‘pitch-siding’ went ‘far deeper’ …
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Scottish League One side Ayr United have agreed terms on an improved shirt sponsorship deal with the online gaming brand Bodog. The partnership is one of the longest partnerships in Scottish Football as the two team up fifth consecutive season. Bodog, which is also Official Asian Betting Partner with Arsenal FC, has seen Ayr make it to two cup semi …
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